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IBM, Canonical Put Windows 7 in Their Crosshairsview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – IBM and Canonical have launched a Microsoft-free desktop software suite for U.S. companies, claiming the package will offer substantial cost reductions compared to a Windows 7 migration. (General)

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Oracle's Acquisition of Ailing Sun Stuck in Mireview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems appears threatened by recent developments, starting with difficulties in gaining regulatory approval in the EU and ending with a startlingly decline at Sun Microsystems -- a company that was on a downward trajectory long before Oracle made its play for it. (General)

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Red Hat's number oneview story

http://blogs.computerworld.com – Microsoft will get the headlines tomorrow with the release of Windows 7, but, on the server side of life, Red Hat is quietly becoming a dominant player. read more (General)

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SCO Tosses McBride Overboard, Continues Flying Lawsuit Flagview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Unix software firm SCO Group announced a corporate restructuring plan Monday to sever ties with CEO Darl McBride and reduced the company's workforce. The restructuring was designed by the firm's Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee, Edward Cahn. (General)

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"World of Goo" available for whatever you can payview story

http://www.tuxopia.net – 2D Boy, the independent game studio behind World of Goo, celebrated the game's one-year anniversary on the 13th October by offering it at whatever price buyers cared to pay. That's right anything from a cent to a million dollars. (General)

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Firefox Locks Out Microsoft's App Dev Techview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Microsoft technology used to program applications that can be accessed through a browser continued to be blocked for Firefox users Monday. (General)

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Game Editor - Open Source 2D game creation toolview story

http://www.tuxopia.net – An open source Game Editor has been released that claims to be a tool for developing cross-platform 2D games for a wide variety of Operating Systems and Architectures. It is called the Game Editor. (General)

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No, that's not the Google Chrome OSview story

http://blogs.computerworld.com – There are reports circulating that there's been a leak of a beta copy of Google's Chrome operating system is now out and about. Don't believe them. read more (General)

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Android on the Rise, While .Net Takes a Blowview story

http://www.linuxinsider.com – Android will be the No. 2 smartphone OS by 2012, according to Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney! This fall's march of the Androids notwithstanding, the open OS now accounts for less than 2 percent of all smartphones, according to a recent report. (General)

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Five ways the Linux desktop shoots itself in the footview story

http://blogs.computerworld.com – I love the Linux desktop, but facts are facts. Linux only holds a niche of the greater desktop market. Part of the reason is Microsoft's monopoly, but it's not just the Evil Empire that's kept Linux down -- Linux has done a lot of self-damage. read more (General)

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ARMing Desktop Linuxview story

http://www.tuxopia.net – For a brief amount of time Linux did rule a small segment of the Linux Industry, the Netbooks. ASUS, ACER, MSI and many others had a favour of their netbook in the market sporting an Intel Atom processor and running one of their own customised versions of Linux. (General)

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Firefox 3.6 to detect the screen's Orientationview story

http://www.tuxopia.net – Accelerometers are most often found in SmartPhones and Mobile Devices. It is finding its way into Netbooks and Laptops as well. To take advantage of this nice gadget, Firefox is adding an API that will detect the screen orientation and pass it on to the Webpage to do whatever it wants to with it. (General)