September 6, 2011
Ultrabooks: Price to hamper initial demand
ZDNet
Larry Dignan reports on PC vendors playing it safe with ultrabook inventory.
“Meanwhile, you just know prices will fall. Why buy an ultrabook for above $1,000 when this skinny laptop will go for $699 or so in six months?”
HP plucks webOS team out of departing PC division
The Register
Paul Kunert looks at where the team has gone.
“The other half of the business HP acquired from Palm – the hardware element – will continue to reside in its Personal Systems Group that will likely be spun out once the globocorp has considered all the options on the table.”
Red Hat wants user feedback for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
The VAR Guy
Dave Courbanou reports that Red Hat is seeking user feedback.
“Pop on over to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Ideas discussion group, and get your comments on. Red Hat wants your input because it’s looking to expand RHEL’s use cases, in addition to ensuring the next version is better than any previous version released.”