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NewsDell 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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Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO
July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. -
ReviewsUbuntu 7.04
Reviewed on July 12, 2007 Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly casual computer users and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications, such as iTunes. Still, this is a great leap forward for Linux with the mass audience. -
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Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows
September 29, 2004 Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows. -
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Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?
November 2, 2005 Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task. Photos: Looking for a Linux PC -
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Commentary: Linux on the desktop
November 9, 2004 How serious a threat is the alternative operating system to Microsoft? For those who are mulling a switch, the key is to follow the money. -
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Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle
May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. -
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Advice to Microsoft: Learn to love Linux
October 15, 2004 Business guru tells Microsoft to invest in Linux for handhelds or risk missing out on the next big thing in software sales. -
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IDC: Linux PC sales to hit $10 billion in 2008
December 15, 2004 "Linux is no longer a fringe player. Linux is now mainstream," the researcher says. -
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Microsoft delays virtualization beta debut
April 12, 2007 Viridian beta slips into second half of 2007, but final product still is on original schedule. -
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Adobe about to release Linux-friendly Reader
April 11, 2005 Final version 7 of the PDF-viewing software for Linux will be released Tuesday, News.com has learned. -
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Adobe restores Reader's Linux support
April 12, 2005 With version 7 of the PDF-viewing software, now available on Adobe's Web site, the company warms to Linux once again. -
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Flaws threaten Windows, Linux PCs
September 14, 2004 Microsoft warns of a serious vulnerability in the way its software handles a common graphics format. Also: A talking worm. -
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What Linux can learn from Windows
March 11, 2004 CNET News.com's Robert Lemos says the Linux community could paradoxically benefit by taking a page from Microsoft's security playbook. -
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Desktop Linux thinks small
September 20, 2004 A new report sees growing opportunity for the open-source operating system to displace Windows in small offices. -
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Year in review: Operating system strategies
January 11, 2004 Microsoft talked up the Tablet OS and Media Center, while dreaming Longhorn. Meanwhile, Linux moved ahead, despite SCO threats, and Apple unleashed its latest big cat, Panther. -
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IBM software geared to reduce PC costs
February 12, 2007 Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software. -
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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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AT&T looks into closing its Windows
October 5, 2004 A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use. -
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Linux backers foresee desktop gains
April 23, 2004 The upstart operating system may be entrenched in the data center, but even Linux backers say it needs some sprucing up before it can grab a significant spot on the desktop PC.
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