In regards to Cambridge and Ndiyo, they are nowhere near the capability to mass produce yet, so we have not seen economies of scale. There is certainly nothing in a Ndiyo that is so sophisticated that it would not be as cheap as say, an NComputing device, once they sign up enough manufacturers to license it. As to "Biblical" definitions of the country of Israel, that's a lot more complicated. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Levant_830.svg For many, many years there was no "Country" of Israel, even in Biblical times. Biblical "Israel" actually only inhabited the northern part of the geographic region which is the State of Israel controls today. Much like medieval Europe and ancient Greece throughout the biblical period there were a number of city states, such as Jerusalem (Judah) where Israelite and Semetic tribes resided. You also had the Caananites (Phoenicians) and the Philistines (of which the modern word "Palestine" and "Palestinian" derives from), and Edom, all living in the area which we call "Israel" and the Palestinian controlled territories today. »

NComputing doesn't have a product that is a good Linux solution yet, its designed primarily for Windows systems. They expect to have a Linux-compatible product by 4Q 2008. »

Hey Chuck. :) Well, remember that it's only been since December of 2005 when Server 2003 R2 was released, and that was a major improvement from just a service pack. Thats just only a little over 2 years ago. Other than the Hyper-V, which is an indeed an excellent hypervisor technology, 2008 doesn't seem to be that huge an improvement over 2003 R2. »

At Linux Magazine we like to differentiate ourselves between the other publications that cover Linux -- we consider ourselves an Open Standards and Open Systems publication above all else. Linux is simply a kernel by which many open components sit, and as we are more geared towards enterprise computing, it is inevitable that we have to deal with cross platform and interoperability issues, which is why we frequently have articles that cover Open Source applications on Windows and virtualization technologies that permit Linux and Windows to exist heterogeneously, which is how the real world of IT actually works. Additionally, as Windows is currently the dominant desktop platform and Linux is competing with it for market share, it is also important that we point out why Linux is eclipsing Windows in terms of hardware compatibility, performance and ease of use, so that IT shops as well as consumers can make educated choices. »

It's really pissing me off that I can't get a Slanket, at any price point. I'm guessing you cornered the market on them, Bryan. »