Alcatel-Lucent locks down laptops
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| Running an embedded Linux OS enables third parties to develop software to
| utilise the capabilities of the PCMCIA card or to interoperate with the
| management gateway.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210112/alcatel-lucent-locks-laptop
Alcatel-Lucent gives Microsoft a hard time with software patents (money drain).
It also uses Linux (examples below).
Related:
Alcatel-Lucent 'Guardian' Locks Up Your Data
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| The Guardian is a Linux-based notebook PC card loaded with security
| software that checks against a remote server to validate that the
| notebook hasn't been reported lost or stolen.
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| [...]
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| Skuler declined to comment on which particular vendor of version of
| Linux Alcatel-Lucent was running on the card other than to say it's
| from a major Linux vendor.
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http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3679026
NEC shows off Linux mobile phones
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| NEC has thrown its weight behind mobile Linux with the introduction of four
| handsets based on the LiMo specification.
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| Among NEC's new phones is the N905i, a 3G/GSM phone with HSDPA for data
| connectivity, mobile TV reception, GPS and support for wireless payment
| services.
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http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2209439/linux-mobile-phone-debut
Alcatel-Lucent says $1.5 billion not enough from Microsoft
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| Alcatel-Lucent said in a court filing that $1.5 billion is not
| enough to properly compensate it for Microsoft Corp.'s infringement
| of two digital audio patents.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/alcatel-lucent-says-15-billion-not/story.aspx?guid=%7B3B7D3262%2DF68F%2D4BEC%2D94C1%2D5C0A0EEE8021%7D&siteid=yhoof
http://tinyurl.com/36hu5v
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