Sagging economy slams Q1 U.S. PC sales
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| PC shipments in the U.S. took a sharp hit in the first quarter of 2008
| because of a sluggish economy, and some analysts don't see it getting a whole
| lot better this year.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9078558&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top
Excellent! Less Windows-capable PCs out there (XP no longer sold).
Microsoft extends XP life to parry Linux threat
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| In what is being perceived as a move to counter the threat of Linux — a free
| operating system — in the ultra-low-cost personal computer (ULCPC) segment,
| Microsoft has extended the sale of Windows XP Home by two years to original
| equipment manufacturers (OEMs) beyond the current deadline of June 30.
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http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=320409
Windows XP is rusty and botmaster-friendly (40% of the Windows PCs out there
are zombies). How long can XP compete with KDE 5.0, GNOME 3+, Compiz Fusion
2.0, computing clouds, etc.? People would stick with and move to GNU/Linux.
Buying PCs for software upgrades is a thing of the past (see article at the
top), so Macs are out of the question unless you're a wealthy westerner -- the
Apple niche market.
Newsflash: Grannies Need Linux
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| Chances are, Granny's computer hardware is fine. Since Linux will run on
| anything from a toaster oven to a space station -- unless there's actual
| physical damage, the upgrade to Linux should cost nothing but some of your
| time. (And maybe some of Granny's cookies.)
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/newsflash-grannies-need-linux
Last week:
Why I can't get a new laptop
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| It's all Linux's fault.
|
| [...]
|
| So, because of Linux, I don't need a new laptop and I'm not letting myself
| get one. I didn't install Ubuntu for that reason; I did it because I was
| switching over to Linux completely, on principle, rather than buy into Vista
| in all its unscrupulous, bug-ridden glory. Saving money on upgrades is an
| unexpected side effect. And I have to say it's not altogether welcome. It's
| good for me to be more frugal, but damn, it's frustrating to keep my wallet
| in my pocket when these shiny new toys are so tempting.
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http://www.dwasifar.com/2008/04/why-i-cant-get-new-laptop.html
Old laptop and Mepis 7.0: very nice indeed :)
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| This is my note for Mepis 7.0 installed on my old-linux-friendly laptop :)
| (it's Toshiba Tecra 8200 PIII, more here).
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http://seputarlinux.blogspot.com/2008/04/old-laptop-and-mepis-70-very-nice.html
Recent:
Life after cyber-death
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| But thanks to improvements in desktop versions of Linux, we can now do
| something better.
|
| Apart from being able to run easily on clunky old machines, the great thing
| about Linux is the way thousands of the world’s most professional programmers
| have volunteered their spare time to improving the breed—with nothing to gain
| save personal satisfaction and the respect of their peers. Thanks to their
| efforts, there’s recently been a flood of slick desktop versions of the
| rugged open-source operating system.
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http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10500554
Supporting The Latest and Greatest; Supporting the Oldest and Slowest
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| Kudos to the developers at Vector Linux for scaling down as well as scaling
| up. There’s nothing more friendly to the environment or the budget than
| keeping an old system going rather than building or buying a new one. So long
| as a computer can do what you need it to do it’s not obsolete. I’ll be
| following up my AliXe review with reviews of other lightweight and small
| footprint Linux distributions, including Vector Linux Light when it’s
| released.
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http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2008/01/supporting_the_latest_and_grea.html
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