Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Fedora, FUD, and The Answers to Everything
Frederick, MD April 7, 2006 – This author took a two hour plane ride to Boston International Airport and a 15 min cab ride to the Buckminster Fuller Hotel – the Hotel was named after the late R. Buckminster Fuller; inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. I was in town and ready for Fedora’s FUDCon Boston 2006. (more…)
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
By Tina Gasperson on July 31, 2001 from: cio.com
Windows is often the most intuitive choice from the CIO’s perspective. Just like in the old days, when “nobody ever got fired for buying IBM,” Microsoft is safe, at least from the stockholder’s perspective. “That’s what we’ve always used, and it works” is a phrase you’re likely to hear coming from above and below in the corporate hierarchy. Lately, however, more and more companies are discovering that they have alternatives when it comes to choosing an IT infrastructure, and that there really are some sound reasons not to go with Windows.
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Sunday, July 1st, 2007
By Bill Hayes on June 30, 2006 • Vol.28 Issue 26 from Processor.com
Depending On Your Situation, It Just Might Be…
Many in the Linux world believe that Linux desktops can easily replace Microsoft Windows for certain uses. They also admit that the Linux desktop may not be a solution for all Windows users, but they firmly believe that they are making progress toward that goal. (more…)
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