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Does Google Chrome OS further fragment Linux landscape?

804. That's how many versions of Linux there are now, according to the definitive guide, DistroWatch.com. And yet people complain that six versions of Windows 7 is far too many.

By Eric Lai | 13 July, 2009 08:04

Tags: Google Chrome OS, Linux

With OS project, is Google over-extending itself?

Google's decision to build a PC operating system could be a master stroke or a colossal blunder, depending on whether the company has the resources that such an ambitious and long-term undertaking will require.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 09 July, 2009 05:15

Tags: Chrome OS, Google, Google Chrome OS, Linux, operating systems

Has ASUS all but given up on Linux?

At today's ASUS product showcase in Sydney, a bunch of media representatives were given a taste of the company's latest and greatest notebooks, including the new range of Eee PC netbooks.

By Rodney Gedda | 27 May, 2009 14:53

Tags: asus, Linux, netbooks, Windows

Linux certifications: Hot or not?

With Linux having gained traction in business, certifications of Linux expertise are becoming more popular, similar to how Novell or Microsoft systems certifications became important for those platforms. But some in the Linux community say the emergence of certifications is by no means a golden ticket for admins, and perhaps just a waste of time and money.

By Paul Krill | 15 May, 2009 06:06

Tags: certification, Linux, linux foundation, Linux Professional Institute

Has Microsoft lost its war on open source?

Is Microsoft a friend or foe of open source? Going by the company's actions, Microsoft can't seem to decide whether to make love or war. But if it's war, Microsoft appears to lack the legal weaponry to defeat or even disturb its adversaries.

By Elizabeth Montalbano | 21 April, 2009 05:58

Tags: intellectual property, Microsoft, opensource, open source

Which is best for netbooks: Windows 7 or Linux?

Microsoft is clearly positioning Windows 7 as Linux-killer for netbooks. Can it succeed? I've spent considerable time with both Windows 7 and Linux, and here are my conclusions about which operating system is better for netbooks.

By Preston Gralla | 23 January, 2009 10:16

Tags: Linux, Microsoft, netbooks, Windows 7

Windows 7: The Linux killer

Microsoft has long been worried about Linux competition in the server market. When it came to ordinary PCs and laptops, however, it knew it had little to fear.

By Preston Gralla | 23 December, 2008 08:46

Tags: Linux, Windows 7

High-performance nonsense

Quiz time. Get out your No. 2 computers and answer the following question: For the fastest and most reliable high-end computing for your enterprise, will your operating system be 1) Linux, 2) Solaris, 3) OpenVMS or 4) Windows?

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 14 October, 2008 10:05

Tags: hpc, Linux, solaris, Windows

Grokking SCO's demise

The SCO Group 's US$5 billion threat against Linux is effectively finished. On Friday, Aug. 10, U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball ruled that SCO doesn't actually own the copyrights that it was using to threaten -- and in some cases, sue -- Linux users.

Linux not the savior for our economy

You knew the argument had to come up sometime: survive the economic down turn by using open source to help you save money. Now Computer World's Steve J. Vaughan-Nichols makes that claim in Linux Will Save Us'.

Linux can save us

In case you haven't noticed, the economy is collapsing.

Which platform: Cathedral or open source?

Have you ever experienced a software bug and thought to yourself, "I could fix that"? If you could, would you? How could that even be possible?