Ubuntu claims it’s the “Linux for human beings”. Now, recently hired Canonical chief operating officer Matt Asay reckons it’s for Windows and Mac fans too, as Ubuntu stops playing catch up with version 10.04 LTS this week and offers two big reasons to switch: big upgrades and familiarity. And, Asay’s Canonical claims PC makers are [...]
Armed with corporate talking points and an Iron Man 2 tie-in ad campaign in full swing, Oracle’s chief architect used the annual MySQL conference to try to convince skeptical users the future of their beloved open-source database is safe with its new, closed-source owner. Next day, MySQL father Monty Widenius and leading architect Brian Aker [...]
The iPhone’s excited millions and meant new opportunities for the software companies building thousands of must-have applications. The iPhone, though, is a closed system, meaning all those companies’ plans depend entirely on a single man – Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Now, Jobs has surprised everyone and changed how their software is allowed to run on [...]
The religious war between Microsoft and Linux and open source is over, according to Microsoft’s new general manager for open-source strategy and communications James Utzschneider. And, in his first press interview since landing the post with me, this Microsoft veteran of 15 years says he’ll carry that peace message to Microsoft’s vast army of loyal [...]
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