Comments on: If Microsoft Removes 3-Applications Restriction, It Shows Great Fear of GNU/Linux http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/comment-page-1/#comment-63919 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 24 May 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11395#comment-63919 Many journalists make the mistake of suggesting that Vista 7 could maybe run on ARM. It's underpowered and it would have no third-party (Windows) software. ARM is particularly good because of energy usage, not price. Many journalists make the mistake of suggesting that Vista 7 could maybe run on ARM. It’s underpowered and it would have no third-party (Windows) software.

ARM is particularly good because of energy usage, not price.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/comment-page-1/#comment-63917 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 24 May 2009 15:56:14 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11395#comment-63917 I'm the same. I am not buying anything Intel and I encourage others to do the same. I’m the same. I am not buying anything Intel and I encourage others to do the same.

]]> By: Will http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/comment-page-1/#comment-63915 Will Sun, 24 May 2009 15:24:31 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11395#comment-63915 I'm more concerned about MS's efforts to dictate what a netbook should be to the hardware vendors and OEMs: http://pcper.com/comments.php?nid=7203 I know Linux can fit in any specs that Windows can, but I just don't want to see hardware arbitrarily crippled when there's no technical or economic reason to do so. But I guess this won't affect ARM netbooks. (And I have no intention of buying a netbook until the ARM devices come out). I’m more concerned about MS’s efforts to dictate what a netbook should be to the hardware vendors and OEMs:

http://pcper.com/comments.php?nid=7203

I know Linux can fit in any specs that Windows can, but I just don’t want to see hardware arbitrarily crippled when there’s no technical or economic reason to do so. But I guess this won’t affect ARM netbooks. (And I have no intention of buying a netbook until the ARM devices come out).

]]> By: Chips B Malroy http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/comment-page-1/#comment-63914 Chips B Malroy Sun, 24 May 2009 15:19:13 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11395#comment-63914 The Seven Starter edition has always been a joke. M$ has figured out that selling XP Home is not making them any big bucks. But Seven, in any form, will just not work on any but the most powerful netbooks. So, its going be XP for the next couple of years for intel Netbooks, despite what M$ says. The Seven Starter edition has always been a joke. M$ has figured out that selling XP Home is not making them any big bucks. But Seven, in any form, will just not work on any but the most powerful netbooks. So, its going be XP for the next couple of years for intel Netbooks, despite what M$ says.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/comment-page-1/#comment-63912 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 24 May 2009 14:55:31 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11395#comment-63912 Intel's competition is not operating systems, it's other hardware companies like ARM. If Intel does not prepare it can get burned. Intel's latest moves show confidence that ARM has lots of potential with GNU/Linux. Many devices will come in July. Intel’s competition is not operating systems, it’s other hardware companies like ARM. If Intel does not prepare it can get burned.

Intel’s latest moves show confidence that ARM has lots of potential with GNU/Linux. Many devices will come in July.

]]> By: pcolon http://techrights.org/2009/05/24/ms-removes-3-app-restriction/comment-page-1/#comment-63911 pcolon Sun, 24 May 2009 14:47:04 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11395#comment-63911 IMO Intel is trying to dodge a bullet that's coming (a GNU/Linux tsunami-Gates wouldn't be dumping his ms shares, at less than $20, if he didn't see financial trouble heading redmond's way) for the netbook architecture. Intel didn't migrate it's corporate desktops to vista and it's work with Moblin (since vista 7 is not a good solution on netbooks) can point to that; keeping intel as a viable cpu producer on this platform. It has to make Moblin successful since people are starting to look at the coming netbook offerings which are ARM or MIPS based. IMO Intel is trying to dodge a bullet that’s coming (a GNU/Linux tsunami-Gates wouldn’t be dumping his ms shares, at less than $20, if he didn’t see financial trouble heading redmond’s way) for the netbook architecture.

Intel didn’t migrate it’s corporate desktops to vista and it’s work with Moblin (since vista 7 is not a good solution on netbooks) can point to that; keeping intel as a viable cpu producer on this platform. It has to make Moblin successful since people are starting to look at the coming netbook offerings which are ARM or MIPS based.

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