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Ubuntu and IBM Join Forces against Windows 7
maximumpc.com - 10/21/2009
Ubuntu and IBM Join Forces against Windows 7
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IBM is hoping its latest war cry can somehow pierce the din that Windows 7 seems to be generating. In September, the company struck a partnership with Canonical, the UK-based sponsor of Ubuntu, which resulted in the launch of an Ubuntu-based desktop bundle in Africa. The cloud- and ...
[Phoronix] Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Performance
phoronix.com - 10/23/2009
[Phoronix] Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Performance
— phoronix.com — There is just one week left until Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" will be released, but is it... worth the upgrade if you are running a netbook? From our testing of the development releases, it is most certainly worth the upgrade, especially when compared to ... (more) [Phoronix] Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Performance

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[Phoronix] Running Ubuntu 9.10 With Older PC Hardware
phoronix.com - 10/29/2009
[Phoronix] Running Ubuntu 9.10 With Older PC Hardware
— phoronix.com — Last week we looked at the Ubuntu 9.10 netbook performance with two Atom-powered netbooks comparing the Karmic... Koala numbers against that of Ubuntu 9.04. For the most part, Ubuntu 9.10 offered better performance over its predecessor, but there were a ... (more) [Phoronix] Running Ubuntu 9.10 With Older PC Hardware

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IBM Has Strong Third Quarter, Expects Shares to Rise in 2010
maximumpc.com - 10/16/2009
IBM Has Strong Third Quarter, Expects Shares to Rise in 2010
— maximumpc.com — IBM on Thursday posted its third quarter results, and for the most part, it was all good... news for Big Blue. Compared to last year, the company posted better numbers pretty much across the board. IBM report third quarter diluted earnings of $2.40 per share, up 18 percent over last year's ... (more) IBM Has Strong Third Quarter, Expects Shares to Rise in 2010

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