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Does Google Chrome OS further fragment Linux landscape? 13/07/2009 08:04:00
Six experts close to Linux weigh in

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.
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Chrome will be different but won't displace Windows 10/07/2009 08:19:00
If successful, Google OS could spawn a whole new class of faster, cheaper, diskless PCs

The following is a reader-written article from David Pinkus, a former high-level Google employee who is now senior vice president of information technology for Universal Technical Institute.
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With OS project, is Google over-extending itself? 09/07/2009 05:15:00
Industry analysts question whether Google is trying to bite off more than it can chew

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.
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Are sealed-in laptop batteries a good idea? 30/06/2009 13:40:00
In what may become commonplace, Apple and Dell have begun shipping notebooks with sealed-in batteries, promising longer battery life but preventing battery swapping

When Apple introduced its new MacBooks recently, it touted a doubled battery life -- but noted that the laptops' batteries were sealed into the case, not user-swappable as is the norm on laptops.
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Do business desktop PCs have a future? 15/06/2009 04:45:00
The dedicated core of enterprise desktop users will include programmers and task workers

With laptop shipments gaining momentum over the past few years the question arises: Are desktops on the verge of being banished from the enterprise?
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Ballmer is right: Mac users do pay dearly for Apple logo 21/03/2009 11:19:00
Steve Ballmer is trash-talking Apple again. No surprise there.

Steve Ballmer is trash-talking Apple again. No surprise there, as Microsoft's famously loud-mouthed CEO has taken plenty of swings at Cupertino over the years, such as when he snickered at the iPhone back in 2007. Ballmer's most recent shot came Thursday at the McGraw-Hill Companies' Media Summit New York, where Ballmer was interviewed via webcast by BusinessWeek editor-in-chief Stephen Adler.
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Windows 7's IE 'off' switch: What took so long? 07/03/2009 09:50:00
In a Windows first, Microsoft has confirmed you'll be able to remove Internet Explorer and other previously integrated programs from the Windows 7 operating system.

In a Windows first, Microsoft has confirmed you'll be able to remove Internet Explorer and other previously integrated programs from the Windows 7 operating system.
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Has Apple gone from brash upstart to mainstream middle age? 23/02/2009 09:01:00
Once 'beleaguered' Apple is now blue-chip; beleaguered was more fun

"One man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages," wrote Shakespeare in As You Like It .
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Mac OS X elbowing its way into business 03/02/2009 11:34:00
According to Net Applications research data, Mac OS X market share is inching its way to 10% of all computing platforms.

According to Net Applications research data, Mac OS X market share is inching its way to 10% of all computing platforms, currently at 9.93%. The Net Applications data comes by tracking the OS through web browser activity, so it's not a direct measurements of computers. But it's on-target with other market surveys.
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Microsoft, HP, others shy away from Intel 'netbook' moniker 31/01/2009 10:13:00
Netbook. Subnotebook. Mini-notebook. Mini-laptop. Mini. Why so many names for the same low-powered laptop with 10-inch screen and no optical drive?

Netbook. Subnotebook. Mini-notebook. Mini-laptop. Mini. Why so many names for the same low-powered laptop with 10-inch screen and no optical drive?
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The Google Linux desktop has arrived 02/01/2009 10:44:00
Google has been slowly, but surely, displacing Microsoft as the number one PC technology company.

Google has been slowly, but surely, displacing Microsoft as the number one PC technology company.