Verizon Wireless bid at auction to acquire that spectrum, understanding that it was accompanied by open device and application obligations.

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But if you take into account the use of open source products like Xen and KVM in massive data centers, web server farms, and by web application providers like Google and Salesforce.com, the CPUs running open source virtualization likely dwarfs the commercial market.

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However, with the spread of smartphones, application software is now developed by third-parties in an open environment.

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Linux and much of its application software is written and distributed by people who understand the value of open source.

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Every command spoken by a user is confirmed by a small feedback palette that floats off to the side of the open application.

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If the application is approved, work will start by autumn 2013 with the hotel scheduled to open in autumn 2014.

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The application by the council's special Anti-Social Behaviour Unit against the youths could open the way for a flood of similar requests from other councils.

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Gaikai, headed by David Perry, has taken a different road from OnLive, which uses a dedicated application in effect to open a remote session with a data centre and deliver access to entire games.

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An application to keep one of the largest landfill sites in the UK open until 2025 has been rejected by councillors in Warrington.

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