Linux, a clone of UNIX operating systems, is free to download, but users still pay for service and support. Maybe there is such a thing as a free lunch — when it comes to computer programs, at least.

Even though the need to have local content online has increased the demand for software, access to genuine software is limited due to the high costs of acquiring them. But the market is not entirely ...

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What operating system do you use? For some, that question may as well be posed in Latin or Sanskrit. For others, it’s an invitation to have a heated debate about the benefits of GUI vs. command line, ...

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed a gathering of software industry leaders in Boston Wednesday, touting his company’s vision for a bright future, while casting doubt on alternatives to his company ...

Linux is finding another inroad into the computing world besides PCs and servers. In a market report on handheld computers due out by the end of the month from research firm IDC, analysts will be ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Both Fedora and Ubuntu are great Linux distributions.Each distribution has a lot to offer various user ...

Recent statistics released by W3Counter reveal that the market share of Windows 98 fell from 1.44 percent to 1.34 percent in August, reducing it to the same level of popularity as the open source ...