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IBM markets Linux to Africa. Why not the U.S?
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| Personally I think both IBM and Canonical are moving far
| too slow and aren't thinking big enough. While I
| understand that it can take time to develop marketing and
| support services, the partners have had more than a year
| to put this together.
|
| While I understand that Africa might be an easier entry
| point for the Linux notebook, the global recession is
| affecting every nation. The need for low cost, standards
| based solutions that IBM and Ubuntu are proposing for
| Africa is needed in every corner of the world.
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http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/09/ibm-markets-linux-netbook-for.html
IBM, Canonical and Partners Launch Cloud- and Linux-based Netbook Software in Africa
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28457.wss
Bob Sutor - Here are your "Dead Ends"
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| Wake up man...Desktop Linux IS important and viable...you
| just can't make any money from it. So a rag-tag bunch of
| people who care do the work, at least part of it, that you
| should be doing. In my opinion anyway.
|
| Hey! I have an idea! Why don't you guys take some of that
| profit (fully tax deductable of course) and help me get
| these 500 + computers connected to the Internet so those
| kids can compete and grow.
|
| Oh never mind...I forgot who I was talking to for a
| second...
|
| Silly me.
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/09/bob-sutor-here-are-your-dead-ends.html
Recent:
IBM and Canonical partner on software package for Africa
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| The Wall Street Journal broke the story this morning of a
| partnership between IBM and Canonical to provide a software
| package for users of netbooks and other thin clients in
| Africa. The package, which can be configured in several ways
| to provide both netbook-based and cloud-based software, is
| expected to drive new business for local partners by taking
| advantage of open standards, file sharing, email, and social
| network capabilities.
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http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=4288
IBM Markets Wares to Africa
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| International Business Machines Corp. will try to sell a new
| package of low-priced computer desktop applications to
| companies and governments in Africa, challenging Microsoft
| Corp. and other rivals in the region.
|
| IBM, which has been pushing into developing markets like
| Africa and Asia as mature markets slow, said the package --
| which includes basic programs like word processing and email
| -- would be made available to customers via remote "cloud
| computing" facilities, meaning users could access the programs
| from the Web. It would cost $10 per month per user, and can
| run on so-called netbook computers, or low-cost PCs priced
| around $300.
|
| IBM is working in collaboration with London-based Canonical
| Ltd., which makes Linux software and was started in South
| Africa.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125367155287932855.html
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