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HP May Be Developing Its Own Version of Linux
vondiggity writes to tell us that HP is working on several different ways to make an end run around Vista. Among the plans is also a supposed rumor that certain factions within HP are developing their own flavor of Linux. Executives at HP deny that any meaningful amount of resources are being directed into plans for a mass-market operating system, stating their main goal is to innovate on top of Vista. "Still, the sources say employees in HP's PC division are exploring the possibility of building a mass-market operating system. HP's software would be based on Linux, the open-source operating system that is already widely available, but it would be simpler and easier for mainstream users, the sources say. The goal may be to make HP less dependent on Windows and to strengthen HP's hand against Apple (AAPL), which has gained market share in recent years by offering easy-to-use computers with its own operating system."
They could name it HP-LX!
If anyone can kill Linux its HP
...stating their main goal is to innovate on top of Vista.
Could we please stop referring to programming as "innovating"? Not every single piece of code anyone writes is a breakthrough.
I'm the exception. I wrote 'Bon jour World!'.That's innovation - at least according to most marketing professionals who sell software.
i think im liking this idea.
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thought it was the Greeks
rewriting history since 2109
right, but if they want to compete on the desktop, it'll need a snazzy look and a new name. They can call it OS Eleven
It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be working with OS X. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your computer. Where can you go from there? Where?
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. -- George Carlin
That presumes they are more than 1/8 filled now.