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Installing Vista on the Eee PC

Yet another OS but on the ASUS Eee PC, this time it's Windows Vista.

Microsoft trials XP on XO laptop

Microsoft is to begin field tests of Windows XP working on the so-called $100 laptop, or XO, early in 2008.

It has not committed to offering XP on the XO laptop but hopes to release the…

Piracy war shifts Open Source in Africa

Cyber café operators within Nairobi are torn between legalising their Microsoft software operating system, shifting to Open Source Code or closing shop all together following the crack down on…

Why Microsoft Rattles The Patent Saber

It must be maddening to believe you command developer loyalties and lead legions worldwide, then watch developers flock to the Linux kernel. Maddening, that is, if you're Microsoft. Why does…

Business Strategy of Moving to Enterprise Open Source on Microsoft at PDMA-BPMA

Aras Corporation announced that Marc Lind, vice president of marketing, will present “Open Source Transformation: Managing the Transition to an Open Source Business Model” at the upcoming joint…

30 New Customers Sign up for Microsoft's Linux Support Coupons

Microsoft and Novell are using the one-year anniversary of their interoperability agreement to tout the increasing number of enterprise customers who are signing up because of the benefits offered…

Microsoft and Novell Celebrate Year of Interoperability, Expand Collaboration Agreement

One year after signing a landmark agreement to build a bridge between open source and proprietary software, Novell and Microsoft Corp. today unveiled continued strong momentum behind the agreement…

Schools warned off Microsoft deal

The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices.

The government agency has complained to the…

Ballmer: Microsoft Will Buy Open-Source Companies

Microsoft's detente with the open-source world is growing stronger by the minute. Steve Ballmer said today that he wouldn't consider an open-source-based business model a deterrent to buying a…

OSI approves Microsoft's open source licences

From our Better Late Than Never dept: as expected, the Open Source Initiative has approved the two "shared source" licenses submitted by Microsoft. The OSI says:

"Microsoft came to the OSI…