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Terpstra responds, part one: Is Linux PC adoption sabotage FUD or fact?
IT consultant John H. Terpstra answers the questions and stands up to the criticism brought on by his SearchOpenSource.com column, "Stop Linux desktop adoption sabotage". He covers the Microsoft "conspiracy" and other topics. Article | 20 Oct 2005
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The case for Konqueror over IE and Windows file managers
The author of the new book Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds explains how open source conqueror compares to Internet Explorer and Firefox. Article | 20 Oct 2005
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Google takes on Office, then world -- just not today
SearchOpenSource.com's Jack Loftus wonders if a recent and much-anticipated Sun-Google announcement aimed at rattling Microsoft's dominant position on the desktop will live up to the hype that surrounded it. Article | 19 Oct 2005
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Stopping Linux desktop adoption sabotage, part three
Outspoken consultant John H. Terpstra identifies a plausible series of events that could lead to the U.S. IT industry to second-class status. Article | 18 Oct 2005
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Stopping Linux desktop adoption sabotage, part two
Consultant John H. Terpstra explains how Microsoft and electronics manufacturers created roadblocks to Linux desktop adoption. Article | 18 Oct 2005
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Stopping Linux desktop adoption sabotage, part one
Is Microsoft using its considerable resources to hinder adoption of Linux on the desktop? Outspoken IT consultant John H. Terpstra thinks so, and he intends to prove it. Article | 18 Oct 2005
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New SuSE Linux 10 to use code from OpenSuSE project
SuSE Linux 10, due out next month, is the first version of Novell's Linux distribution to benefit from the OpenSuSE project. Some say that could be good news for users. Article | 08 Sep 2005
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Novell: Consumers will lead the way to desktop Linux
Novell Inc. idea man Matt Asay makes predictions about the path of Linux desktop adoption and offers some insights into Novell's desktop Linux strategy. Article | 06 Sep 2005
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To sponsor or not to sponsor? IBM touts more Linux TCO research
On the heels of a minor media-fueled controversy involving sponsored research from Microsoft that was rejected by the OSDL, IBM rolled out some sponsored research of its own. Article | 01 Sep 2005
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Linux on the desktop nearly there, but not quite
Book author Edward Haletky has seen desktop Linux application availability and usability increase to the point where it's nearly ready for widespread corporate use. Yet Haletky does not think that Linux desktops will be widespread by 2007. In this in... Article | 09 Aug 2005