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    Asia- Pacific customers wanting to get their hands on Dell PCs, pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux, will have to wait.

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    Lindows.com, maker of a Linux-based operating system originally designed to run popular Windows programs, is offering PC makers a flat-rate licensing plan for its OS, in contrast to the per-unit fees charged by Microsoft and others.

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    Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.

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    Upstart operating system company Lindows is hoping to deal a final death blow to the suit brought against it by Microsoft.

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    Lindows.com, the operating system maker, is being forced to re-evaluate its strategy to lure the average consumer away from Windows. The company has increasingly moved away from its original claim to fame--running popular Windows applications on a non-Microsoft platform.

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  • Lindows bids to scuttle Microsoft court action

    Upstart operating system company Lindows is hoping to deal a final death blow to the suit brought against it by Microsoft.

  • Microsoft music store to open next year

    The software giant confirms plans that it will launch its own music-download store, putting it on the path to direct competition with Apple's iTunes and a growing list of rival digital song stores.

  • What to know before you buy

    Can you really trust what a salesman tells you? Get the essential information before you enter the store. ZDNet partner Consumer Reports magazine brings you tips on buying everything from DVD players to cordless phones.

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