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OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
Take an open-source approach to office productivity.
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Firefox 3
Reviewed on June 17, 2008
If only for the speed, lightness of being, and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best Internet browser.
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Help Explorer Viewer 3
Support help files of Windows and Linux.
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Brazil's love of Linux
August 28, 2008
The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too.
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Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'
October 5, 2005
Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says.
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Sample virus targets Windows and Linux
April 8, 2006
Another example of malicious software that can infect computers running Windows or Linux has been discovered.
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Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell
November 2, 2006
Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux
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Mini-Mozilla marches toward Windows mobiles
February 23, 2005
Minimo browser will move beyond Linux PDAs and onto Windows CE devices this summer.
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Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs
May 1, 2007
Computer maker is trying a second time to sell Linux PCs and has chosen Canonical's Ubuntu to supply the operating system.
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Real to plug Windows media support into Linux
August 15, 2006
Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer.
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Windows-friendly desktop Linux launches
June 23, 2006
Update to Xandros, dismissed by some in Linux community, includes features to read, write Windows-formatted drives.
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Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake
October 12, 2007
CEO Michael Dell says Microsoft's patent-infringement claims have not affected sales of its Linux servers.
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Microsoft takes Silverlight beyond Windows
April 30, 2007
The software giant will let .Net and Ruby developers write Web applications for Windows and the Mac.Video: Silverlight in action
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It's Windows vs. Windows as Microsoft battles piracy
February 3, 2005
In effort to up sales of Windows, firm has sights set on nearest rival: Not Linux, not the Mac--Windows itself.
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Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac
June 30, 2006
CodeWeavers uses an open-source technology called Wine to allow some Windows programs to run under Mac OS X.
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Microsoft's file system patent upheld
January 10, 2006
After initially rejecting patents on the Windows file system, the Patent and Trademark Office rules them valid.
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French parliament dumping Windows for Linux
November 27, 2006
Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective.
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Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales
September 28, 2007
The creator of the Suse distribution says its Linux sales have grown by 243 percent, largely due to a partnership with Microsoft.
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Virtualized-OS company makes 64-bit change
September 26, 2005
SWsoft updates Virtuozzo to support 64-bit x86 chips, a useful feature for software that lets administrators carve up servers into partitions.
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Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected
October 5, 2005
U.S. Patent Office rejects claims on popular FAT storage format, used in the open-source OS. But software giant can pursue issue further.
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