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linux or windows or osx
Talkback I remember IBM's OS warp.this was to do great things and would have beaten windows where it not for being late and then you not getting it pre-installed on systems.linux is a good system but until more people can see what it does i think it will...
[August 6, 2007, 15:02]
Dialogue Box 6.5: Linux vs Windows boot-off
Video Microsoft promised quicker boot times with Windows 7, while Linux has always been pretty nippy out of the traps. So which is fastest? Dialogue Box puts Ubuntu 9.04 up against Redmond's latest and wields the stopwatch.
[May 21, 2009, 16:08]
Windows to Linux
Blog How would you go about converting someone from Windows to Linux? Should I convert them by setting up their computers to dual-boot Windows and Linux, so they have an "emergency retreat" avenue, if we find something they absolutely have to still use...
[September 4, 2008, 13:22]
Windows vs Linux: Duelling betas launch
News Software testers are going to be busy in the next few weeks as new Windows and Linux betas make their way into the marketplace. Meanwhile, also on Tuesday, Linux godfather Linus Torvalds has posted to kernel.org the near-final release of the Linux...
[November 1, 2000, 8:21]
Windows vs Linux
Talkback You may be able to mimic the "Windows look" with Linux (or even the other way around), but Windows and Linux could not be more different. Quote: "the operating system itself really no longer comes into the equation for me as Ubundu and Windows are...
[April 27, 2009, 15:43]
Apple sets up Rendezvous with Windows, Linux
News Apple Computer has published updated source code to its Rendezvous network-configuration technology for use in Windows, Linux, Unix and Java applications. The Linux development kit is a bit more raw, but includes three components that allow Unix...
[July 1, 2004, 13:10]
OpenOffice worm hits Mac, Linux and Windows
News Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec. The worm can infect Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems.
[June 11, 2007, 9:03]
Windows 'cheaper than Linux'
News A Microsoft-commissioned study has found that companies could save up to 28 percent by developing certain programs with Windows instead of Linux, the software company plans to announce on Tuesday. Giga examined the costs of creating a portal using...
[September 9, 2003, 8:45]
Windows 'cheaper than Linux'
Talkback I've seen cost cases both ways Linux is cheaper than Windows and vice versa. Anyone know of other, objective cost stuides?
[September 10, 2003, 11:08]
The next battleground: Linux vs. Windows?
News The increasingly vocal freeware community has championed Linux as a real, viable alternative to Microsoft's Windows and NT for years. Andreessen also reportedly committed to making Linux a reference platform equal in stature to Windows for future...
[April 6, 1998, 7:00]
News Burst: Linux gains on Windows - report
News Companies are increasingly turning to Linux rather than adopting Windows 2000 a report from research firm, IDC has found. IDC found that 13 percent of respondents use Linux instead of Microsoft's operating systems.
[August 18, 1999, 14:16]
The race is on: Linux vs. Windows
News With a month to go until Microsoft officially launches Windows 2000, some Linux stalwarts are realising there's not much time left to capitalise on a golden PR opportunity. The site lists a number of "corporate sponsors," who have agreed to supply...
[January 18, 2000, 13:30]
Linux to get Windows NT apps
News The dearth of business applications for Linux could become a problem of the past, if MainSoft has its way. Nonethless, MainSoft announced Monday that it is working on a Linux version of its MainWin product that should be available by the end of the...
[October 19, 1999, 8:23]
Linux die-hard unbundles Windows
Blog Being an open source die-hard, Dave Mitchell didn't want Windows (despite being supplied with it on his Dell laptop), deciding instead to install Linux. Mitchell is almost literally one in a million for achieving this - it's an extremely...
[November 8, 2006, 14:26]
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
Blog Comment And one more thing, GNU/Linux will NEVER replace Windows in terms of home usage (at least not in the time period I'm living in). Linux may be good for advanced users, but lets face it, its not user friendly enough.
[March 9, 2009, 10:39]
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
Blog Comment Will Linux ever "replace" Windows in terms of home usage? As long as OEMs offer primarily Windows configurations, and Linux is an afterthough (or is dropped completely as it was by HP UK), it's not going to happen.
[March 9, 2009, 15:05]
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
Blog So Linux is not crap, it's the fact that MS has the power to pay manufactures to use their OS. So, if today you can purchase a netbook for 350 USD with GNU/Linux or install your preferred distro, you'll have sort of an incredibly powerful netbook...
[March 6, 2009, 16:34]
Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac
News KDE is one of the major desktop user interfaces for Linux, though it works on some other operating systems as well. What would Linux be without a command-line interface? KDE handles many basic user interface tasks such as managing windows on the...
[January 16, 2008, 14:32]
Windows 98 lifeline 'prompted by Linux threat'
News The growing threat from Linux is responsible for Microsoft's last-minute decision to extend the life of Windows 98. Although many companies would upgrade because their applications or hardware require Windows, a significant chunk would be free to...
[January 13, 2004, 14:10]
Dual Boot: Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
White Papers This paper describes the installation and configuration of a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster for a dual boot of Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 (WCCS) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1.
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
