Posts tagged Amazon
Put Your Servers in the Cloud with Amazon EC2 and Ubuntu
May 4th
Cloud services are all the rage today, although some of my fellow Linux Journal staffers may scoff when they hear me say that. Cloud services is a nebulous term that can mean anything from completely hosted services (like Gmail) to virtualized, leased servers, such as those provided by Amazon’s EC2 service. And, the latter is the subject of this article. more>>
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Amazon refunds PS3 owners
Apr 12th
Amazon refunds PS3 owners
A PlayStation 3 owner has received a rebate from Amazon after a software update from Sony prevented users from installing other operating systems on the console
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Amazon Wastes Money, Pays Microsoft for Linux
Feb 28th
Amazon Wastes Money, Pays Microsoft for Linux
Redmond has claimed that Linux violates more than 200 of Microsoft’s patents for years. There’s one little problem with this assertion: It’s not true.
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Microsoft, Amazon strike patent deal covering Kindle and Linux
Feb 25th
Microsoft, Amazon strike patent deal covering Kindle and Linux
Tech Flash: “…as part of the deal, Microsoft says it’s granting Amazon patent-related “coverage” for its use of open-source and proprietary technologies in its Kindle e-reader, and its use of Linux-based computer servers.”
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Amazon, Microsoft sign patent deal
Feb 23rd
Amazon, Microsoft sign patent deal
Under the terms of the deal, which covers both the Kindle and Amazon’s use of Linux-based servers, the online retailer will pay Microsoft an undisclosed sum.
Read more on CNET