Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Free Software Foundation fights against Windows 7 with a “tea party” of their own

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

this came across our wire from the Free Software Foundation —————————————————————————————————- Windows 7 Sins: Free Software Foundation launches public awareness campaign against Microsoft and proprietary software BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Phone market share not significant, and shrinking!

Posted on August 20, 2009 by vance

“The main loser has been Microsoft’s highly standardised Windows   Mobile platform. Its smartphone market share has now fallen below   10 percent and the trend is likely to continue as many of its OEM   partners, including HTC, Motorola and Palm, are … Continue reading →

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You may qualify for a Windows 7 upgrade!

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Apparently Circuit City is still alive as an online retailer. They have this Ubuntu computer for sale which is great but if you scroll down you see a “You may qualify for a Windows 7 upgrade!” Now, this is likely … Continue reading →

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RIP Microsoft Office – October 3, 2009

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Microsoft has been fighting free and open source software in court on a patent issues for quite some time. It is no secret that Microsoft had funded SCO’s lawsuits against many major players in the Linux market which Bill Gates … Continue reading →

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Links from Nick

Posted on August 12, 2009 by What Will We Use Editor

When Nick made the bet with me 2 months ago, he said that he hopes he loses. I am grateful to Nick because he held me accountable for the bold claims that started this blog. Indeed, Microsoft will lose majority … Continue reading →

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Marketing FOSS [part 2]

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Mackenzie

In Part 1, I wrote about ways we can get the word out about the software we use every day for our work and hobbies. Today, I’d like to discuss how we can let people know that there is an … Continue reading →

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New User Retention

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Mackenzie

New users have a lot of potential. They are potential developers, potential advocates, potential documentation writers, potential artwork contributors, potential testers, and potential support providers. We want to harness that potential. We can’t harness it if they get scared off … Continue reading →

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Editor’s Note: Linux Dairy Council

Posted on August 5, 2009 by What Will We Use Editor

The Linux Dairy Council is the idea of Zonker of the Open SUSE project. Anyone who is interested in being a part of solving the problem of how will Linux compete with the marketing giant of Microsoft is welcome at … Continue reading →

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Marketing FOSS [part 1]

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Mackenzie

In my opinion, our biggest problem right now is marketing. There are three categories of people we really need to reach out to: Those who last tried a Linux distro more than 5 or 10 years ago Those who’ve been … Continue reading →

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