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Why OpenOffice.org Failed -- and What to Do About It

Linux Today  Tue, 10/21/2008 - 13:46

Open Enterprise: "Last week I noted that the release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 seems to mark an important milestone in its adoption, judging at least by the healthy -- and continuing -- rate of downloads.

But in many ways, success teaches us nothing; what is far more revealing is failure."


 

BPM Done Right: 15 Ways To Succeed Where Others Have Failed

Topix - Unix  Wed, 10/15/2008 - 13:21

Overview Business Process Management promises are real, but the path to success is littered with pitfalls and shortcuts to failure.


 

Setting up a Wireless Mesh Network

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 17:39

Some of the key requirements for these networks include that the network infrastructure be decentralized, to avoid a central point of failure and control, and that the technology used be both cheap enough and simple enough that it can be maintained and expanded by locals with limited technology experience.


 

Linux on Netbooks a Failure?

Topix - Linux  Sun, 10/05/2008 - 17:43

October 05, 2008 - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago Share Comments A comment made by MSIa s Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung in an interview with LaptopMag has raised the question if Linux is a failure on netbooks.


 

Linux on Netbooks a Failure?

Topix - Linux  Sun, 10/05/2008 - 10:56

A comment made by MSI's Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung in an interview with LaptopMag has raised the question if Linux is a failure on netbooks.


 

Steve Ballmer talks down the G1

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 08:01

Seems like Steve's at it again. Here he shows a fundamental failure to understand the nature of the mobile phone market, in particular the community that's building behind the G1.


 

About that London Stock Exchange IT failure

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 09/14/2008 - 18:41

All of which should have you wonder what Linux has to do with any of this - Microsoft’s headline, you’ll recall said that the LSE picked Windows over Linux for reliability.


 

About that London Stock Exchange IT failure

Topix - Linux  Sat, 09/13/2008 - 02:51

It's the third one in a year and worse even than last year's November 8th failure.


 

Microsoft Missing the Boat on Mobile?

Topix - Linux  Fri, 09/05/2008 - 20:48

Yesterday's Microsoft Watch had an incisive article about Microsoft's failure to compete in the mobile phone marketplace .


 

Ubuntu Documentation in Shreds

Linux Today  Fri, 09/05/2008 - 16:32

The Register: "An ambitious plan to smarten up the online documentation for Linux distro Ubuntu has ended in failure."