IBM aims to lower cost of using Linux, Apple PCs
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| The product -- which the company calls its "Open Client Offering"
| -- pulls together software IBM has developed in-house and with partners
| Novell Inc. and Red Hat Inc. to answer questions over the
| cost-effectiveness of managing Linux or Apple desktop PCs
| alongside Windows PCs.
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Also, cheaper maintenance (lower running costs):
AMD touts power consumption tech in quad core
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| The cores inside Barcelona, the quad-core chip coming from Advanced
| Micro Devices later this year, are going to lead independent lives
| when it comes to power consumption.
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Cheaper hardware:
Prices fall on AMD desktop chips
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| Advanced Micro Devices plans to slash prices on desktop processors
| Monday, as new manufacturing technologies make it easier to
| swallow lower prices.
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How much does Windows Vista cost in Europe? How much does an Apple computer
cost?
Linux is becoming increasingly appealing.
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