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Firefox's new add-on site delayed, set to launch tonight

02/16/2007  II
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Mozilla Corp., which postponed the expected Monday launch of its revamped Firefox add-on Web site, said it now plans to fire up the redesign tonight. The new add-on site will sport enhanced user-to-user discussion tools and will be available in multiple languages, a Mozilla executive said last week. Most important, however, is that the site will cull the number of supported browser extensions from more than 2,000 to a couple of hundred.
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Yahoo's Fire Eagle Soars out of Beta

08/14/2008  II
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Yahoo is helping make location more global with the launch of its new Fire Eagle platform. Fire Eagle lets users update their location in one centralized place, then have that data broadcast to a number of services. The launch opens up new possibilities for developers. Because the platform is open, any service can put the data to use -- and plenty already are.
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Google delays Android launch in China after hacking dispute

01/21/2010  I
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Google announced that it was delaying the launch of two Android phones in China due to a dispute with the Chinese government over censorship issues. The delay will affect Google-endorsed Android phones from Samsung and Motorola that were to be carried by China Unicom, says an eWEEK story.
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Open source's benefits to business spelled out

07/10/2007  II
Relevance: 4.85
Free Software Foundation (FSF) leader Richard Stallman said at the launch of version 3 of the General Public License (GPLv3) late last month that businesses are 'foolish' not to adopt non-proprietary technologies. Surrounded by supporters from the software programming and academic fields on the June 29 launch at the foundation's Boston headquarters, Stallman detailed his opinions on why businesses should use open source software.
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PC, Server Makers Prepare for Canonical's Ubuntu 9.04 Launch

04/17/2009  II
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As Canonical prepares for Ubuntu 9.04’s April 23 debut, hardware partners are gearing up to support the new Linux distribution. And, there’s even talk about a major hardware maker â€' a biggie, folks â€' showing a little more love for the new Ubuntu.Here are some clues about what’s coming.
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Sources: Canonical Preparing to Launch Ubuntu Appliances

07/24/2008  I
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Canonical is working with partners to potentially launch Ubuntu Server appliances at LinuxWorld Expo, according to open source industry sources who met with The VAR Guy at OSCON.Here's the scoop.
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Dell Ships Ubuntu 9.04 Systems Ahead of Windows 7 Launch

09/05/2009  IIII
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Dell’s U.S. website has started offering Ubuntu 9.04 on a Mini 10V and Inspiron 15N laptop. The move comes less than two months before Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch â€' essentially reinforcing Dell’s commitment to Ubuntu. But will Dell pre-load Ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop PC?Here’s some analysis.
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Canonical Engages Ubuntu Software Partners

05/02/2009  IIIIIII
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Plenty of people jumped on the bandwagon when Ubuntu 9.04 debuted on April 23. But independent software vendors (ISVs) were mostly absent from the launch party. Fast forward to Ubuntu 9.10’s anticipated launch in October 2009, and Canonical hopes to deliver a far more impressive ISV story.Here’s the scoop.
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The future of Windows should be open source

07/19/2007  III
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In a recent interview with Microsoft's COO Kevin Turner, the executive was asked about the future of Windows. In response, Turner had this to say:"Certainly, this last year has been an unprecedented year for Vista and Office and the launch," Turner said."And we are still committed to the desktop. There will be another release and launch of a Vista-type operating system. [And] there will be another release of Office."
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Google talks Chrome OS, HTML5, and the future of software

01/20/2010  IIII
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On the last day of November, 2009, after the initial rush of excitement around Google's Chrome OS launch had quieted a bit, Ryan Paul and I sat down with Matthew Papakipos, the engineering director for the Chrome OS project, and Eitan Bencuya, from Google PR. I had done my best to sort out the why's and wherefore's of Google's first consumer OS effort in my initial launch coverage but I still had many questions about the past, present, and future of the project.
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