Linux Ready For Primetime?
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| But compatibility issues could dissipate if major computer makers
| start offering Linux on a large-scale basis. "Support from vendors
| such as HP, Dell, and Lenovo would definitely alleviate consumer fear,"
| Mr. Cherry said, adding that a Linux-powered consumer PC would likely
| be less expensive and ?far less vulnerable" to security risks.
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http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21584&hed=Linux+Ready+For+Primetime%3F§or=Industries&subsector=Computing
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
Dell considers big change: offering Linux
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| PC maker says it received more than 100,000 customer requests for Linux
| and may offer it as a Windows alternative.
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| BOSTON (Reuters) -- Dell is considering offering the Linux operating
| system as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows on its personal
| computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/06/technology/dell_linux.reut/index.htm
FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo
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| Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main
| hardware supplier, Dell Computer, to determine if it could
| deliver Linux-based computers capable of accessing Google
| Apps through a non-Microsoft browser once the FAA's XP-based
| computers pass their shelf life.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480
Schools across Japan may switch to Linux
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| Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported late last week that the
| Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to introduce
| the open-source operating system Linux for use within classrooms
| across the country in the near future.
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http://gyaku.jp/en/index.php?cmd=contentview&pid=000112
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