HP Scores 5,000 Seat Ubuntu Linux Deal
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| 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.
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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:
HP to Pocket Opsware for $1.6B
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| 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.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/58445.html
Related:
HP considering factory-loaded Linux desktops and notebooks
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| 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
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http://www.techspot.com/news/24571-hp-considering-factoryloaded-linux-desktops-and-notebooks.html
Big Debian Linux Payday For HP
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| In fiscal 2006, $25 million in hardware sales in EMEA (Europe,
| Middle East and Africa) were directly related to HP's Debian
| support.
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| "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.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3661481
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