US company in talks with IT firms to push Linux system
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| Open Invention Network (OIN), a US firm funded by six companies
| including IBM and Red Hat, is exploring possibilities in India
| to spur innovation and protect the Linux systems widely seen as
| a slow but certain challenge to Microsoft's propriet ary Windows
| operating system.
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| Linux is a free operating system and is gaining popularity with computer
| makers such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/15201606.htm
Yesterday, another article from a major publication indicated that PC sales
in Asia did not benefit from Vista. In fact, Lenovo will shortly be sacking
many people. Lenovo promised to preinstall Linux last year, but it seems
like Microsoft had a 'little chat' with them (there's no concrete proof
though).
Show Us the Code
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| As I've noted before, I am something of a connoisseur of Microsoft's
| FUD against open source, in part because I believe each successive
| FUD-flavour of the month gives important hints about the evolution
| of the thinking and strategy within the company. The latest
| development in this area, which revolves around patents, is no exception
| - not least because I think people are drawing the wrong conclusions
| from it.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000213
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