operating systems
Does anybody care for operating systems anymore?
Operating systems are the source of countless debates in geek culture. Each of the three major OSs have grown a loyal user-base, and when time comes to fend off any slanderous allegations, fanboys are there to support their platform of choice. Stephen Vaughn from Computerworld is positing that operating systems are becoming an afterthought for more »
Ubuntu unleashes Karmic Koala, adds in MobileMe-like service for syncing
Only one week removed from the release of Windows 7 we have yet another new operating system. Canonical today released the newest version of its popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala.” The new version doesn’t pack in as many changes as an X.04 update does, but it does have more stability and more refined more »
Companies wary of upgrading to Windows 7
When Microsoft released Windows Vista, despite all the hype a lot of people decided to wait out the release to decide whether they should upgrade. We all know that after reports started coming in on how much Vista changed from XP along with some of the unspecified flaws that many users saw, a lot of more »
Microsoft to offer family packs of Windows 7?
We all know that Microsoft has a habit of taking some of the ideas that Apple put into Mac OS X and putting them into Windows. Just look at Spotlight and the Search in the start menu. Windows 7 even takes a few cues from the Dock in OS X, even if it merges those more »
Microsoft facing new antitrust investigation
Microsoft is facing yet another antitrust investigation, this time from Taiwan. Their Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether Microsoft is monopolizing the island’s software market, and is also investigating whether the software giant is abusing that position. The agency launched its investigation after receiving numerous complaints about unfair pricing and the company’s decision to discontinue more »
Ubuntu Eee based SD cards available for order
Looking for a simple way to run the Ubuntu Eee OS on your Eee PC? Then this may possibly be the answer for you, the team behind the Ubuntu Eee project have announced that they will be offering a limited edition 4GB SD card with the OS pre-installed.
Users would have to just insert the SD card into their Eee PC and then select to boot from the SD card. Nothing really special to do, nothing to install, just insert the card and start up your computer.
Dell to charge $50 for XP downgrade on new Vostro models
We all know that Microsoft has already set a June 30 end-of-availability on the Windows XP. This means that after that day, Microsoft will no longer market the OS and PC manufacturers are advised to stop offering it as a bundled OS in their machines. But Dell wants to get ahead of the Microsoft deadline more »
Microsoft asks EU Court to overturn, reduce 899 million euro anti-trust fine
$899 million euros or $1.4 billion is definitely a huge sum of money and it seems like Microsoft would not just want to lose that amount over an anti-trust ruling that the EU has slapped Microsoft in February 2007. The fine was a result of a case filed against Microsoft for failing to comply with a 2004 ruling. So, Microsoft is appealing the EU ruling and hoping against all hopes that the EU would heed its plea to overturn the ruling or at least reduce the fine.
If you recall, sometime in 2004, the EU slapped Microsoft with a $768 million fine after it failed to comply with an anti-trust ruling that ordered Microsoft to provide rival companies with data that would allow their servers to connect to the Windows platform which was the predominantly used operating systems in majority of the PCs in 2004. In return, Microsoft is allowed to charge reasonable royalties for giving rival companies access to its Windows Platform.
