Tech File: Another option to Apple/Microsoft duopoly: Linux PCs
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| Linux is extremely popular in the server world. Many Web sites, including
| Google, are powered by Linux. And it's embedded in plenty of consumer devices
| ranging from the Motorola Razr to the TiVo personal video recorder. As a
| desktop operating system, it's becoming popular in many parts of the world.
| But in the United States, it's used mostly by techies who don't mind having
| to download and install it themselves.
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| That may soon change.
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| Dell, earlier this year, introduced both desktop and notebook machines that
| run Linux (details at www.dell.com/linux), and Hewlett-Packard offers it on
| some business machines. Lenovo, which took over the IBM PC brand, already
| offers it in China and will soon introduce Linux notebooks in the United
| States.
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| Last week, Linux got a potential shot in the arm when Everex announced that
| it will offer a $200 Linux PC through Wal-Mart. The new Everex gPC will
| feature the gOS operating system based on the Ubuntu distribution of Linux.
| There are many alternate Linux "distributions," which are basically versions
| of the operating system that share the core code but vary when it comes to
| user interface and bundled software.
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http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7374205?nclick_check=1
Good publicity in a decent paper.
Related:
2006: The year that changed Linux
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| I've been saying for years that Linux was well along on its way from
| being the tech fanboy operating system of choice, to becoming one of
| big business' favorite operating systems. Well, I was right all along,
| but in 2006, that progress smacked many Linux fans in the face.
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| This is my list of the five most significant changes in Linux this
| year. They are not changes, however, that many who have embraced
| Linux in the past will appreciate. Like it or lump it, these are
| the changes that I also think clearly predict Linux's future in
| the mainstream.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3934100436.html
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