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Is Microsoft playing well with others?

Is Microsoft playing well with others?Everyone sems to be confused as to what this is.Is this designed to help "open source" in anyway? The anser is a resounding no. It is to help Microsoft Customers that have a mixed environment, nothing more.I suppose an example might be my...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, anser, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-04-07

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Cash for clunkers: one man's story

THIS FROM AN EMAIL I JUST RECEIVED FROM ZDNET READER: I reluctantly traded a 1989 Ford Crown Victoria 24/32 mpg (city/highway)for a VW Jetta TDI which is supposed to get 29/41 mpg but actually delivers 38/50 mpg. I bought the Crown Vic used in 1991 with 10,000 miles and I...

Tags: Income, Ford Motor Co., Government, Personal Finance, Taxes, E-mail, Insurance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Operational Accounting, Finance, Online Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-04

NAB "spindoctoring" on whitespace

NAB "spindoctoring" on whitespaceAbout rightNow if the NAB can make a reasonable case that granting the spectrum in question would make their own services significantly less reliable (interference, etc) and explain how (ie. make a technical case, instead of relying on demagoguery and spin), then their position will merit more...

Tags: TVs, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, spectrum, cable, TV, radio, Internet

Discussion threads 2007-09-12

Labels sue XM over music-storing 'mothership'

Labels sue XM over music-storing 'mothership'From the story"XM said the device does not allow consumers to transfer recorded content."Sounds a lot like recording to a cassette tape to me.greed at workhow is that different from recording a song on a tape?Cha-ching!Clearly, there will be no solution to this until the...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, XM Satellite Radio Inc., radio

Discussion threads 2006-05-17

Senators propose taxing Internet shopping

Senators propose taxing Internet shoppingProblems AboundA while back I tried to do online pictures with a Wal-Mart less than 2 miles from my house and in the same taxing jurisdiction county. The sales tax in our county at the time was 7.5%. For some reason, Wal-Mart wanted to...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Internet shopping, U.S. Congress, Internet, tax, transaction tax

Discussion threads 2005-12-22

Gates: 'Information overload' is overblown

Gates: 'Information overload' is overblownIt keeps getting earlier...Not to jump on the latest buzzword bandwagon, but vaporware comes to mind. It's awfully early to hype the next version of Office since it isn't expected out for quite some time. But heck, the same can be said for Xbox...

Tags: E-mail, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2005-05-19

Survey: Dell customer satisfaction unsatisfactory

Survey: Dell customer satisfaction unsatisfactoryAnd Outsourcing saves money?Well, the benefits of outsourcing lost customer confidence and sales. :(Not surprised......Every Dell I've used has suffered a hardware failue. Every last one. 2 desktops and 6 laptops. Thankfully, none were mine, but were purchased by the companies I worked for. Each laptop...

Tags: Product marketing, Outsourcing, Notebooks, customer satisfaction, survey, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-06-28