Linux at the Tipping Point, Mar 17, 2009

If Walmart is looking for another product to add to its Great Value range, perhaps it should look no further than Linux.

It's the latest wave of insight from the pundits with an eye turned to the Linux-powered netbook world. It isn't a Windows vs. Linux race; it's a Linux vs. Linux race.

Here's more evidence that the Linux threat to Windows is over: A new study concludes that Linux is losing ground in the netbook market. When it comes to Linux on the desktop, the war is over --- unless Android comes to the rescue.

Kodak has released a free scanner application for Linux called ScanTWAIN that promises "production quality scanning."

Plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests that the economic downturn has actually been good for Linux.

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