__/ [ John Locke ] on Friday 13 April 2007 21:53 \__
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:03:22 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>The Linux Desktop: Boom Or Bust?
>>
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>>| Ironically for Microsoft, Vista is just the shot in the arm that
>>| desktop systems with open-source Linux operating systems needed to
>>| boost their sales. At least that's the way solution providers see it.
>>`----
>>
>>http://www.crn.com/software/199000630
>>
> Just noted that there were 4 more distro versions released today.
> Also noted that over 200 updates have come down the line for my
> Ubuntu 7.04 beta install in the last few days. Compiz and Beryl have
> joined forces. The final for Ubuntu Feisty will be released on April
> 2oth and Gutsy will come out sometime in October.
>
> It appears to me that there is real ground swell out there which is
> about to come crashing down on Microsoft. While it is true that there
> are imperfections with some of the distros, these problems are
> being resolved.
>
> Most important though, the distros are cost effective.
> .....and they are free of licensing and activation hastles and contain
> no DRM crap....and I haven't seen any sign of adware, spyware or
> viruses on my Linux installs.
>
> We may be at the point where the Microsoft "solution" is finally
> out weighed by the benefits of Linux.
I know this adds nothing bright, but even Goldman Sachs can see this, which
is a shocker.
RESEARCH ALERT-Microsoft off Conviction Buy List: GS
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| Goldman Sachs removed Microsoft Corp. from the America's Conviction
| Buy List, adding changing technologies and business models could
| hit Microsoft's position in desktops, and deplete its "cash cow".
|
| Investors continue to be nervous about the uncertainty over the
| software giant's spending plans in 2008 and on recent negative
| comments from Microsoft on the operating system Vista, the brokerage
| said in a research note.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070410:MTFH84459_2007-04-10_13-08-45_BNG222557&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/yod563
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