-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
HP Mini Mi Linux Netbook Released
,----[ Quote ]
| Hardware provider Hewlett-Packard has released a Linux version for its
| mini-laptop. HP wants to be clear from the outset that disabling the Linux
| command line interface in the product is not an act of heresy.
|
| End of October 2008 HP began confirming rumors about their own Linux netbook
| variant, and have now followed up with release of their Mini Mi 1000 series.
| The netbook has 2 GByte system memory and an Intel Atom CPU, with the choice
| of an 8.9 or 10.1 inch display, and costs around $330. HP describes the
| mobile internet software as "a user-friendly, all-inclusive interface built
| on Linux." In fact, "Mi" stands for mobile internet, a clear message that HP
| wants to put the mini-laptop square into the netbook market.
`----
http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/online/news/hp_mini_mi_linux_netbook_released
Recent:
HP Works On Digital Photo Frame With Netbook Features
,----[ Quote ]
| HP is currently working on a new convergence device that aims to bring
| together the virtues of both the digital photo frame and netbook.
`----
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/hp_works_on_digital_photo_frame_with_netbook_features.html
Irate e-mails reveal HP, Microsoft strife
,----[ Quote ]
| A surprise decision by Microsoft jeopardized its relationship with PC giant
| Hewlett-Packard a year before Windows Vista's release, according to internal
| e-mails unsealed late Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The messages,
| between top Microsoft and HP executives, shed new light on the
| behind-the-scenes turmoil that preceded the operating system's troubled
| debut.
|
| "You have demonstrated a complete lack of commitment to HP as a strategic
| partner and cost us a lot of money in the process," wrote HP executive
| Richard Walker in a January 2006 message to then-Microsoft Windows chief Jim
| Allchin. "Your credibility is severely damaged in my organization."
`----
http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/HP_Microsoft_e-mails_reveal_more_Vista_fallout34518079.html
PC makers move closer to a post-Windows world
http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/10/29/pc-makers-move-closer-to-a-post-windows-world/
HP expands mini-notebook line in time for holidays
,----[ Quote ]
| HP is really going after "digital snackers" with a second model, the HP Mini
| 100 with MIE (Mobile Internet Experience). This model, available in January
| at a starting price of $379.99, does away with a traditional operating system
| in favor of an HP developed Linux platform that is designed for specific
| applications. You can get e-mail through a Thunderbird client, web browsing
| through a Mozilla-based browser and access to all your photos, videos and
| music.
`----
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=32058
HP revs netbooks: Attempts custom Linux OS
,----[ Quote ]
| Hewlett Packard on Wednesday rolled out a netbook lineup designed to play
| catch up with Dell, Asus and others. But the real interesting play here is
| HP’s move to develop a custom Linux operating system for one of its netbooks.
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10613
HP gets serious about Netbooks
,----[ Quote ]
| The HP MediaStyle interface is available on the Mini1000 MIE version, which
| comes with Linux rather than Windows XP like the other two models. MediaStyle
| sits on top of Linux and is a dashboard that takes users to music, IM,
| photos, videos, and the Web with one touchpad click, which HP says will
| shield users from ever having to interact with the open-source OS.
`----
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10077645-1.html
HP's 'End Run' Around Windows
,----[ Quote ]
| As Hewlett-Packard steps up efforts to make Microsoft's operating system
| easier to use, some want to devise a rival version with Linux
|
| [...]
|
| Others in HP's PC division are exploring the possibility of building an HP
| operating system for mainstream desktop and notebook computers based on the
| open-source Linux system, which competes with Windows, say people familiar
| with the company's plans. The goals may be to make HP less dependent on new
| releases of Windows, and to strengthen HP's hand against Apple (AAPL), which
| has gained market share with computers that boast innovative features and
| inspire a loyal following of users.
`----
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2008/tc2008095_077474.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis
Mainstream media writes Windows obit
,----[ Quote ]
| Wow, a tough day for Windows.
|
| BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world’s biggest PC company, is so troubled
| by Vista’s ‘tepid reception’ and Apple’s resurgence that it is developing its
| own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog
| that Windows is “already dying a death by a thousand cuts.”
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/computers/?p=219
Microsoft Is Giving Up on Windows
,----[ Quote ]
| It's true: Microsoft has confirmed that it's abandoning Windows as we know
| it. Cagey as ever, the Microsofties won't say when it'll happen, but they
| have talked a little bit about what the next OS is going to look like--or not
| look like.
|
| [...]
|
| Midori for Linux?
|
| One of my smarter-than-me buddies, Gary F., told me that Linus Torvalds
| worked on something called Midori a few years ago, an embedded Linux for
| mobile devices: "I doubt Microsoft would ever release something that could be
| traced back to Linux, but if I recall correctly, Transmeta's Midori had some
| rudimentary 'cloud computing' features vaguely similar to Microsoft's
| Midori." Read "Details emerge on Transmeta's "Mobile Linux" and "Transmeta
| Exports Midori Linux to China" for details.
`----
http://www.pcworld.com/article/149709/microsoft_is_giving_up_on_windows.html
Microsoft to kill Windows with 'web-centric' Midori?
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft continues to downplay the importance of Midori by saying it is just
| a research project.
`----
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/30/microsoft_midori_technical_details/
Microsoft loses 90 Billion Dollars [in less than a year]
http://slated.org/microsoft_loses_90_billion_dollars
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAklqrm4ACgkQU4xAY3RXLo6P4ACfTfN1J5VjDAKU8+eCvm5V+dAL
vqwAn34yp1WRe3jLepDItr0sDlayTTip
=oMJe
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
