Nigeria favors Linux vendor Mandriva over Microsoft once more (InfoWorld)

Nigeria favors Linux vendor Mandriva over Microsoft once more (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft may not have beaten French�Linux vendor Mandriva�in a large deal to supply Nigerian elementary schools with laptop computers and software after all.

China's Founder agrees to preinstall Windows on more PCs (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Founder Technology Group, China's second-largest PC maker, agreed to preinstall Windows Vista on laptop computers and commercial desktops, closing a loophole in an earlier deal with Microsoft that potentially exempted commercial PCs from agreements to preinstall Windows.

Phoenix Technologies tries again with instant-on apps (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - It's four years since Phoenix Technologies last tried to boot up the market for�instant-on notebook PCs�and now it's trying again with a new software platform called HyperSpace.

Taiwan to benefit from low-priced notebook computers - Fitch