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Microsoft broadsides African laptop
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-12-08 09:00:19
Microsoft has challenged an altruistic scheme to get pared-down computers into the laps of African school children by preparing its own software for sale on the machine.
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Microsoft Open XML approved as standard fuelling market debate
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2006-12-07 19:07:23
Microsoft has set itself to do battle with rival IT vendors and the open source community by taking the first steps to have its Open XML format ratified as an international standard. Open XML, the default document format of Office 2007, will compete directly with the open source favored OpenDocument Format (ODF). The move has been applauded by some and criticised by others.


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GNU/Linux: anywhere and everywhere
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce

Category: Linux Blog

2006-12-07 17:14:45
There are many things about GNU/Linux which merit complaint. But it is extremely doubtful whether anyone can find anything to complain about with regards to the versatile nature of the operating system.

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Linux lab cuts staff and focuses on legal work
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-12-07 05:08:14

Open Source Development Labs, an industry-funded consortium, has cut a third of its staff, lost its chief executive and scaled back some technical work.


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Novell profitable as revenue drops
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-12-07 04:54:18

Novell expects a drop in revenue for its current, fourth quarter and is predicting a flat 12 months, despite rising Linux sales and a Microsoft sales boost.


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