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MIDs face tough climb?
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| CCID Consulting released its analysis without reference to a particular study
| about the MID format, nor does it include any market projections except to
| predict that most MIDs will ship with Linux.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4767267256.html
Why Your Next Computer Might Be A Linux PC
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| That being said, this move to netbook computing is offering Linux a foot in
| the door of mainstream computing in a way that may have never been possible
| before. Without the economic crisis to factor in to people's spending
| decisions, people probably wouldn't have considered the Linux option as
| strongly as they're doing today. When every dollar saved counts, the decision
| to go Linux may be more about cost savings than anything else, but that might
| be what it takes to get people to try the OS computer geeks have been raving
| about for years.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_your_next_computer_might_be_a_linux_pc.php
The Netbook OS Question: Windows XP vs. Linux
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| Linux is a free, open-source operating system that runs well on older
| computers as well as less powerful new ones. That makes it an ideal choice
| for today’s low cost, lightweight machines.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/mowi/article.php/3782266/The+Netbook+OS+Question
+Windows+XP+vs.+Linux.htm
Recent:
Intel CEO: Linux to dominate MIDs
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| However, the Linux netbook genre received a boost this week when Dell started
| running its first major advertisements about a Linux-based system. According
| to a story from The VAR Guy, Dell started running multi-page newspaper ads
| specifically hawking its first Linux netbook, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9
| (pictured).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9783019417.html?kc=rss
Closing the Door to Microsoft Vista
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| General Motors (GM) may take a detour around Vista, the latest computer
| operating system from Microsoft (MSFT).
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc20080512_157155.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
Microsoft Profit Drops; Forecast May Miss Estimates
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| The world's biggest software maker said sales of Windows for PCs sank 24
| percent and revenue from its online advertising unit came in at the low end
| of its projections. Microsoft's report contrasted with positive comments from
| chipmaker Intel Corp. and computer company International Business Machines
| Corp.
|
| [...]
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| Microsoft declined $1.60 to $30.20 in extended trading after closing at
| $31.80 at 4 p.m. New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock has
| fallen 11 percent this year.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQ7_iN1SxJ.c&refer=worldwide
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