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  • Ballmer: We need a $100 PC

    What's one of Steve Ballmer's biggest headaches? It's not Linux or security breaches. It's piracy, the Microsoft chief executive officer said Wednesday.

  • Is Ballmer's $100 PC possible?

    Microsoft's chief executive may well think that a $100 PC will solve the problem of software piracy - but it's a question of who is willing to bear the cost.

  • My PC wish list for 2003

    Isn't it time we took another Macintoshesque great leap forward in terms of personal computing, is 2003 going to be a year of computational revolution?

  • Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

    Linus Torvalds released a new Linux kernel on Monday that supports features in IBM's Cell processor, includes Oracle software for clustered databases and improves how the open-source operating system runs on multiprocessor systems.

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  • Is Ballmer's $100 PC possible?

    Microsoft's chief executive may well think that a $100 PC will solve the problem of software piracy - but it's a question of who is willing to bear the cost.

  • Negroponte's laptop plan moves closer to reality

    Nicholas Negroponte is a man on a mission. As Chairman of the One Laptop per Child program (OLPC), he has big plans ahead of him: to help eliminate poverty through education, via US$100 laptops distributed to the world's poorest children.

  • $100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux

    Mike Evans from Red Hat discusses his company's involvement in the One Laptop per Child project, which aims to develop and distribute a $100 PC to millions around the world.

  • 2001 predictions hitting home

    Tech Republic's Tim Landgrave, looks back on his predictions for IT activity in 2001 to see if he was on target. Here are his top five predictions and how they played out in 2001.

  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

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    A deal cinched Wednesday could help Microsoft tackle a long-standing problem: How to sell new software to customers reluctant to give up a 7-year-old version of Windows.

  • GoToMyPC 4.1

    After years of flying high with no competition, GoToMyPC falls to earth against stiff competition from MyWebEx PC, which is free.

  • My PC wish list for 2003

    Isn't it time we took another Macintoshesque great leap forward in terms of personal computing, is 2003 going to be a year of computational revolution?

  • Ubuntu Linux 5.10

    Ubuntu is a well integrated, practical and absolutely free Linux distribution. There may be worries about support, but the Canonical organisation is building a good reputation and the head of steam in the wider Ubuntu community should provide decent local support from third parties, too.

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

    If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.

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