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Angst over Mozilla's money is misplaced

Angst over Mozilla's money is misplacedMozilla ResourcesI'm told that the whole idea behind Open Source is that it be Free. But wait a minute. Developing software is difficult, incredibly difficult. Are all these open source developers rich people who don't need a pay check? I'm a programmer and I always...

Tags: Developing Software, settlement, Ubuntu, Mozilla Corp., open source, anti-Trust, software, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Antitrust is a scurvy dog

Antitrust is a scurvy dogyes, there are lots of other balant monopolies around, butthat does not mean that M$ should get a pass!The worst are probably the 'natural monopolies' and for me, the most expensive are the 'hubs' created by airllines on most airports.The difference is the fact the the...

Tags: Corporate law, Anti-trust, Toyota Motor Corp., Microsoft Corp., antitrust

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from us

Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from usGood pointIf MS had taken a softer line with the DOJ and the states in the late 1990s, they would almost certainly not now be under a consent decree.Computerworld's Frank Hayes did suggest a voluntary breakup. He may well have been...

Tags: Corporate law, Computerworld, Anti-trust law, Anti-trust, U.S. Department of Justice, antitrust, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

CES and Macworld amount to zip -- until we get better interplay among the companies controlling the parts

CES and Macworld amount to zip -- until we get better interplay among the companies controlling the partscouldn't agree moreblogged about it as well from slightly different angle:http://blog.nextblitz.com/blog/2007/01/iphone_steve_jo.htmlcompletely agreeGreat post - I blogged similar from slightly different angle:http://blog.nextblitz.com/blog/2007/01/iphone_steve_jo.htmlAnti-trust ruling was bad[i]Do we see Microsoft even close to leading in pursuit...

Tags: VOIP, Apple Inc., successful competitor, convergence, Microsoft Corp., anti-Trust, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-01-07

Intel to reveal foreign info in antitrust case

Intel to reveal foreign info in antitrust caseWhat has that to do with MADs anti-trust whining?Oh yeah, absolutely nothing. AMD, get off your back side and COMPETE.Misguided socialist sophismsOnly the state can ever cause monopolies to form, through deceptive regulations and unethical IP laws. The Sherman Act has...

Tags: Corporate law, SECURITY, Processors, Network technology, Sherman Act, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, Intel Corp., anti-Trust

Discussion threads 2006-12-28

Quaero and industrial policy

Quaero and industrial policyAirbus success requires government intervention with Boeing.John you forget to say that a good deal of the Airbus success is due to the EU commision constantly trying to find someway to bring anti-trust charges against Boeing. The argument they put forth is that because Boeing has...

Tags: Quaero Corp., Boeing Co., Airbus, anti-Trust

Discussion threads 2006-03-22

Windows anti-spyware to come free of charge

Windows anti-spyware to come free of chargeAs it should be... but now what about anti-trust?I agree MS should at least try to fix the problems it created.. but what about anti-trust issues?by giving it away freethey are going to drive addaware out of business!!! Destroying addaware's business model of giving...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Now Let, anti-Trust, Microsoft Corp., anti-spyware, Microsoft Windows, spyware

Discussion threads 2005-02-15

EU plans Microsoft ruling for Wednesday

EU plans Microsoft ruling for WednesdayThey need to stick to their guns...Otherwise all companies will begin to think that Antitrust in the EU is a joke.Oh, now THAT'S cute:It's "Windows [i]near-[/i]monopoly" now instead of simply a monopoly.Here we go with Revisionist History.Santa Clause is coming on Wednesday!I hope that the...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, Digital music, Anti-trust, Santa Clause, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Linux

Discussion threads 2004-12-20

Can Microsoft buy RealNetworks' silence?

Can Microsoft buy RealNetworks' silence?Maybe MS can build up Apple against Realand they can continue to trade barbs over the iPod.Man, it would be worth a pretty penny to tilt the scales in Europe.I guess that was part of what they got by paying Novel half a billion, though a...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, RealNetworks Inc., anwer, anti-Trust, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-11-12

EU's Intel probe highlights regulation tussle with U.S.

EU's Intel probe highlights regulation tussle with U.S.did they say Oil Cartels are exempt because they are controlled?[i]But he said the differences are easy to overstate. The EU is aligned with the United States on most major issues of competition policy, particularly in well-established areas such as [b]price fixing cases...

Tags: Litigation, Intel Corp., Mario Monti, anti-Trust, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-06-08

EC's Microsoft ruling--a big mistake

EC's Microsoft ruling--a big mistakeAnti-trust needed...Capitalism has proven to be the best economic system for humans. Having said that, capitalism only really works when practiced by people of integrity. Unfortunately there are people and companies who will abuse power to cripple capitalist mechanisms such as competition.When a company abuses monopoly...

Tags: Leadership, Digital music, Digital media, Telecom & Utilities, tech industry, Microsoft Corp., capitalism, Anti-trust

Discussion threads 2004-03-30

Health case could help out Microsoft appeal

Health case could help out Microsoft appealThe real MS problem goes unaddressedWhen is MS going to be forced to pay for the damage the its poorly written software has caused to countless users. No company has ever gotten by with selling dangerous products to the consumer. Especially when...

Tags: Strategy, Sales force management, SECURITY, health care, Anti-trust, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2004-03-24

IBM donates code to open-source project

IBM donates code to open-source projectlooks like peoplegiving up on the netbeans project and starting over again, they really keep trying to make a vb look alike don't theyand they said they worked for free"with a $40 million grant by IBM"but they also said free as in beer, and 40...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., open source, Anti-trust, job

Discussion threads 2003-11-19

Additional Resources

News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista

Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

SaaS failures are 'betrayals of trust' [podcast]

Software as a service SaaS deployments have become an increasingly significant part of the enterprise software environment. Given this growing importance, it's time to examine IT failure in the SaaS world. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Software, Podcast, Software-as-a-service, SaaS Failure, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-07-08

U.K's most spammed person receives 44,000 spam emails daily

When you get so much spam that your anti-spam provider decides to use you in a marketing campaign, your spam problem turns into an asset for the community, and researchers running honeypots can only envy you for the sample of spam emails you receive on a daily basis. According to...

Tags: Orange PCS, Internet Service Provider, U.K, Spam Email, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-08

The importance of Ratproxy

In a way it's a server-side anti-viral, aimed at catching injections of malware as they happen. Thus any Web host which wants to be honest and fight the bad guys can, proactively and in the background. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Web, Enterprise Security, Security Audit, Ratproxy, Caturday, Web Hosting, Channel Management, Security, Internet, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-08

AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner

A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah.  Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...

Tags: Web, Web Site, Whirlpool Corp., Search Result, Slashdot, AVG, LinkScanner, Web Site Development, Search, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Ticking bombs in enterprise land

I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKenna  where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...

Tags: Software, Audit, Francine, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Twitter as a PayPal killer? Umm, not so fast

Twitter as a PayPal killer? Umm, not so fastTwitter? PayPal? StabI remark your words... "stability"What happens is twitter down?Like 20% of time in last week.Refunds me?No way.I dont trust in twitter for manage my cash.

Tags: PayPal, Twitter-A, not-so

Discussion threads 2008-07-07