Comments for BlogPingo http://blogpingo.wordpress.com When the Pingo reflects... Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:14:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by Frank Earl http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-22 Frank Earl Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:14:31 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-22 Where did ANYWHERE indicate that Red Hat signed ANYTHING with Microsoft? They, to the best of my knowledge, have signed no agreement, etc. indicating that the patent crap MS keeps spouting off on is at all VALID. Xandros has signed one of those silly deals. Novell has. That's pretty much it. Where did ANYWHERE indicate that Red Hat signed ANYTHING with Microsoft? They, to the best of my knowledge, have signed no agreement, etc. indicating that the patent crap MS keeps spouting off on is at all VALID. Xandros has signed one of those silly deals. Novell has. That’s pretty much it.

]]> Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by blogpingo http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-21 blogpingo Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:23:13 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-21 HP is properly the only one with Vista... And that was not so, at the time of posting !!! And it's only for the Top-model ! That shipping with Vista is beginning, only shows that I'm right! Microsoft works on pushing Linux out ! The mentioned UMPC ship with Linux, yes… But there is also an option for XP ! (Cloudbook ??? Is it sold anywhere else than in UK???) And the shops (The Mart - ones, where most people buy their computer stuff… ;) they only have the XP’s, because “It’s what people want !”. Meaning, that it’s the only thing that the Mart-people knows about… The prizing advantage is on the Linux side. But thats unfortunately not enough ! If prizing was a matter, Windows wouldn’t be around ! You also get a hardware advantage with Linux, but the XP versions are still being sold. And increasingly so… I don’t see any signs, that Linux is gaining on MS, but I do see MS muscle their way in to the UMPC market. I don’t think that you’r comment really connects with what I wrote in my post. I’m stating, not that Windows have replaced Linux on UMPC’s, but that there is a real danger, that it will happen. As long as Windows get’s shipped default with almost every “normal” pc, there is no way to stop the technology and innovation - killing MS dominans. And because Windows is default on people’s primary pc, they want it on the UMPC also. A worldwide ban of preinstalled OS’s is the only way ahead ! HP is properly the only one with Vista…
And that was not so, at the time of posting !!!
And it’s only for the Top-model !
That shipping with Vista is beginning, only shows that I’m right!
Microsoft works on pushing Linux out !

The mentioned UMPC ship with Linux, yes… But there is also an option for XP !
(Cloudbook ??? Is it sold anywhere else than in UK???)
And the shops (The Mart – ones, where most people buy their computer stuff… ;) they only have the XP’s, because “It’s what people want !”.
Meaning, that it’s the only thing that the Mart-people knows about…
The prizing advantage is on the Linux side. But thats unfortunately not enough !
If prizing was a matter, Windows wouldn’t be around !
You also get a hardware advantage with Linux, but the XP versions are still being sold. And increasingly so…

I don’t see any signs, that Linux is gaining on MS, but I do see MS muscle their way in to the UMPC market.

I don’t think that you’r comment really connects with what I wrote in my post.
I’m stating, not that Windows have replaced Linux on UMPC’s, but that there is a real danger, that it will happen.
As long as Windows get’s shipped default with almost every “normal” pc, there is no way to stop the technology and innovation – killing MS dominans.
And because Windows is default on people’s primary pc, they want it on the UMPC also.
A worldwide ban of preinstalled OS’s is the only way ahead !

]]> Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by BlogPingo http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-20 BlogPingo Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:03:26 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-20 Well I'm sorry I got RedHat mixed up with Novell. If you wanna know a little about the Novell agreement with Microsoft: http://www.novell.com/news/press/novell_outlines_details_of_agreement_with_microsoft Well I’m sorry I got RedHat mixed up with Novell.

If you wanna know a little about the Novell agreement with Microsoft:
http://www.novell.com/news/press/novell_outlines_details_of_agreement_with_microsoft

]]> Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by Mark Roberts-Barter http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-18 Mark Roberts-Barter Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:25:35 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-18 Oh, and in case it is not obvious from my previous post: HP are shipping Vista not XP with their UMPC. Don't know where you get your industry news from. Oh, and in case it is not obvious from my previous post:

HP are shipping Vista not XP with their UMPC. Don’t know where you get your industry news from.

]]> Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by Mark Roberts-Barter http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-17 Mark Roberts-Barter Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:19:45 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-17 Just want to point out some factual errors. The three most successful UMPCs at the moment are the Cloudbook, the EeePC and the HP 2133. All of them run Linux. To say that Microsoft have displaced Linux on these PCs is plain wrong. Microsoft have managed to convince vendors to offer MS operating systems on their UMPCs but not at the cost of Linux. HP, for example, offer SUSE Linux on their 2133 at £300 and Vista Business at £350. So the price advantage is still with Linux distros. Also, you mentioned that RedHat capitulated with MS. Again wrong. It was Novell who signed a licence agreement for SUSE. RedHat told MS where to go. Just want to point out some factual errors.

The three most successful UMPCs at the moment are the Cloudbook, the EeePC and the HP 2133. All of them run Linux. To say that Microsoft have displaced Linux on these PCs is plain wrong. Microsoft have managed to convince vendors to offer MS operating systems on their UMPCs but not at the cost of Linux.

HP, for example, offer SUSE Linux on their 2133 at £300 and Vista Business at £350. So the price advantage is still with Linux distros.

Also, you mentioned that RedHat capitulated with MS. Again wrong. It was Novell who signed a licence agreement for SUSE. RedHat told MS where to go.

]]> Comment on Anyone’s ever made a succesfull implementation of Ubuntu / Linux ? by Christian Pfeifffer Jensen http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/anyones-ever-made-a-succesfull-implementation-of-ubuntu-linux/#comment-10 Christian Pfeifffer Jensen Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:25:08 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-10 Ubuntu - Car rental agency: http://ubuntu-news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2105 South Africa’s national science and technology research organisation,wants to: http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2448 Swiss canton Solothurn is migrating 2000 desktops to Debian: http://debian-news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4097 Ubuntu –
Car rental agency:
http://ubuntu-news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2105

South Africa’s national science and technology research organisation,wants to: http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2448

Swiss canton Solothurn is migrating 2000 desktops to Debian:
http://debian-news.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4097

]]> Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by BlogPingo http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-9 BlogPingo Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:15:44 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-9 Sure they don't want XP and Vista fighting each other. As you say, XP would most likely win! But I'm convinced that they a preparing an assault on Linux (primarily Ubuntu). Last time Mark didn't surrender ! With millions of little Linux based Internet PC's spreading, Microsoft fears, that people might write of Windows on their other pc's, once they've had "The Ubuntu Xperience" (or any other Linux). Every pc with Linux on it, is presenting a threat to the Microsoft worldwide domination. Competition between XP and Vista was supposed to end soon, but Microsoft changed attitude, regarding the termination of XP, only because of the huge amount of small Linux pc's being sold. What happened, as a surprise to Microsoft, with the ULMPC's, was an eye-opener to Microsoft. And Microsoft always fight's on more than one front, so the XP initiative will not stand alone. Sure they don’t want XP and Vista fighting each other.
As you say, XP would most likely win!
But I’m convinced that they a preparing an assault on Linux (primarily Ubuntu).
Last time Mark didn’t surrender !
With millions of little Linux based Internet PC’s spreading, Microsoft fears, that people might write of Windows on their other pc’s, once they’ve had “The Ubuntu Xperience” (or any other Linux).
Every pc with Linux on it, is presenting a threat to the Microsoft worldwide domination.
Competition between XP and Vista was supposed to end soon, but Microsoft changed attitude, regarding the termination of XP, only because of the huge amount of small Linux pc’s being sold.
What happened, as a surprise to Microsoft, with the ULMPC’s, was an eye-opener to Microsoft.
And Microsoft always fight’s on more than one front, so the XP initiative will not stand alone.

]]> Comment on Microsoft to kill the eeePC by ubuntucat http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-the-eeepc/#comment-8 ubuntucat Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:50:36 +0000 http://blogpingo.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-8 Even though Microsoft definitely has it in for Linux and open source, I think these stipulations mainly have to do with XP v. Vista. They don't want XP computers to compete against Vista computers in the marketplace, because they know Vista will lose. Even though Microsoft definitely has it in for Linux and open source, I think these stipulations mainly have to do with XP v. Vista. They don’t want XP computers to compete against Vista computers in the marketplace, because they know Vista will lose.

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