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IBM Launches Microsoft-Free Linux PCs

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has introduced a line of business computers that eschew Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s ubiquitous desktop environment in favor of an amalgam of open source software.

The system, which IBM calls the Open Collaboration Client, combines the Linux operating system with IBM's open source Lotus Symphony desktop package.

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Lord Anubis6355d ago

we love you IBM. Please save us.

Genesis56355d ago (Edited 6355d ago )

Really. It would nice to have a choice on an OS for home PC's. Remember competition is a good thing. Monopoly is a bad thing. Unless you're talking about the board game. MS has stymied competitors for to long. They are going to have to start sharing the PC market. This can only be good for consumers.

lokiroo4206355d ago

About freaking time, thank god.

lordgodalming6355d ago

This would be an especially good idea for public schools. I tried year after year at the school where I taught to get them to use open source programs, specifically Linux and Open Office. An unbelievable amount of the school's computer budget went to obtaining licenses for Windows 98 (this was in the mid 2000's), and we didn't use even a tenth of what Windows could do for a network. Instead they used a combination of MS and Apple OS because they didn't want to have to train the teachers on a new system. Bullhonk, I say. They taught us a new grading software every year.

Anyway, good move by this company. I hope it works out for them.

BattleAxe6355d ago

Hopefully Sony, Dell and Gateway start doing the same thing.

elorm96355d ago

Uh... Duh?

I mean really... their names stands for International Business MACHINES

jack who6355d ago

has in business servers...not home or office pc's

Graphics Whore6355d ago

Jack, alot tells me you're really uninformed.

jack who6355d ago

than sumone plz show me an ibm home pc that isnt from the 80s

Lord Anubis6355d ago (Edited 6355d ago )

IBM sold their PCs assets to Lenovo. THeir latest IBM PCS/laptops were the Thinkpad series. THey currently make hardware and pcs under contracts and for business. This is how microsoft started making software for business and going down to consumers. IBM could save us.

jack who6355d ago

thank you Lord Anubis

as for the thinkpad still look lik sumthing from the 80s lol

elorm96355d ago (Edited 6355d ago )

Quite funny seeing how I'm currently using a Lenovo Y510 :)

I might put linux on this thing though. Really hate Vista

uie4rhig6355d ago

IBM specialises more in servers and all.. but also does home pc's :P

tk6355d ago

The original PC that the whole market is build on is from IBM. Back then the IBM version of MS-DOS was PC-DOS. Of course they build PC's. They started the market. OK - so they sold to Lenovo... but they still defined this market segment.

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dadeisvenm6355d ago

Dell has been doing it for years and you can now get ubuntu or freedos on your ordered PC.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio2d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing2d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster922d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit2d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing2d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster922d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."