Wal-Mart Drops Linux PCs
Blog Comment Ator, that's not far fetched, companies do these sort of back door deals all the time. Intel are currently being investigated by the EC, amongst their crimes; paying a manufacturer to delay rival AMD's parts!
[March 12, 2008, 20:08]
Wal-Mart Drops Linux PCs
Blog Comment Very simple to threaten a price increase if Linux were to remain on the shelf. I know Wal-mart used to carry Mandrake Linux. BTW, the cost of Mandrake Linux OS was #24.96. Perhaps they were persuaded to drop it by a rival OS manufacturer.
[March 12, 2008, 11:59]
Wal-Mart Drops Linux PCs
Blog Comment It must of been marketing, how can they say customers dont want a pc at such a low price that does everything they want and comes with all software applications they need. If you buy a windows pc you then need to buy and install MS Office as no...
[March 11, 2008, 13:50]
Wal-Mart Drops Linux PCs
Blog It seems Wal-Mart, Asda's Stateside daddy, has dropped the Linux PCs it was selling due to lack of interest. Last October the chain started selling $199 Everex "Green gPCs" bearing Linux, but Associated Press quotes a spokesperson as saying: "This...
[March 11, 2008, 11:59]
Smart Net Drops PCs, Keyboard And Mouse
White Papers Most of the software development is done under Linux and SQLite is used as the data manager. The personal server runs Linux and the devices are lean and mean. Enabling people to access computers and collaborate on digital content without using the...
[April 19, 2007, 1:00]
Linux Sees Big Potential In Small Businesses
News Seventy percent of such small businesses plan to make the switch, but the portion drops to 57 percent for business with 20 or fewer employees. Linux is expected to make steady gains over the next few years on the desktop PCs of small businesses...
[September 21, 2004, 11:05]
News Roundup: Bluetooth Ache Means Wireless Woe
News Microsoft drops Bluetooth from Windows XP Bluetooth, the wireless technology that will allow portable devices and peripherals to connect to one another and to PCs, was given the cold shoulder this week by Microsoft.
[April 6, 2001, 10:16]
CES: Samsung Chief Executive Unveils Home Gadgets
News However, the recent drops in memory chip prices have left the company looking for high-growth markets, such as consumer electronics, where Chin believes Samsung can become a major player in the near future.
[January 9, 2002, 9:12]
More On Torvalds' Transmeta Mystery?
News According to published reports, the company had been developing low-power mobile processors for notebook PCs, but gave up to work on what has become Crusoe. During comments he made to ZD Radio, The founder of Linux hinted that a forthcoming chip...
[November 22, 1999, 10:13]
Microsoft Drops Windows Cluster Bomb
News In future versions, Microsoft plans to incorporate support for the company's .Net programming infrastructure as well as allow for so-called "cycle harvesting" in which clusters can take advantage of the processing power of unused PCs on a network.
[April 6, 2005, 9:00]
