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Re: [News] H-P Has Ubuntu Linux Deal, Will Distribute PCs to University

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> HP Scores 5,000 Seat Ubuntu Linux Deal
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| No, HP hasn't announced plans to pre-install Ubuntu Linux on selected PCs. 
>| But the computing giant has scored a deal to provide up to 5,000 Ubuntu PCs 
>| to a major university, The VAR Guy hears.  
> `----
> 
> http://techiqmag.com/2007/07/23/hp-scores-5000-seat-ubuntu-linux-deal/
> 
> Here we go. Universities are moving to Linux. H-P also appears to be distancing
> itself from a Microsoft-only mindset. Two acquisitions:

So the next generation of luminaries should be exposed to more than just
one, singular, environment.  This is a major step forward for real
education, I think.

> 
> HP to Pocket Opsware for $1.6B
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Opsware cofounder, Netscape creator Marc Andreesen, still owns some 9.7 
>| million shares of the company, according to a recent regulatory filing, 
>| putting him line for a $138 million payday.  
> `----
> 
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/58445.html
> 
> 
> Related:
> 
> HP considering factory-loaded Linux desktops and notebooks
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Management at HP has commented on the situation, saying they are
>| considering offering standard systems with a preloaded distro of
>| Linux, which would be an industry first for desktops and notebooks
> `----
> 
> http://www.techspot.com/news/24571-hp-considering-factoryloaded-linux-desktops-and-notebooks.html
> 
> 
> Big Debian Linux Payday For HP  
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| In fiscal 2006, $25 million in hardware sales in EMEA (Europe,
>| Middle East and Africa) were directly related to HP's Debian
>| support.
>| 
>| "I was pretty shocked when I found out about this," Jeffrey
>| Wade, worldwide marketing manager of open source and Linux at
>| HP, told internetnews.com. 
> `----
> 
> http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3661481


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