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Acer: 'No UK Demand' For Linux Laptops
News The Acer Aspire 5710Z has gone on sale in Singapore pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows. Acer will not release Linux-based laptops in the UK due to a lack of demand, despite launching an Ubuntu-based machine in Asia.
[August 2, 2007, 11:40]
Can Linux Replace Windows - Maybe!
Blog In fact as I said to my brother yesterday evening, a typical Windows XP user could probably switch to Ubuntu or Mandriva Linux more easily today than they can switch to Vista. I loaded Ubuntu Linux on my test laptop a couple of weeks ago more or...
[July 18, 2008, 14:58]
Dell's Linux PC Launch Founders
News He said the 530n will cost £399 and the 6400n will cost £329 and they will both come with the Ubuntu Linux distribution pre-installed. Customers trying to view details of the systems via the Ubuntu link publicised by Dell were met with one of two...
[August 8, 2007, 18:25]
Dell Chooses Ubuntu For Linux PCs
News At the end of May, the number two PC maker will begin selling some consumer-focused laptop and desktop models with Ubuntu's new "Feisty Fawn" version of Linux installed, Dell spokesman Kent Cook said.
[May 1, 2007, 15:44]
This Article Is Plain Wrong About The Vista Comparison
Talkback Not only are the US PCs cheaper, but the UK Vista PCs are also arguably cheaper than the Ubuntu ones. Using the basic graphics option on the windows PC and the most basic graphics option available on the Ubuntu PC (a much cheaper card) the prices...
[August 29, 2007, 10:40]
IBM Teams With Linux Firms For Microsoft-free PCs
News The deal with Canonical (the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu), Novell and Red Hat is designed to promote PCs running Linux alongside IBM business software, such as Lotus Notes, Lotus Symphony and Lotus Sametime.
[August 6, 2008, 12:21]
Surveys Show Vista Struggling One Year On
News Forty-four percent said they are "considering" alternative operating systems — mostly Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, Suse Linux and Ubuntu. To be sure, desktop systems based on free software are coming along nicely," said analyst Glyn Moody, of...
[November 23, 2007, 17:36]
Acer Clarifies Position On Linux PCs
News Explaining that the 5710Z was a "budget" model (priced at 999 Singaporean dollars, or £325) and therefore not suited to the resource-intensive Windows Vista, the salesperson went on to say that Memory World chose to install Ubuntu because it "is...
[August 2, 2007, 17:25]
OpenSUSE 11.0 First Impressions
Blog As I told my brother (who is still using XP, and has sworn not to touch Vista until Hell freezes over), in many cases the average user who is accustomed to Windows XP would have no more trouble changing to Linux (openSUSE or Ubuntu) than they...
[June 20, 2008, 12:45]
Monolithic OS Upgrades Are So Over
Blog But if I can find all the drivers I need for Ubuntu then I may well make a permanent switch asall other issues aside I do find the regular, bite-sized upgrades of Linux so much more palatable. I am also waiting to get my hands on Ubuntu 7.10 to see...
[September 25, 2007, 18:26]
Time To Lap Up Linux
Leader Intel has said it is working with Ubuntu and Red Flag Linux developers to make sure everything's ready for the next generation of ultra-mobile PCs, where the open-source software's much smaller footprint, greater flexibility, rich mix of...
[May 2, 2007, 15:34]
Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
Talkback If I were in charge, which I'm not, I would give the option to buy a "naked PC" along with Windows XP/Vista/etc, some of the more popular linux distros, Ubuntu and Xandros, and a "naked PC" bundled with whatever OS install disk they want, just...
[April 6, 2006, 18:44]
Netbook Returns Blamed On Linux 'teething Problems'
News Canonical, which sponsors the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, was responding to figures released last week by MSI, the maker of the Wind netbook. That bears out Canonical's experience with netbooks based on Ubuntu, said Canonical marketing...
[October 9, 2008, 16:48]
Dell Unveils Low-cost PCs For Emerging Markets
News The notebooks are available in 14.1-inch and 15.6-inch sizes, and come with Intel Celeron or Core 2 Duo processors, and Ubuntu Linux or Windows Vista. The desktops come with Intel Atom, Celeron or Pentium processors, and Ubuntu or Vista.
[August 28, 2008, 11:54]
Desktop Linux For Small Business review
Reviews We set ourselves the task of installing and configuring various desktop and notebook systems with five of the leading Linux distributions: Mandriva Linux 2006, Novell Linux Desktop 9, Red Hat Desktop 4, SUSE Linux 10 and Ubuntu Linux 5.10.
[November 24, 2005, 12:40]
Ubuntu 7.04 review
Reviews Unlike Windows Vista UAC, Ubuntu asks for an administrator password only once, allowing you to tweak several administration features without additional prompts. Like Windows Vista's controversial User Account Control, a security feature that...
[July 13, 2007, 11:39]
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Muscles In On Notebook Turf
News According to Dell, the Mini 12 will also be available with the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution and Microsoft XP later this year. Also like the HP netbook, the Mini 12 runs Windows Vista Home Basic. The Dell netbook's 12.1-inch screen would seem...
[October 27, 2008, 15:42]
Michael Dell Chooses Linux At Home
News Ubuntu. It emerged on Thursday that the Dell chief is using a Precision M90, loaded with the just-released version of Ubuntu called Feisty Fawn. But it seems Michael Dell still favours Microsoft software for gaming and travelling, and even then he...
[April 19, 2007, 15:49]
XP Service Pack 3 Delayed
Talkback Currently Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. Microsoft just doesn't support thier "end users" anymore.just because thier new Vista "Wonder O.S.is ready to roll.why should they care about home or small bussiness users that have XP home or Pro.or even 2003 server!
[October 23, 2006, 21:24]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment So with Vista Microsoft took a much larger effort towards system access and security. The effects of such problems on Linux will be far more devastating than they ever were on Windows. Ya know, all of these "I'm switching to Linux" articles are...
[October 22, 2007, 13:32]
