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Impacts of the New Nokia-Intel Partnership Could Be Significant
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| Under the new agreement, Nokia and Intel will coordinate open source efforts
| by aligning some of the underlying APIs across these platforms. They will
| also continue to work on several smaller projects such as oFono, ConnMan,
| Mozilla, X.Org, BlueZ, D-BUS, Tracker, GStreamer, and PulseAudio to provide
| more commonly-used open source standards across these platforms.
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http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=15376
Recent:
What does the Intel Nokia mobile Internet deal mean for open source?
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| Details of how Intel and Nokia will actually work together to create their
| brand-new category of not-a-smartphone, not-a-netbook mobile devices remain
| sketchy, but the first results will be open source software rather than any
| hardware platform.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/What-does-the-Intel-Nokia-mobile-Internet-deal-mean-for-open-source--/features/113612
Intel and Nokia announce 'long-term relationship'
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| Under the arrangement, the companies said they will work together on chip
| design and open-source software. Intel recently has entered that field with
| its Linux-based operating system called Moblin, designed to function on
| portable devices, and Nokia has a Linux-based operating system, dubbed Maemo.
| In addition, Intel will license some modem technology from Nokia.
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http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/062609_intel_nokia.html
Nokia Increasing Platform Proliferation
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| LinuxDevices is pro-Linux, anti-Symbian, and now assumes Linux will displace
| Symbian:
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| The partnership news further suggests that the rumors that Nokia is
| moving forward with Linux -- and not, it seems, Symbian -- devices that
| combine MID and smartphone characteristics, are true. It also appears
| that Nokia will likely focus on Linux for its future high-end
| smartphones, while leaving a soon to be open-sourced Symbian to handle
| less powerful smartphones and feature phones.
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/145552-nokia-increasing-platform-proliferation
Nokia to release a netbook?
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| All this begs the question of which OS platform would Nokia choose? The N810
| runs on a Linux variant known as Maemo, which includes a Nokia-developed
| Gnome application framework dubbed Hildon.
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| Hildon in turn has been adopted by Ubuntu for their Intel-endorsed Mobile
| Internet Device Edition, while the Intel-founded Moblin project is built
| around the Gnome Mobile platform. This already gives Nokia some entré into
| the world of Linux and Atom-powered devices.
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http://apcmag.com/nokia-to-release-a-netbook.htm
Ballmer: GNU/Linux Will Win on Netbooks
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| I think this is a very frank analysis of the problem for Microsoft: after
| all, who's going to pay extra money just to get the Windows logo on a
| netbook, when they can get the same features for less with free software...?
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/03/ballmer-gnulinux-will-win-on-netbooks.html
One Third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s Sold Run Linux
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| Dell attributes part of the Linux growth to competitive pricing on the Ubuntu
| SKUs. “When you look at the sweet spot for this category it is price
| sensitivity, and Linux enabled us to offer a lower price entry point,” added
| Dell senior product manager John New.
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http://blog.laptopmag.com/one-third-of-dell-inspiron-mini-9s-sold-run-linux
Netbooks Open Linux Window at BETT
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| On the same stand a large screen showed off the design appeal of the latest
| Ubuntu. This includes multiple windows rotating or rescaling. As this is
| better understood some Netbook users may return to Linux. Asustek Chairman
| Jonney Shih has predicted that about 60 percent of Eee PCs to be shipped in
| 2009 will have Windows XP.
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http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=384681&rel_no=1&back_url=
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
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| Windows XP is basically gone, so an OEM license is worth 20 USD for a
| manufacturer, no problem at all. Windows 7 for Netbooks is the same as all
| other Windows 7 variants - no lean, light, vlighted, 7lited or whatever. Just
| a Starter version like in Windows Vista which gives you the "power" to run
| maximum 3 applications at the same time. Where again is the advantage? Oh
| yes, now Windows 7 Starter crippled edition costs a bit more than 20 USD for
| OEM, I would say around 99 USD after discounts, tax not included or did you
| think MS stops earning money?
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012288o-2000637757b,00.htm
Otellini: Windows 7 Upgrade for Netbooks Will Be Tough'
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| Microsoft has a challenge: Sell a Windows upgrade as a way to save money.
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| The company's fourth quarter Windows revenue declined 8 percent, as PC buyers
| opted for lower-priced netbooks that run either Windows XP or Linux, rather
| than the higher-priced Windows Vista operating system, which does not run on
| netbook hardware.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/160967/windows7_netbooks.html?tk=rss_news
Reports: Microsoft Cripples Windows 7 Starter Edition in Hopes of Netbook
Upgrades
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| With Windows 7 Microsoft is releasing cheap versions of its OS for netbooks,
| but faces the challenge of getting customers to buy pricier versions
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http://www.dailytech.com/Reports+Microsoft+Cripples+Windows+7+Starter+Edition+in+Hopes+of+Netbook+Upgrades/article14532.htm
Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache
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| This time, as Microsoft readies Windows 7, the company is planning a basic
| version, as well as more expensive editions that are also targeted at
| netbooks. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said last week that he will make sure
| consumers can “trade up.”
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| ‘Pessimistic’
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| Many netbook buyers won’t go for it, because they want the cheapest option
| possible, said John DiFucci, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst who asked the
| question that prompted Ballmer’s comment. That means investors shouldn’t
| expect Microsoft to make much more money on netbook software, the New
| York-based analyst said in a note to clients. Microsoft hasn’t released
| specific prices for the different versions of Windows 7.
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| “I don’t know that there’s much room to charge more than what’s been charged
| currently,” said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft in
| Kirkland, Washington. “I’m pessimistic about this.”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahmXCOAixVMw&refer=us
Moblin V2 vs. Ubuntu Netbook Remix vs. Ubuntu MID
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| Last week Intel had pushed out a second alpha release of Moblin V2 and now it
| boots even faster, which means they are down to the point of being able to
| boot in just a few seconds. Beyond a very quick boot process, they have
| already incorporated kernel mode-setting and other newer Linux/X.Org
| technologies while also working to build a desktop environment around the
| Clutter OpenGL tool-kit. Moblin is certainly turning into an interesting
| Intel creation, but how does its performance compare to other mobile-focused
| Linux distributions? We have benchmarked Moblin V2 Alpha 2 and compared it
| against what is likely their biggest competitor in the mobile space, Ubuntu
| Netbook Remix, and the LPIA-based Ubuntu MID edition. Which of these mobile
| operating systems is the fastest? We hope to find out today.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=moblin_ubuntu_mobile&num=1
What next for the netbook?
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| Price-wise I'd say that high-end netbooks are perhaps getting too far away
| from the initial premise of a small, cheap companion. These days the high-end
| models cost at least $900. Kogan Technologies is set to shake things up with
| its $499 10-inch netbook running gOS - a flavour of Linux designed to play
| nicely with Google services. I'm wondering if this will put pressure on other
| netbook makers to get back to basics and release a stripped-down 10 inch
| netbook to compete at around the $500 mark. Such a price war would certainly
| see netbooks take off again.
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http://digihub.smh.com.au/node/422
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