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Leading US search engines in April 2008

Leading US search engines in April 2008Gosh! What a surprise!Look at those numbers and the Bloatfarm is again the cellar-smeller in search.Why could that be?Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the great dungheap has no monopoly position from which to harass and coerce customers. Maybe...

Tags: Financial accounting, Bloatfarm, developer, search engine

Discussion threads 2008-05-17

Microsoft's Core Search VP now findable

Microsoft's Core Search VP now findableHe actually left the Bloatfarm!Wow, this is a switch. He actually left the BloatFarm and entered the real world and was rehired.Maybe someone at the Redmond funny farm CAN see behind all that obtuse HR crap that is force fed to the Softies and...

Tags: MSFT, Bloatfarm, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-16

Microsoft set to roll out 2.0 'Origami' pack for ultra-mobile PCs

Microsoft set to roll out 2.0 'Origami' pack for ultra-mobile PCsCan you say "Terminal Services"?Think of a plumber, or anybody who comes to your house or business working off of a printed work order. They get their work order, make changes to the order if necessary, mark it complete, trigger...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Corp., ultramobile PC, Bloatfarm, hardware, PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

Securing Microsoft: Inviting the hackers inside

Securing Microsoft: Inviting the hackers insideUnpaid Quality Assurance for the Bloatfarm?The problem is that the Bloatfarm architecture is inherently unsafe and leaky. It was designed that way to obtain "buy-in" back when MS had world dominance in its sights.When it turned out that Windows and every MS app was,...

Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., hacker, Bloatfarm, Securing, Microsoft Windows, security

Discussion threads 2007-12-04

Google launches universal email migration API

Google launches universal email migration APII don't get it......somebody help me understand...Just don't see it yet. Is this a 'good thing'?good thing?Migration tools are good things....in this case good for google given that the barrier to porting is lower....more openness is good. But, don't expect legions of enterprise to...

Tags: Migration Tool, API, Redmond Bloatfarm, Google Inc., Bloatfarm, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

About that leaked Windows 7 feature-request list...

About that leaked Windows 7 feature-request list...Why Ask For Feedback, If You Intend To Ignore It?Microsoft goes to the trouble to compile a list of features that everyone wants, but they will not deliver.Microsoft can now say:"We know you wanted that new file system, to bad!!!""We know you wanted security,...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Stripped-down 'MinWin' kernel to be at the core of Windows 7 and more

Stripped-down 'MinWin' kernel to be at the core of Windows 7 and moreWiat for the law suitI agree, it does sound like a Linux Kernal.Now all we have to do is wait for Microsoft to sue Linux for violating their minimum kernel patent.I've been expecting Microsoft to start using Linux...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Kudo, MinWin, Linux, kernel, Bloatfarm, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-10-19

Microsoft responds to IBM's free competitor (Lotus Symphony) to MS-Office

Microsoft responds to IBM's free competitor Lotus Symphony to MS-OfficeWhy buy Office?I was content to use Office as long as I didn't have to pay for it. The first time I was faced with the decision, I downloaded Open Office. It does everything I need and more. ...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Office pricing, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Microsoft Office, free competitor, Bloatfarm, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2007-09-18

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage system down for the count?

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage system down for the count?The WGA Team Resolved This Issue Quickly!To the very, very few that eXPerienced an issue with validating Windows XP or Windows Vista, the problem was resolved in short order. Anyone who did eXPerience an issue should visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspxand click on "Validate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Bloatfarm, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-25

Inside one PC buyer's mind (aka: A message for Michael Dell, Microsoft and other PC makers)

Inside one PC buyer's mind (aka: A message for Michael Dell, Microsoft and other PC makers)Interesting concept"But, the more I think about it, the more I realize that Sue is 100 percent right to not know what operating system she's using."Too bad, to not know there are alternatives to the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RAID, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Bloatfarm, PC

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

Additional Resources

Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints; no Start customizations and stylus still required

Apple is safe.Point release or not, Microsoft is under the gun to come up with something better than this retread if they want to stay in the mobile device business. Make no mistake, the handset makers are not just disappointed, they are steaming about Microsoft's inability to keep up, because...

Tags: Keyboards, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless and Mobility, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, touch screen, Windows Mobile 6.5, ringer, mobile, Finger-friendly, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction

RE: Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction Still thieves not "innovators".failed to live up to his role as "gatekeeper"...In English, that translates to "We lost, therefore somebody must have cheated." Microsoft as a company clearly believes that it simply can do no wrong. They must have attended the...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, I4i, Word injunction

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Apple???s Q3 2009: best non-holiday quarter in company history

Apple???s Q3 2009: best non-holiday quarter in company historyOh, my.It appears that quite a few "Laptop Hunters" (maybe those who weren't paid off by Microsoft) have been hunting for non-PCs.Wow! Is it ever quiet in here! It will be interesting...to compare these results to those of the BloatFarm. Unlike...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Ad, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., netbook, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

'Cashmere': Another (possible) destination on Microsoft's embedded roadmap

'Cashmere': Another possible destination on Microsoft's embedded roadmapGee...an improved browser.You think?The BloatFarm should have had a better browser back in 2002 instead of that dissipated, shrunken, ie monopoly defender that it is been inserting. WinMo is roadkill to most other mobile Oses, particularly iPhone/iPod Touch.By the time this is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Web browsers, Strategy, Cashmere, Microsoft Corp., WinMo

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Microsoft's Zune HD ... looks an awful lot like an iPod touch to me

Microsoft's Zune HD ... looks an awful lot like an iPod touch to meYummy looks and likely better sound than any iPod Looks are good and the Zune has similar or better features as the iPod Touch and if it is anything like previous Zunes it has superior sound...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Zune HD, awful lot, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6

Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6I upgraded to IE8 and my productivity has increased due to tabs, accelerators, and webslices. Everything on the corporate intranet works fine and haven't had any issues with it....

Tags: Web browsers, Software as a Service (SaaS), Strategy, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, information technology, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarter

Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarterMac sales plummet!Apple is spiraling down! Losing business! Watch the stock price sink as well! Oh, wait a minute...RE: Apple beats for Q2; calls it best non-holiday quarterAh but there is a new Zune coming out - i bet they are terrified!!!...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Netbook hardware, Apple Inc., netbook, non-holiday quarter

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Windows Mobile: What

Windows Mobile: WhatIt is a race between WM and AndroidFor me, the race is between Microsoft improving its WM software and Android improving its hardware selection. I really like the Android OS but the hardware choice is totally lacking. I really like WM hardware (the HTC Touch Diamond is the...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, hardware, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-02-04

Microsoft to deliver free anti-malware to Windows users

Microsoft to deliver free anti-malware to Windows usersI like its adblock and flash block tho.I cannot go on internet without them.Please elaborate......Why do you not like it? I'm not saying your wrong I'm just interested to know.You've got questions, we've got answers:[i]Do you trust Microsoft to provide security software?[/i]No more...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., anti-Malware, UAC, Morro, security, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

I'm a PC: We don't say the "V" word any more

I'm a PC: We don't say the "V" word any moreI dislike Apple even more than Microsoft, but I love the adsApple is, of course, a horribly restrictive company towards it's customers. Nasty as can be, even worse than Microsoft. Plus they make their customers pay through the nose.But they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), sh*t, John Hodgman, apple ad, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-20