04.07.08
Links 07/04/2008: ASUS and GNU/Linux, UMPCs and GNU/Linux as Commodity Platform
- ASUS Eee Linux PC dumps on Windows
- CONFIRMED: Asus Verifies UK Pricing for New Eee PC SKUs
- Thin Intel Netbook to vie with MacBook Air?
- Asus Eee gets Atomized
- ULCPCs: I’m Still Laughing At That One
- Why are hardware manufacturers keeping specs to themselves?
- Free software in free elections
- The Xbox 360 is dead
- Xbox 360 On The Skids Retailers Consider Dumping It
- Microsoft abuses Xbox 360 failure victims more than new customers
- Microsoft Clears Gates-Induced Confusion about Windows 7
- The Great Dell Linux scam
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
CoolGuy said,
April 7, 2008 at 10:15 am
more linux migrations
http://techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/tse_migrates_to_linux
http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1615
Roy Schestowitz said,
April 7, 2008 at 10:55 am
Yes, we’ll be seeing many more of these. It’s Microsoft’s greatest threat because of the business model it’s based on (not necessarily the development model, which Microsoft tries to mimic).
Microsoft is unable to compete against Free software without intimidation, FUD and other unethical tricks.