Tag Archives: market share

Fallout From Trump’s Tariff War OR GNU/Linux Beats TOOS

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Robert Pogson

“In a major blow to Microsoft, the Chinese government will be replacing all PCs that run Windows by 2022, and could instead use a Chinese-created Linux distro, such as Kylin Linux.”   See China to ditch all Windows PCs by … Continue reading →

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It Just Got A Whole Lot Easier To Buy A GNU/Linux Notebook…

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Robert Pogson

“In case you’ve missed it, last year, Google started making it possible to run desktop Linux on Chrome OS. Since then, more Chromebook devices are able to run Linux. Going forward, all of them will be able to do so, … Continue reading →

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Smartphones Mature

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Robert Pogson

“Samsung Electronics recorded its highest ever profits last quarter, but three months on things aren’t looking so great. The company issued guidance today warning that revenue and profits for the three months ending December 31st 2018 will be sharply down … Continue reading →

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A Long Way To Go

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“California had 8.64 plug-in vehicle (PEV) registrations per 1,000 people in 2017, followed by Hawaii with 5.12, and Washington state with 4.06. Other states with PEV registrations per 1,000 people greater than two were Oregon, Vermont, Colorado, Arizona, and Maryland. … Continue reading →

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Electric Car Benefits

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“Moving on to drivers’ favorite things about electric cars now that they have them, “environmental benefit” didn’t always win the day. Instant torque and the smooth and quiet ride of an electric car were often at or near the top … Continue reading →

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Amazon Armed

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“Amazon has designed its own 64-bit Arm server processors, dubbed Graviton, and is right now renting them out on AWS. Just in time for its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, the internet titan today revealed its A1 family of EC2 … Continue reading →

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The GNU/Linux Desktop, Again

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Robert Pogson

““The current situation with dozens of distributions, each with different rules, each with different versions of different libraries, some with certain libraries missing, each with different packaging tools and packaging formats … that basically tells app developers ‘go away, focus … Continue reading →

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ByeBye Gas-Guzzlers

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“a collapse of oil supply to half of its current size within only six years simply cannot be compensated by new oil findings and certainly not by unconventional oil sources like oil sands and fracking. That the Oil Majors did … Continue reading →

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The Aftermath

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“Almost two years ago, millions of women across the world donned pink hats and held up signs that warned of pussies grabbing back. On Tuesday, women made good on their promise and led Democrats to grab back the House: A … Continue reading →

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Fear & Greed Index Pegged

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating extreme fear.” See Fear & Greed Index – Investor SentimentAll the constituents in the index are pegged and some … Continue reading →

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IBM And Red Hat

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“IBM is acquiring Red Hat, a major distributor of open-source software and technology, in a deal valued around $34 billion, the companies announced on Sunday. According to a joint statement, IBM will pay cash to buy all shares in Red Hat … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“In the three months since I bought my 2015 Nissan LEAF, I have introduced it to several friends and neighbors. To date, in my admittedly unscientific survey, the first question they ask is, “How long does the battery last?” Not … Continue reading →

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