Linux vs Windows

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Top Linux vs Windows Disputes Myths

In continuation of my previous article “Can Ubuntu Defeat Windows”, which caused some disputes, I decided to share my vision of the most Linux vs Windows disputes myths.

I am not going to…

Birmingham City Council claims open-source success

Birmingham City Council has defended its year-long trial of desktop Linux, claiming it to be a success, despite an independent report showing it would have been cheaper to install Windows XP.…

Hold Those Linux Lawsuits: Patent Standoff Pending

As much fun as it has been -- and it has been fun -- to hear Steve Ballmer verbally backhand Linux distributors with threats of patent lawsuits, to watch the whole Microsoft-Novell Linux deal…

Consequences, Intended and Otherwise

Don’t think for a second that Microsoft isn’t howling over the Linux community’s apparent fragmentation over this deal, with the OpenSUSE and Ubuntu camps now publicly trading barbs (and both are…

The GPL, Stage Front and Center - IBM Answers SCO's Attack

I hope Novell and Microsoft read this quotation from this IBM filing, its Redacted Memorandum in Opposition to SCO's Motion for Summary Judgment on IBM's Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Counterclaims.…

Microsoft denies role in Birmingham Linux flop

Microsoft has insisted it did not slash its software prices to encourage Birmingham City Council to abort its Linux project.

Birmingham pulled the plug on its open-source desktop project…

Cost of Ownership of Windows 2003 Versus Linux in Indian Enterprises

Frost & Sullivan conducted an extensive research in India and published an independent research whitepaper in partnership with leading third consulting firms on TCO analysis of Windows based…

Microsoft may lodge patent lawsuit test case: Linux specialist

After a week of saber rattling to seed the marketplace with FUD about the dangers of moving away from Microsoft to Linux, look for Microsoft to lodge a lawsuit against a medium sized user that's…

Microsoft-Novell Pact Is Already in Dispute

Less than three weeks after they reached an accord hailed as proof that rival software companies could work together, the chief executives of Novell and Microsoft are engaged in an unusual public…

The deal that could kill open source

On the surface, it may seem that the Microsoft-Novell agreement was a watershed moment for Linux. After all, many businesses do not want to be slapped with lawsuits by using software that may…