Interesting blog entry by Ivan Krstic on the OLPC (which he was a major
contributor to) and Windows:

<http://radian.org/notebook/sic-transit-gloria-laptopi>

In the middle, there is an interesting digression:

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On May 15, 12:39 pm, "DFS" dfs_.com> wrote:

Yes. It really sucks nobody makes warez for commercial linux apps.

www.gcn.com/print/27_8/46117-1.html

Interesting quotes --

“We have achieved the promises of Moore’s Law,”

“Much more pervasive now is the problem with software.”

“Software is getting bigger and more complex,"

"The Windows Vista operating system is so much bigger than its
predecessors, that it is not any faster even though processing speeds
have increased.”

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DOD wants apps up to speed

Despite hardware advances, complex code and heavy traffic put a drag
on systems Bloated operating systems and applications are preventing
military organizations from getting sufficient speed from their
information technology systems, according to several speakers at a
recent Navy IT Day in Washington.

“We have achieved the promises of Moore’s Law,” the decades-old axiom
that processing power would roughly double every 18 to 24 months, said
Chris Miller, the Navy’s domain lead for command, control,
communications, computers and intelligence (C4I).

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Developing world buoys up software pirates

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| China scored the highest counterfeit software figure with an eye-popping 82
| per cent, Russia notched up 73 per cent, India 69 per cent and Brazil 59 per
| cent. The US still suffered the greatest loss from software piracy, despite
| the fact that it recorded the lowest rate.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/bsa_software_piracy_survey/

They use propaganda words, but it's good news for Linux. People are not willing
to pay for proprietary software. GNU/Linux forces Microsoft not to crack down
on copyrights infingements of its shoddy Orwelian software. Bad news for the
media moguls also:

RIAA ordered to shell out $100k for P2P witch hunt

My Epson printer kicked the bucket a few days ago (RIP) so I headed off
to Amazon UK, and picked the colour inkjet with the most customer votes,
an HP Deskjet 6940.

It arrived yesterday, and I set it up in a few minutes (the hardware,
anyway). The hardest part was inserting the cartridges (I'd heard the
retaining clips break easily if you're not careful). What follows is a
comparison of setting up this printer on both Windows and Linux:

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# Windows #
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Boot into Windows, and wait several minutes whilst seemingly every app
in the system tries to simultaneously download updates, the tonne of
mysterious "services" all start; and the AV and Spyware scanners do
their startup scans.

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Dixons admits 'it's even worse than you thought'

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| DSGi had already coughed to problems at its PC division due to the damp squib
| launch of Microsoft Vista at the turn of last year – but the latest figures
| show things getting worse not better as the industry adjusted to Microsoft's
| unloved OS.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/dsg_turnaround/

Maybe "industry adjusted to Microsoft's unloved OS" means: it started selling
Linux Eees, XP, Nokia tablets, smartphones, etc.

Recent:

PC World, Currys staff to be dumped in DSGi rescue plan?

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| Hundreds of PC World and Currys staff could see the job axe swing on Thursday
| (15 May) when the stores’ owner DSG International (DSGi) announces its latest
| trading statement and strategy review.
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Icahn Threatens Yahoo Board Fight After Failed Bid

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| Icahn is acting as a "surrogate" for Microsoft by waging a battle for board
| seats that may persuade Yahoo to sell to the software maker, Troy Mastin, an
| analyst at William Blair & Co. in Chicago, said in an interview with
| Bloomberg Television.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=anGYQkzdT..Q&refer=news

Typical Microsoft? Using proxies to do the dirty jobs?

Google surpasses Yahoo by a hair

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| For the first time, Google has bested Yahoo in total Internet traffic,
| comScore said.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=26515

Recent:

Icahn wades into Yahoo-Microsoft battle

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Microsoft clings on to schools deal

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| Becta, the UK quango governing technology spending in education, swept the
| licensing issue under the carpet in order to sign a new three-year deal with
| Microsoft, the convicted software...

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Xbox 360 Sales Hit 10 Million and Beats Wii, PS3 - But Not Fairly

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| I'm all about giving Microsoft its time to shine, especially in the cutthroat
| world of gaming consoles, but there's one pretty big matter that needs to be
| addressed: the Xbox 360 was released one year prior to the Wii and
| PlayStation 3!
|
| [...]
|
| I'm sorry, Microsoft, but this announcement seems a bit more like
| self-congratulatory blather aimed more at spreading propaganda than fact.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006964.html

Microsoft also likes to brag about sales in its own 'back yard'. All other
consoles are Japanese and Microsoft is US-based.

Days ago:

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sinking quickly in face of opposition from PS3 and Wii

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| Even though Microsoft just came off a great year in 2007 with the release of
| exclusive blockbuster titles such as Halo 3, Bioshock and Forza 2 they are
| now in a much weaker position...

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SkillsTrain Introduces New 'Home Study' Linux Course

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| To meet the growing demand for Linux Systems Support Engineers,
| Administrators and Developers, Europe’s largest blended learning IT company,
| SkillsTrain, has introduced a new Linux+ course...
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http://pr-canada.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33064&Itemid=61

LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course

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| This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a
| detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively
| use a Linux system as a valuable tool.
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10604.html

Recent:

Report: Open Source Adoption Increases App Dev Pay