[Sheflug] End of an Era for Winduhs

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158:jim-zemlin/405483:hp-to-
put-linux-in-printers-and-pcs-its-the-end-of-an-era-for-windows

"  I attended HPâs press conference this morning and Linux again took 
center stage as a major technology leader revealed the details of its 
mobile device strategy. HP announced two new WebOS phones and more 
importantly an impressive new tablet that is a clear contender against 
the iPad. While I donât for one second underestimate Apple, that was 
not the most interesting part of the event for me.
The most interesting part of the event came near the end when HP 
announced that it is going to ship WebOS not only in phones, tablets 
and printers, but in PCâs as well. In doing so, the worlds largest PC 
supplier is indicating that they are going to ship PCâs without 
Windows. For Microsoft - who was nowhere at this event - that has got 
to hurt. Perhaps this really IS the year of the Linux desktop.
For investors and developers alike, this is your canary in the coal 
mine in case you havenât been paying attention lately. There are very 
few things in computing that are not made with Linux these days. Linux 
is the underpinning technology for nearly every sector of the market 
in every form of computing.  "

-- 
Richard
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