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The browser company Opera has signed up to the Symbian Foundation, a Nokia-led consortium that was set up in June to turn the Symbian mobile operating system into an open-source platform.
Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP.
In a few years' time, almost all businesses will use open source, according to Gartner whether IT managers know it or not.
Microsoft has turned to spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt in the open-source market because it cannot win against open source on price, according to Linus Torvalds.
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A hacker group specializing in software for Microsoft's Xbox has announced the release of the first full version of Linux for the game console.
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