Archive for the 'Success story' Category

Microsoft Protection Racket Helps Novell with SuSE Linux

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Microsoft’s shakedown turned Novell into a Microsoft partner with SuSE Linux; now it has turned Xandros into a partner as well. Microsoft made them a deal they couldn’t refuse. Like garbage hauling contractors in the Northeast Jersey of The Sopranos, Xandros and Novell have nothing to lose by paying tribute to Microsoft. Linux is thriving in the shadow of Microsoft’s cold war.

Posted in Microsoft, Open Source, Linux, Windows Vista, Success story, Legal issues | 5 Comments »

A Tale of Two Windows PC Replacements

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Updates, patches, and configurations for Microsoft Windows PCs throw businesses for a loop, and slowly the IT departments of these businesses are responding. And they’re not jumping on the Windows Vista bandwagon. Herein lies a tale of two successful deployments of alternatives.

Posted in Microsoft alternatives, Windows, Sun, Java, Solaris, Thin clients, Success story | 1 Comment »