pc vendors

Apple to launch 'aggressive' Black Friday sale?

Topix - Linux  Wed, 11/12/2008 - 20:53

As Black Friday sales begin to leak on the Web, experts at Barclays Capital say they expect Apple to counter rival PC vendors' promotions with a one-day sale more aggressive than usual , offering deep discounts ...


 

Three Things the Linux Desktop Needs to do to Beat Windows

Linux Today  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 00:04

Computerworld: "Number one with a bullet is one that most of you never think of but, trust me, the PC vendors and developers are painfully aware that Linux needs to do a much better job of managing power."


 

PC Vendors Want to Sell You Desktop Linux

Linux Today  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 19:30

Computerworld: "It used to be that finding a PC with pre-installed Linux was harder than finding a needle in a haystack.

Now, though, all the major PC vendors are offering Linux-powered PCs."


 

Open letter to Thailand’s Software Bullies

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sat, 06/21/2008 - 02:02

Thailand's pc vendors are bulling the little opensource community into buying a windows license. Someone must answer!


 

Are Low-Cost Laptops for Real?

Topix - Linux  Thu, 06/05/2008 - 23:54

PC vendors don't know what to make of the unexpected success of ASUS' low-priced Eee PC.


 

Major PC Vendors Push For Open Source Linux Drivers

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Tue, 04/29/2008 - 19:45

Remember the heat the Linux Foundation took for allegedly not giving enough attention to Desktop Linux? The latest events at the Foundation's annual summit paint a different picture.

Industry heavyweights like Dell, HP, and Lenovo 'announced on stage that they will now include wording in their hardware procurement processes to "strongly encourage


 

Major PC Vendors Push for Open Source Drivers

Topix - Linux  Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:51

Industry heavyweights like Dell, HP and Lenovo 'announced on stage that they will now include wording in their hardware procurement processes to "strongly encourage" the delivery of open source drivers '.

The ...


 

VIA to open up its devices

LinuxDevices.com  Mon, 04/14/2008 - 09:21

Via Technologies, although very popular with Linux ultramobile PC vendors, has never been very open about its own hardware.

Until April 8, when, at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit in Austin, Texas, the company announced that it will start opening up its chipsets to the open source community.