I’m kind of thinking out loud (typing out loud?) here, but a blog post by Sav Rodrigues of at InfoWorld got me thinking. Savio’s post is about the experience factor of the Linux desktop OS: people tend to pay the extra $50 for a Windows Netbook he argues because they simply know what to expect … Continue reading »
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Palm – The Little Engine that Could in the Smart Phone Wars
I blogged a while ago about how Palm is still hanging in there when it comes to devices and users in the smart phone game. They recently upped the ante with the preview of their latest phone, called the “Pre” – which may be the worst name yet for a phone. But – this phone … Continue reading »
Do Netbooks Make More Sense for CRM and Business Users?
Before hitting Europe for my holiday break, I pondered getting a Linux-based netbook for my trip. After all, it was lighter and easier to carry around and move through airport security, and had everything I needed to stay connected to my world back home. Plus, at $300 on sale at Target of all places, it … Continue reading »
Silver Lining in Open Source Cloud Computing?
Matt Asay, who I read every day, blogged about how “Cloud Computing” might inhibit open source’s future development. On this point I disagree. I think that the “cloud” concept, when used in a truly open manner – which will hopefully happen, will drive open source innovation. Sure, companies like Salesforce.com are co-opting the term – … Continue reading »
File Under “I Spoke too Soon”
The other day I wrote a post about “open source space travel” somewhat in jest… But that fabulously kooky Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his plans for Virgin Galactic’s actual take on public space travel. I have to admit, this kind of rules. What’s best, these babies will run on Linux… Imagine paying all that … Continue reading »
Sights Set
New Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst wasted no time in setting his sights against rivals Oracle and Microsoft. Just four days into his new job, Whitehurst was quoted in a number of recent articles in which he cited the competition: “Here, we are the attacker. If you listen to all the squealing that Microsoft and … Continue reading »
