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Not a Fan of Microsoft?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by What Will We Use Editor

Here is your opportunity to voice your opinion http://amplicate.com/sucks/microsoft As of right now, 77% of people do not like Microsoft as a company or their products. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

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Video post: can’t touch this

Posted on May 13, 2010 by What Will We Use Editor

Please someone explain how casio linux Qt-based pdas 12 years ago with touch screens did not infringe patents but todays Qt-based Nokias and Andriod Nexus does? 2 people like this post. Like Unlike

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Renewed: Office Market Share Bet

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

The original $20 bet that started this blog is “Microsoft will not have majority market share come June 30, 2011.” This bet I made with my friend Nick at the first annual South East Linux Fest in June 2009. The … Continue reading →

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some girls go for gadgets

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Yesterday when I got home from the office supply store, my husband asked, “Do you want to go to the mall?” This time we went to South Hills Village Mall which is not the same mall where I picked up … Continue reading →

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Karmic Open Week Wrap-Up

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

On November 6, 2009, I participated in an online-chat conference called Open Week. This is when the Ubuntu community discusses and celebrates their most recent release Karmic Kola. It is a no-cost version of Linux that a company called Canonical … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

Posted on November 26, 2009 by What Will We Use Editor

Thanksgiving, as an American, means Being Thankful for what you have. Eating way too much food with family. Planning what you are going to buy on Black Friday where all of the retailers sell loss-leader electronics in the hopes of … Continue reading →

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Pause from going droid

Posted on November 18, 2009 by What Will We Use Editor

The Grand Finale to the “Road to Going Droid” story will be postponed for some exciting breaking news. Stay tuned. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

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Keynote comparison: Linux or Windows

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Keynoters Shawn Powers and Steve Ballmer made the bold statements about how software relates to the economy in September 2009. They differ on which kind of software brings the most economic benefit: Linux or Windows Powers and Linux Mr. Powers … Continue reading →

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What should I use?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I have many computers at home. The system I am typing on right now is a netbook running Ubuntu 9.04 UNR. I do own a full sized laptop but it was out for repair. The hard drive died however the … Continue reading →

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Moving on as a community

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

This blog took a slight detour from its purpose: studying Microsoft’s market share status until June 30, 2011. After this post, I promise we will get back to our regular content. Sorry for the inconvenience. Trigger warning: some linked pages … Continue reading →

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