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Verizon to ape AT&T with netbook sales
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| Google's Willy Wonka insists that subsidized netbooks will one day bring
| Linux to the Joe Consumer promised land. "[Netbooks] today are not completely
| done. Things are missing," Eric Schmidt told an analyst conference last
| month. "It's perfectly possible that operating systems that are Linux-based
| will become a significant player in that space, whereas they have
| historically not been a significant player in the PC space."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/30/verizon_netbook/
Recent:
Linux Carried Along on Netbooks Wave
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| Morvay revealed to Linux Magazine Online that there were no specific figures
| for Linux netbook sales, but that it lay somewhere in the 40th percentile.
| Even though this figure seems a little high, it is known that many of the
| world's netbooks have Linux on board since their first inception 18 months
| ago.
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| For example, notebooks with Linux make up about 5.5% of the notebook market
| in Germany...
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http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/online/news/linux_carried_along_on_netbooks_wave
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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