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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. Now that I'm retired I still use GNU/Linux on every computer in my home except the smartphones which run Android/Linux.Lately, I've been giving lots of thought to the world I inherited and which I will leave to my descendants. I'm planting grass, trees, flowers and vegetables in my large lot and I've ordered a Solo EV. I plan to charge my Solo by means of a tracking solar array. Life is good if you have a purpose. I do.
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Daily Archives: January 23, 2014
Wintel Fragments
“Revenue in Devices & Consumer, which includes everything from consumer Windows licenses to Surface, Xbox and Bing, grew 13 percent to $11.91 billion.Though Windows revenue from manufacturers declined 3 percent, revenue from Surface — Microsoft launched the second generation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Acer, android, ASUS, Dell, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, small cheap computers, that other OS, Ubuntu
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Small Cheap Computers Eat Legacy PCs For Lunch Any Way You Measure It
“Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top semiconductor buyers in 2013, increasing their combined semiconductor demand by 17 per cent, according to Gartner, Inc. Samsung Electronics and Apple together consumed $53.7 billion of semiconductors in 2013, an increase of $7.7 … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Apple, ARM, Linux, market share, Samsung, small cheap computers, that other OS
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Ede Leads In FLOSS
“The city of Ede, the Netherlands, currently has an annual total ICT budget of six million euros. According to the Dutch Berenschot benchmark for municipal ICT costs, that is 24 percent less than other municipalities of comparable size are spending. … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, government, market share, uptake
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APEC Legacy PC Market Shrinks by 10% in 2013
“IDC’s preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 10% in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units.”So much for an expectation of good news tomorrow in M$’s quarterly report… Asia is the biggest growth centre … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, Linux, market share, small cheap computers, that other OS
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