I’m sure I read somewhere recently that the home computer division of IBM is now chinese owned and that starting in november of this year, no new IBM home PC will be shipped with any microsoft products installed. I also read somewhere that the EU is at odds with MS and is fining them billions of dollars for anti-trust type stuff, I think. Also, I think I read that Linux is now mandriva and is mostly a french thing now and that germany has already banned MS from government buildings.
I think I read somewhere also that google is working on it’s own operating system.
I can’t remember where I read any of this. Can anyone verify any of this? It’s all from memory and kinda fuzzy.
That is true.
Also, I think I read that Linux is now mandriva and is mostly a french thing
There are many 'distributions' of Linux, Mandriva being one. Many developers all over the world continually working on different aspects of Linux or Linux applications. Another, Ubuntu, is very popular now. It's one of the most user friendly but there are some security concerns with it. If you want to casually play around with Linux, I'd suggest Ubuntu although it is sickeningly PC!
IBM sold to Lenovo, which just inked a multi-billion dollar deal with Microsoft. Microsoft is here to stay for the most part.
I also read somewhere that the EU is at odds with MS and is fining them billions of dollars for anti-trust type stuff, I think.
Microsoft did some bad things in the 90s, but instead of looking for correction and justice the EU seems to be just milking the issue for all its worth lately.
Also, I think I read that Linux is now mandriva and is mostly a french thing now and that germany has already banned MS from government buildings.
Various departments and cities are switching, but there's no blanket ban.
I think I read somewhere also that google is working on it’s own operating system.
Low-quality rumor. But Google has made major changes to Linux, so they essentially have their own distro, but it's in-house.