LinuxInsiderLinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World"Linux Bloggers Wax Skeptical on the Post-Gates World- July 7, 2008 Well, July 4th may have come and gone, but another independence recently came to pass that could be almost as historic. That's Microsoft's independence from Bill Gates, of course, and it was a hot topic last week as bloggers at ZDNet and elsewhere wondered if the change might bring about a Redmond that's kinder and gentler to the open source world.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63687.html What's Holding OpenOffice Back- July 6, 2008 Why doesn't free trump expensive Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Microsoft products.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63684.html Virtual Worlds: An Untapped Healthcare Marketing Resource- July 5, 2008 Second Life is part of a new media category known as "virtual worlds," an area that has been receiving a lot of attention recently. The channel's ascension begs the question: What possibilities exist for SL's use in pharmahealthcare marketing and sales To better answer this, I recently went on an expedition to see what SL applications presently exist and which are being talked about, both in-world and out.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63632.html Eclipse Release Is Great but Doesn't Reach the Cloud- July 3, 2008 Not all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63659.html With Linspire in Its Belly, Xandros Eyes Expansion- July 2, 2008 Custom Linux provider Xandros announced Wednesday that it has acquired Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems. Xandros will use the combined technologies, expertise and market presence of the two companies to support its goal to becoming a one-stop Linux solutions company.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63657.html How Nokia's Symbian Move Helps Google- July 2, 2008 Nokia rocked the wireless industry June 24 with news it would purchase the portion of Symbian, a maker of mobile-phone software, that it didn't already own -- and then give away the software for nothing. The prospect of free software would surely lure users away from competing cell phone software makers including Google.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63651.html Virtual Worlds: And the Children Shall Lead- July 1, 2008 Virtual worlds, despite all the press attention of late, are still in the early stages of development. Virtual worlds came into existence several years before YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, but their adoption rates pale in comparison to these services. Only 7 percent of Internet gamers ages 13 and older visit a virtual world on a weekly basis, according to a recent Parks Associates survey.http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63616.html |