Wal-Mart, Dell offers help breathe new life into Linux
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| When the world's largest retailer and the second largest computer maker both
| offer Linux-based PCs, maybe Linux isn't just for geeks anymore.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07331/836964-28.stm
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Forrester: Businesses still saying no to Vista
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| Software incompatibility, the need for hardware upgrades, and comfort with
| existing versions of Microsoft Windows are all causing businesses that once
| planned to roll out Windows Vista as fast as consumers to put off their
| deployments, according to Forrester Research.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/15/Forrester-says-businesses-still-saying-no-to-Vista_1.html?source=rss&url=www.infoworld.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F08%2F15%2FForrester-says-businesses-still-saying-no-to-Vista_1.html
Software Assurance Storm Warning
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| In a report to be published today, Forrester Research sees a series of
| customer hurricanes coming Microsoft's way. If they strike, they could wash
| away many Software Assurance contracts. Software Assurance is the discounted
| upgrade option available with Open, Open Value and Select volume licensing
| contracts.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/software_assurance_storm_warning.html
Vista to Ubuntu Linux, The Route to Recovery.
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| I can say to Microsoft now, you have lost a customer. You are losing many
| because you didn’t care. Vista is the worst operating system I have seen in
| 26 years of computing. This week I had to buy a new mouse for my desktop (It
| runs Ubuntu as well now), I went out of my way to buy a non-Microsoft mouse.
| I will never buy another Microsoft product. Linux is finally ready for the
| desktop, for home use and businesses.
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| Crappy Windows OS: $200. Ubuntu Linux: Priceless, literally!
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http://keskydee.com/wordpress/archives/7
The Silent Microsoft Exodus?
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| A few months ago when Robert Scoble and Niall Kennedy left Microsoft,
| the blogosphere got twittery. There were arguments and counter
| arguments. Ironically there are more senior executives who have left
| in recent days, and haven't sparked much discourse, even though their
| presence (or not) could have an impact on the bottom line of Microsoft.
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http://software.gigaom.com/2006/09/17/microsoft-exodus/
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