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14 September 2009
News: Netbook OS: Windows, Linux or Chrome?

As netbooks head into the enterprise, questions about the best OS - Windows, Chrome or Linux - for that market are beginning to arise.
11 September 2009
News: Microsoft forms new open-source foundation

Microsoft has founded and is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies together to participate side by side in open-source projects.
09 September 2009
News: Microsoft rivals buy 22 patents to defend Linux

A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ongoing threat of patent litigation from the software giant.
03 September 2009
Opinion: Beware: the Linuxification of Windows has begun

The recent appearance of Linux UI conventions under Windows is polluting and perverting the Microsoft OS experience. From the simplest open source utilities to the most polished commercial offerings, the stench of Linux is now permeating many of my favourite programs.
11 August 2009
News: OpenOffice blasted for copying Office 2007 ribbon

The open-source faithful are lambasting a proposed overhaul of OpenOffice.org's user interface, with critics saying it would "ape" Microsoft Office's controversial Ribbon layout.
08 August 2009
News: The 10 best free Windows software programs

If you run Microsoft Windows, you owe it to yourself to try these 10 killer open source apps as they'll improve your PC experience no end.
05 August 2009
News: Microsoft finally admits Linux is a threat to Windows

Microsoft for the first time has named Linux distributors Red Hat and Canonical as competitors to its Windows client business in its annual filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
04 August 2009
News: Tutorial: Set up Ubuntu Linux on a Windows PC

With the average netbook struggling to run Vista, we reckon Ubuntu Linux is a more suitable operating system. Here, we explain how to install it on your Windows machine.
24 July 2009
News: Microsoft accused of violating GPL over Linux

Code Microsoft released for the Linux kernel this week under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) was in violation of that licence before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer.
21 July 2009
News: Microsoft embraces Linux in shock move

Microsoft, which has been at war with the Linux community over the years, has made a massive u-turn and released 20,000 lines of Linux code to the Linux kernel community.
10 July 2009
News: Ubuntu Linux maker slams Google Chrome OS

Canonical, maker of the Ubuntu Linux PC operating system, is not worried about Google Chrome OS. The Ubuntu vendor is defiant that it can maintain its edge in the desktop Linux space despite Google's coming Chrome operating system.
09 July 2009
News: Analysis: Google Chrome to hurt Linux, not Windows

Google's new PC operating system Google Chrome is set for a titanic battle with Microsoft's Windows, but the biggest losers could be other Linux OSes currently enjoying success on netbooks, industry analysts said.
News: Google partners with HP, Acer on Chrome PCs

Google is working with several companies to develop PCs around the new Google Chrome OS, including HP and Acer, the company said in a blog post last night.
08 July 2009
News: Google already working with PC makers on Chrome OS

Google plans to announce within the next day or so the names of PC makers in Taiwan and China that have already signed on to work with its new Chrome operating system.
News: Google Chrome OS: First impressions

The ChromeOS is going to be an almost "instant-on" OS like Splashtop or Hyperspace. Google says you'll be browsing and emailing in a few seconds from turning the machine on.
26 June 2009
News: Kaspersky launches Linux antivirus

Kaspersky has released a beta version of its antivirus software for Linux file systems.
28 May 2009
News: Moblin 2.0 for netbooks launching at Computex

Taiwanese Linux distributor Linpus Technologies plans to make a version of Moblin 2.0 available for download next week, a move timed to coincide with the annual Computex hardware exhibition in Taipei.
26 May 2009
News: IBM: Vista the best recruiter for Linux

According to a senior IBM executive, Microsoft's Vista launch was the best recruiter for Linux on the desktop.
20 May 2009
News: Intel pits Linux against Windows on netbooks

Intel has announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices
19 May 2009
News: Microsoft and Linux in legal partnership

In an unusual twist, Microsoft and Linux have joined forces in a legal tussle. The companies jointly sent a letter expressing their common disagreement with advice regarding software law that a group plans to send to judges.

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