Beyond desktop PCs, HP and others could look to AMD chips, particularly those forthcoming in the third quarter, for use in low-priced server computers running Linux or Windows.
Mr. STEVE BALLMER (CEO, Microsoft): This is a set of agreements that really I think will greatly enhance interoperability between Linux and Windows and give customers greater flexibility in ways that they have certainly been asking.
At the end of the day, connecting the smARtPULSE to any computer (be it Linux, Windows or OS X) will be pretty simple, and there will even be libraries available for Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Electric Imp.
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We'll have the option to publish maps for the world to see, and the results should be playable on a swath of platforms that include Android tablets, iPads, Macs and PCs running either Ubuntu Linux or Windows.
Now you have hoards of techno-polyglots who use both Windows and Linux, very angry at Windows (Microsoft).
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Some IT buyers figured that as long as they were headed down this tobacco road, why not try Linux instead of Windows?
We all emphatically believe that Hadoop, much like Linux and Microsoft Windows, will be a necessary and requisite part of the IT world within three years.
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Of course, Intel may just be unhappy that the computers will use AMD chips, and Gates might be fuming that they will run on Linux instead of Windows.
Now that some PC OEMs are offering computers with Linux preinstalled (or even just selling units without Windows installed), Linux saves you money on every client you buy.
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Microsoft disputes this, pointing to a company-funded study which found that over several years Linux servers were no cheaper to run than Windows servers, largely because Linux experts demand higher wages.
Called Croquet, it runs on top of operating systems like Windows, Linux and Apple.
And besides, what kind of Linux phone has a Windows key and runs Outlook?
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Almost a fifth of server computers sold by Dell now have Linux installed rather than Windows.
The computer Brownell came up with was built using general-purpose Intel chips and Windows and Linux operating systems.
And there is PrintMe Mobile from EFI, which come as software installable on Windows or Linux servers.
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You also choose your operating system too, like Windows, Linux or Solaris.
But many companies, particularly those with Unix folk already on the payroll, have found that switching from Windows to Linux saves money.
Migrating from Windows to Linux is a much more fiddly process.
They had awful, nearly unusable keyboards, very slow processors, and they ran versions of Windows or Linux that were a trudge to use on tiny screens.
If you buy one and end up hating the games, install Windows or Linux on it, and you've got enough processing power to do local weather forecasting.
More important, says Carr, Sun's other motive may be inspiring an industry shift--one that could mean more high-end server sales and reverse a growing trend toward sales of cheaper Windows and Linux servers.
While Java is an Oracle product, and Oracle is responsible for pushing updates out to Windows and Linux users that have Java installed on their PCs, things work differently on the Mac platform.
Before you leave on your next trip you could simply drag and drop files that reside on your Mac, Windows or Linux computer, and you will have them accessible wherever you have your phone.
At National Semiconductor's stand at CeBIT, a dozen or so WebPad vendors were displaying products based around the chip maker's integrated Geode processors and running operating systems ranging from Linux and QNX to Windows CE.
Zipwhip has partnered with many mobile operators to offer this new functionality, and Zipwhip text messaging supports all web browsers, all desktop operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux), iPad, Android tablets, Amazon Kindle, and Windows 8 desktop.
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The program is particularly focused on apps that run on PCs from Windows to Linux, but the apps could also run on a variety of devices, including mobile devices, TVs and cars, says Peter Biddle of Intel.
OtherOS enabled the machine to run Linux, the alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows and Apple OS. Running Linux essentially turned the PS3 from a single-purpose gaming console into a desktop computer, which people could use to write programs.
He notes that several years ago there had been speculation that ARM might make a dent in the netbook market, when the first entrants into the category chose to use Linux rather than Microsoft Windows to keep costs down.
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And, indeed, in that same six months, these developers created more than 100 apps for the platform, including mobile clients for iOS, Android and even Windows Phone and Symbian, desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux and browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.
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His company is committed to "industry standards" such as Windows 2000 and Linux, he said.
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