HP to buy slim Linux OS from Phoenix

[Posted June 11, 2010 by ris]

BusinessWeek reports that Hewlett-Packard will buy Linux-based OS and client virtualization assets from Phoenix Technologies. "HP will buy HyperSpace, a watered-down version of the Linux OS that allows users to surf the Web, view digital images or check e-mail just a few seconds after switching on a PC. The OS works on netbooks, laptops and desktops."

HP to buy slim Linux OS from Phoenix

Posted Jun 12, 2010 4:53 UTC (Sat) by jspaleta (subscriber, #50639) [Link]

So...

HP is going to be cultivating its own instant-on linux solution instead of using DeviceVM's Splashtop or Canonical's new instant-on offering? Hmm... I wonder if this is going to prompt Dell to cultivate their own in-house instant-on technology for their Latitude-On brand of instant-on instead of using a partner solution. Is Latitude-On currently a Splashtop rebrand?

-jef

HP to buy slim Linux OS from Phoenix

Posted Jun 12, 2010 12:00 UTC (Sat) by salimma (subscriber, #34460) [Link] (2 responses)

Isn't MeeGo fast enough for these tasks too? A bit odd to be buying a solution right now; the only thing missing from the standard MeeGo install is a DVD player.

HP to buy slim Linux OS from Phoenix

Posted Jun 13, 2010 21:20 UTC (Sun) by palapa (guest, #612) [Link] (1 responses)

As I understand it, the Phoenix technology can run with hardware assisted virtualization, so it can run live along with the installed OS.

HP to buy slim Linux OS from Phoenix

Posted Jun 15, 2010 8:07 UTC (Tue) by liljencrantz (guest, #28458) [Link]

Why wouldn't MeeGo be able to do this too?

I'm surprised nobody uses ChromeOS for this

Posted Jun 14, 2010 2:44 UTC (Mon) by lakeland (guest, #1157) [Link] (3 responses)

I'd have thought it would cut down on the company's development while delivering a better product. I'm sure Phoenix's offering is fine, but I'd have thought with the amount of effort Google is putting in you will both get a better product and some reasonable likelihood that the product will continue to improve much faster than Phoenix's.

I'm surprised nobody uses ChromeOS for this

Posted Jun 14, 2010 4:55 UTC (Mon) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link] (2 responses)

Maybe they don't like using vaporware?

As for "continue to improve": Phoenix / HP are not the only ones working on improving Linux.

I'm surprised nobody uses ChromeOS for this

Posted Jun 14, 2010 5:07 UTC (Mon) by lakeland (guest, #1157) [Link] (1 responses)

Vapourware? http://getchrome.eu/download.php

I didn't claim Phoenix/HP were the only one working on improving Linux - I was implicitly assuming that since both Phoenix and Google are using a Linux base then the contributions by others would be equal for both, and the differentiating factor is the work done specifically by Phoenix/HP or Google. Effectively I was treating Linux as 'upstream'.

I don't see what's wrong with that assumption.

I'm surprised nobody uses ChromeOS for this

Posted Jun 16, 2010 15:29 UTC (Wed) by Tobu (subscriber, #24111) [Link]

There are a few things wrong with that link:

It's not really ChromeOS, but a suse and gnome-based distribution
There is no link to the various projects' source code
The deliberate choice of name and graphics theme is creating some confusion.

Accept only the genuine article!