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Larry Dignan

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Larry Dignan is the former Editor in Chief of ZDNet. He was most recently Executive Editor of News and Blogs at ZDNet. Prior to that, he was executive news editor at eWeek and news editor at Baseline. He also served as the East Coast news e…ditor and finance editor at CNET News.com. Larry has covered the technology and financial services industry since 1995, publishing articles in WallStreetWeek.com, Inter@ctive Week, The New York Times, and Financial Planning magazine. He's a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism and the University of Delaware.

Larry Dignan has nothing to disclose. He does not hold investments in the technology companies he covers.

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Samsung's Tizen, LG's WebOS finally in winner's circle after long list of miscues

Samsung's Tizen, LG's WebOS finally in winner's circle after long list of miscues

Tizen and WebOS were supposed to be contenders in smartphones, but it never worked out. But for smart TVs, these also-ran platforms became stars.

March 16, 2021 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

Marc Fleury out at Red Hat

Marc Fleury out at Red Hat

Dana Gardner reports that Marc Fleury is out at Red Hat. His statement: "I have done what I can to help Red Hat succeed.

February 8, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

Linux matures (and goes way corporate) as OSDL and FSG merge

Linux matures (and goes way corporate) as OSDL and FSG merge

First, the Open Source Development Lab lays off a third of its staff in December. Now it's merging with the Free Software Standards Foundation Group in a deal that may have been brokered by IBM, HP and Intel.

January 21, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

Analyst: Red Hat doesn't sweat Microsoft-Novell, Oracle

Analyst: Red Hat doesn't sweat Microsoft-Novell, Oracle

Red Hat has its share of battles: Microsoft's partnership with Novell to distribute SUSE and Oracle targeting Linux support. But four months after these alleged Red Hat killers launched they have yet to land a body blow.

February 12, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

News to know: SES; Ubuntu; IBM chip; Google galore

News to know: SES; Ubuntu; IBM chip; Google galore

Notable headlines:Ubuntu's new Linux sports debugging tool.IBM connects chips for better bandwidth.

April 11, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

News to know: Microsoft patch 7-pack; H-1B; Java joy; Mozilla gets social

News to know: Microsoft patch 7-pack; H-1B; Java joy; Mozilla gets social

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Microsoft fits 7 patches into .ANI emergency update.

April 3, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

News to know: Google in NYC; Flash vs. Java; Craigslist smut; Microsoft patches

News to know: Google in NYC; Flash vs. Java; Craigslist smut; Microsoft patches

Notable headlines: Donna Bogatin: Google challenges NYC software engineers. Ed Burnette: Is Flash better than Java?

April 5, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

No Larry Ellispin zone: Yahoo still dating Red Hat

No Larry Ellispin zone: Yahoo still dating Red Hat

On Oracle's earnings conference call CEO Larry Ellison said the company displaced Red Hat for Linux support at Yahoo. The truth is a bit more nuanced.

March 21, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

News to know: Intertainer patent suit; Vista's RAM issues

News to know: Intertainer patent suit; Vista's RAM issues

Headlines of the day:Intertainer Patent Lawsuit Names Leading Technology Firms (Apple, Google, Napster).Speaking of lawsuits does Apple have a music monopoly issue?

January 2, 2007 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO

News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?

September 18, 2008 by Larry Dignan in Open Source

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