Zorin OS 15 nods at Ubuntu and welcomes Windows escapees
While Microsoft may be shoehorning the Linux kernel into Windows 10, veteran Linux flinger Zorin has applied some buffing to its Windows-like distro with a version 15 release.
Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft news
What’s in store for Microsoft’s US pop-up shops? Not much, they’re being closed
Microsoft has quietly swung the axe on a chunk of its retail operation, with “speciality stores” in America bearing the brunt of the blade. All 17 of Microsoft’s kiosk-sized stores…
Microsoft Bing is 10: That thing you accidentally use to search for Chrome? Still alive and kicking
Microsoft’s don’t-mention-the-G-word search engine, Bing, has just the candles blown out on its 10th birthday cake. Sadly, according to NetMarketShare, at the time of writing, that “10” might just as…
Microsoft is making Xbox body wash
Microsoft is getting in front of an all-new trend — gaming-oriented personal care products — by partnering with the brand behind Axe body spray to produce new Xbox-branded body wash,…
Open-Source ‘Great Satan’ No More, Microsoft Wins Over Skeptics
Microsoft is relying on GitHub and experts in rival programming tools to win back developers. Five years ago, the company was far more insular. When Nadella took over as CEO…
The Linux desktop’s last, best shot
With Microsoft cutting off support for Windows 7, the Linux desktop may finally get its day in the sun. But are Linux companies ready to take advantage of their opportunity?
Devs slam Microsoft for injecting tech-support scam ads into their Windows Store apps
Application makers are crying foul after some of their programs distributed via the Windows Store popped open tech-support scam ads on users’ desktops. It appears, therefore, that miscreants were, and…
The dangerous folly of “Software as a Service”
Comes the word that Saleforce.com has announced a ban on its customers selling “military-style rifles”. The reason this ban has teeth is that the company provides “software as a service”;…
Bing’s Not the Laughingstock of Technology Anymore
Microsoft in recent years outsourced chunks of its advertising business and stuck Bing in spots that Microsoft controls or that Google couldn’t grab. Importantly, Microsoft made Bing front and center…
Russian military moves closer to replacing Windows with Astra Linux
Russian authorities have moved closer to implementing their plan of replacing the Windows OS on military systems with a locally-developed operating system named Astra Linux.
Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform app dream is dead and buried
Microsoft had a dream with Windows 8 that involved universal Windows apps that would span across phones, tablets, PCs, and even Xbox consoles. The plan was that app developers could…
Dell’s Precision 5540/7540/7740 Now Shipping With Ubuntu Linux
At the start of May Dell announced an Ubuntu Linux option for their entry-level ~$700 Precision laptop while now they are closing out May by offering up Ubuntu 18.04 LTS…
Two weeks after Microsoft warned of Windows RDP worms, a million internet-facing boxes still vulnerable
The critical Windows Remote Desktop flaw that emerged this month may have set the stage for the worst malware attack in years. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2019-0708 and dubbed BlueKeep, can…
Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US hacking
Amidst an escalating trade war and political tensions with the US, Beijing officials have decided to develop a custom operating system that will replace the Windows OS on computers used…
Microsoft acquires Drawbridge to bolster LinkedIn’s marketing platform
Microsoft plans to use Drawbridge’s digital identty management technology, which uses machine-learning techniques, to grow LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions product.