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Microsoft vs Mandriva: The plot thickens
Nov 12th
Jonathan Carter has an update on the goings on regarding the Classmate PCs in Nigeria:
The plot has thickened as more details emerges in a PC World article.
The funder of 11000 of the 17000 classmate PC’s is insisting that Mandriva remains on the machines, at least for now. This will have a big impact on the [...]
Mandriva Vs. Windows
Nov 2nd
Yet more strange decisions regarding software choices where Microsoft is involved.
François Bancilhon writes an open letter to Steve Ballmer regarding the news that Mandriva Linux will be replaced by Windows XP on the 17,000 Classmate PCs for Nigerian schools.
We actually closed the deal, we took the order, we qualified the software, we got the machine [...]
Linux elegance and aesthetics
Aug 8th
In terms of elegance and aesthetics, Microsoft and Apple are many years ahead of Linux.
451 Group analyst Raven Zachary
Ignoring Mac OSX for now, I’m not sure what this is being based upon. I’ve been using Ubuntu since 5.04, and in its current form I’d say it is every bit as elegant and aesthetic as [...]
So where is Microsoft at with Vista?
May 16th
This rather (in my opinion) poor piece of journalism from the BBC quoting Gates on Vista sales figures caught my interest, particularly following the news this week regarding Microsoft’s threat to persue patent royalties from open source initiatives such as Linux and OpenOffice.org. (Link via Bub Sutor).
Mr Gates said sales had been quicker than Microsoft [...]
The virtualisation battle
Feb 14th
Why can’t you run Mac OS on a Windows PC from within a VMware or Parallels virtual PC? Why does the Windows Vista EULA only allow the virtualization of Vista Ultimate and Business? It’s all to do with both companies wanting to control virtualization in order to protect profits.
Source: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, zdnet (thanks [...]
