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[GNU/]Linux preinstalls rocket to three per cent - The INQUIRER

Tue, 05/08/2008 - 5:02pm
The number of systems being sold with GNU/Linux preinstalled has increased over 28 times since Vista's release.

SanDisk: unable to make Windows Vista work with solid-state drives

Tue, 29/07/2008 - 3:41pm
SanDisk is unable to hack and change Vista to work well with their drives. The advantage of a free software operating systems such as GNU/Linux, hardware manufacturers are able to make the appropriate changes they need to the operating system for their d

Evan's data: 92 percent developers ignoring Windows Vista

Tue, 17/06/2008 - 3:20pm
This blogger shares the consensus of many others that programmers prefer to develop software that carries freedom to its users. There is an increase development base for GNU/Linux and a decrease in development for Windows Vista and XP.

Developers prefer GNU/Linux over Vista

Tue, 17/06/2008 - 3:15pm
Software developers don't want to hack on Vista. In this story Matt Assay concludes that more and more programmers prefer to hack on GNU/Linux.

Microsoft: What Cost the Vista Fiasco?

Fri, 13/06/2008 - 6:12pm
Numbers show that people and organizations don't think much of Vista.

Desktop Windows is doomed

Mon, 09/06/2008 - 3:48pm

Microsoft confirms use of DRM for NBC broadcast flags

Mon, 19/05/2008 - 4:33pm
They try to claim that the FCC requires software and hardware manufacturers to recognizes broadcast flags set by distributors. However, the courts have ruled against the FCCs proposal -- broadcast flags do not have to be enforced -- user freedom trumps th

Closing the Door to Microsoft Vista

Mon, 19/05/2008 - 1:40pm
Many companies are not going to install Microsoft Vista, and are holding out for the next version of windows instead. However, they should take this opportunity to make the switch to GNU/Linux, and use a free software operating system that they can always

Programmers shun Vista, develop software for GNU/Linux

Mon, 19/05/2008 - 1:35pm
The article is a bit misleading and misses the point -- developers prefer programming free software for GNU/Linux operating systems because those operating systems respect their freedom. As a user, you should switch to GNU/Linux, because it respects your

Ballmer: Vista Is 'a Work in Progress'

Thu, 15/05/2008 - 4:47pm

MSN Music to shut down, leaving DRM customers in the lurch | DefectiveByDesign.org

Wed, 23/04/2008 - 8:07pm
This is just a good example of why you don't want your operating system to be enforcing DRM on you -- because it enables moves like this. Switch away from Vista to a free software operating system and DRM-free media, and these problems disappear.

Brazil migrates voting machines to GNU/Linux - The INQUIRER

Tue, 22/04/2008 - 2:25pm
Another country abandons Microsoft for software that respects their freedom.