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Android pushes Motorola into black - Business - News
commentary Google's revelation today that it will create its own operating system will bring just one reaction from operating system enthusiasts worldwide. "Not another Linux distribution," they'll cry. They'll say this because if there is one problem that the Linux and open source community has suffered repeatedly over the past two decades, it's been fragmentation. It was bad enough that the Unix
Android pushes Motorola into black - Business - News
Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4? In this video, we take to Sydney's streets to find out what people think of what they think is a Windows 7 demonstration. Embed the video on your own site: <object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.zdnet.com.au/video/embed/22470997"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://
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