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Intel, Taiwan tag-team Moblin, WiMAX
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| Intel and Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will jointly establish
| an "enabling center" for Moblin, an open source toolkit and software stack
| for developers targeting Intel's Atom processors. Additionally, Intel Capital
| will invest $11.5 million in Taiwanese carrier VMAX Telecom, with the aim of
| enabling Taiwan's first WiMAX network.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7902712371.html?kc=rss
Intel and Taiwan Inc. Invest in Open Source Research Center
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| The best part is that this is on a completely open source stack based on
| mainstream Linux technology.
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http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/10/29/intel-and-taiwan-inc-invest-in-open-source-research-center/
This is very big.
Recent:
CF files FTC complaint against Microsoft
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| The Consumers' Foundation (CF), a private consumer watchdog, filed a
| complaint yesterday with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) against Microsoft
| over the software giant's pulling Windows XP from the Taiwan market in line
| with its migration to the new operating system Vista.
|
| The CF urged the government body to impose sanctions on Microsoft for the
| termination of Windows XP sales in Taiwan.
|
| "We suggest that the FTC slap Microsoft with a heavy fine for impairing
| market fairness," said CF Acting Chairman Hsieh Tien-jen while delivering the
| complaint to the commission.
|
| [...]
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| "Sixty-seven percent of local users want a return of XP to the market," he
| said, citing the results of another poll.
|
| He described Microsoft's marketing strategy as an abuse of consumer rights.
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http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/%20taiwan/2008/08/16/170294/CF-files.htm
Netbooks in Taiwan: low pricing getting lower
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| MsiwindThere's no guarantee that the trend will continue, but netbook prices
| in Taiwan are dropping as the Intel Atom shortage disappears and competition
| rises. Price drops include:
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| * Asus Eee PC 700-series is down to $249
| * Asus expects to reduce the Eee PC 1000 with Linux from $623 to under
| $530, while the 1000H will drop $31 while the 901 will see a sale price
| near $468
| * Acer's Aspire One is down to $483 from $528
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http://www.jkontherun.com/2008/10/netbooks-in-tai.html
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