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- Microsoft claims Office OpenXML standard Czechmate
- Microsoft claims Office OpenXML standard CzechmateM$ should withdraw OOXML fron ISOotherwise the OSS will speak out and M$ will have be embarased by the vote made by informed membbers.An eventual adoption of OOXML will cause backlash from FOSS loving countries and riots in Europe.MS Buyed votes in my countryFirst, sorry...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, ISO, boycott
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure
- German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closureThe free market at work. There are a lot of very smart people in Romania,and they deserve jobs. The wages must equalize over Europe eventually . . .RE: German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closureSmart isn't the point. The point is that...
- Tags: Benefits, German union, plant closure, boycott, closure, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Rebuilding a competitive Internet market
- One of the comments on the previous thread got to me. "The only way to deal with companies not providing you with the service you want is to boycott them. They have a right to run their ISP any way they want just as long as they are upfront...
- Tags: Broadband, Fact, Boycott, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- Today's Internet radio boycott won't matter
- Today's Internet radio boycott won't matterBetter alternativeInstead of turning off the internet radio that "they" are trying to squash anyway....Why don't we quit buying CDs/Downloads until July 15th and ONLY listen to Internet radio.That might get the attention of the folks who get paid for the sales (and probably don't...
- Tags: Internet radio, boycott, radio
- Discussion threads 2007-06-26
- Microsoft, Samsung in patent swap deal
- Microsoft, Samsung in patent swap dealExcellent for users!WHine about it all you like but eliminating *possible* issues for users is a very good thing, even if it makes Stallman's hair fall out.boycott $amsungBoycott:that should be the natural consequence of doing bussines with M$ against Linux best ineterest!Microsoft is wrongThese deals...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Corp., boycott, zealot, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-19
- Pandora founder: help save Internet radio
- Pandora founder: help save Internet radioBoycottDon't buy any music either as a download or CD/Album for 6 months.Oh, that is right!I live in America were organizing a boycott is a fruitless task.If you are really tired of the RIAA stop supporting them.Artist Royalities?Hmm, funny how they want to increase royalties...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, RIAA, MPAA, boycott, radio, Internet radio
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Gates won't cross China government
- Gates won't cross China governmentGod, what a cheap shotNot only is Farber's column a cheap shot, it smacks of hypocrisy, opportunism, and either a lack of knowledge of world affairs or a purposeful ignorance of what has been going in China for the last few decades.I suppose for Farber it...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Chinese Government, boycott
- Discussion threads 2006-01-28
- Group says Yahoo helped jail Chinese journalist
- Group says Yahoo helped jail Chinese journalistNo more Yahoo on my putersOk how do we boycott these b@stards? This is so wrong in so many ways. I usually defend companies that do business in China. I believe in free enterprise but in Yahoo's case I hope the...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Yahoo! Inc., boycott, Internet Service Provider
- Discussion threads 2005-09-06
- OASIS patent policy sparks boycott
- OASIS patent policy sparks boycottI'm not sure of the specificsBut if those guys are advocating the action - that's good enough for me. I refuse to implement OASIS . . .I thought one of the big plusses of OSS..was standards compliance.Guess not.selective boycottFrom the OASIS speaker, there are a dozen...
- Tags: Quality, rhetoric, OASIS, F/OSS, boycott, FOSS community, standards, open source
- Discussion threads 2005-02-22
- RIAA launches new file-swapping suits
- RIAA launches new file-swapping suitsTime for a changeThe RIAA sues people, they say the number of file swappers on Kazaa, etc. drop, but CD sales do not increase. Now why is that? Could it be that their tactics are doing nothing more than changing people's file swapping methods?Instead of...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, Apple iTunes, music industry, RIAA, file-swapping, boycott
- Discussion threads 2003-12-03
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- Mom, EFF fight back over take-down notices
- Mom, EFF fight back over take-down noticesIf Universal wins, America is doomedUniversal absolutely must not win this. It is the thin end of a [i]very[/i] dangerous wedge - will we be allowed to sing along to our ipods in the street, or in family videos? What about humming the tunes...
- Tags: EFF fight back, RIAA, member company, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-20
- Canadian court shutters torrent tracker
- Canadian court shutters torrent trackerJust Walk AwayI realize that most of the people on the internet are content junkies but the best way to deal with a for profit company that relies on sales to survive is to not buy their product. Don't download illegally and don't buy physical content....
- Tags: E-books, INTERNET, Intellectual property, Well Let, tracker, e-book, music
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- iPhone 3G: Initial reaction (updated 3x)
- I've had my iPhone 3G for about two hours, not enough time to do anything resembling a review, but I wanted to blog some of my early observations. Pictured are Rob Parker and I waiting in line in Atlantic City This post will be continually updated so...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, GPS, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Worldwide iPhone 3G rate plans compared
- Worldwide iPhone 3G rate plans comparedyou can also add the data to an existing voice plan nt.ntRogers Canada has backpeddledWell, kind of. [url=http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/09/tech-iphone.html] Rogers offers limited time reduction in rates. [/url]Until Aug. 31, Rogers will grant you the privilege of signing a 3 year contract for $30/month which gives you...
- Tags: Cellular phones, 3G, Apple iPhone, Rogers, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch, TELUS Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Reiser leads police to wife's body, gets 15 years
- Reiser leads police to wife's body, gets 15 yearsLinux's community should boycott the Reiser file systemLinux's community should boycott the Reiser file system, in respect of person he killed
- Tags: Linux, Reiser File System, Reiser
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worse
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worseshould we?Well, they force compliance on us on a number of other health issues. We are prohibited from injesting a wide variety of substances in the name of health. As far "should they" goes, I won't comment. But why they are or arn't, I'm almost...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, Carbohydrate, epidemic, protein, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Developers criticize Nvidia, other holdouts for hindering Linux desktop
- Developers criticize Nvidia, other holdouts for hindering Linux desktopInteresting[i]We have repeatedly found them to be detrimental to Linux users, businesses and the greater Linux ecosystem,” the letter stated. “Such modules negate the openness, stability, flexibility and maintainability of the Linux development model and shut their users off from the expertise...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux desktop, Nvida, desktop, EXT, NVidia Corp., Linux, ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins spammed through hacked accounts
- Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins spammed through hacked accountsIts funny...How people still fall for these tricks. I mean, who says "Hey, I've got a new friend, go check them out!" ? Clearly bogus.I'm Boycotting Facebook......for a month anyways because I'm so sick of the gossip and spam....
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Facebook, phishing
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?Well, it IS heart warming to know that there will be more competition nowthat the deal fell through. This is nothing but good for consumers.WD - MS has shed loads of dumb consumer money. Why not use it to build ...... something useful rather...
- Tags: Financial accounting, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXML
- Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXMLSo let me get this straight....... during an investigation of irregularities in the vote they are allowing an appeal after the dealine. Priceless!Glad to see it.When a company can't even implement their own creation that speaks for itself.No surprise on...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Venezuelan Government, ISO, Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, irregularity
- Discussion threads 2008-06-02
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