<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:s="http://updates.zdnet.com/">
<channel>
	<title><![CDATA[boycott Resources | ZDNet]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[White papers, case studies, technical articles, and blog posts relating to boycott]]></description>
	<s:counts start="0" returned="18" found="18" />
	<language>en-us</language>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Science boycotts over envirnomental issues?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-13603-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71145&messageID=1370690&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[bad ideaSo, like, back in 1933, boycott Einstein and other scientists in Germany because you didn't like Nazi laws as of 1933?Probably not a good idea.Let's just boycott all other countries because they are all full of foreigners.Eco-worshippers are a bunch of crybabiesSure... let's boycott everyone that doesn't agree with...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Science boycotts over envirnomental issues?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=8382]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's an issue below the public opinion horizon, but one that could become crucial in future years.  Is it wise to boycott a nation's academic and scientists over that country's action or laws?  There's been some move in China to boycott over their population control law.  Other...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:17:16 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[Boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/harry+fuller.html"><![CDATA[Harry Fuller]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Will you be joining the Opera boycott?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=65665&messageID=1229926&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Will you be joining the Opera boycott?For itI've tried Opera several times, didn't care for it. I found it disorganized and unintuitive. Google, Firefox, and others have build up market share without gov't intervention why can't opera? because most people who try it, don't like it and don't pass it...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/opera+software+asa.html"><![CDATA[Opera Software ASA]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Windows enthusiasts launch 'Boycott Opera' campaign]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=65653&messageID=1229738&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows enthusiasts launch 'Boycott Opera' campaignYeah, ok, Apple too, along with Microsoft.I did forget Apple:  I don't get that either.  HansWhat is a "Windows Enthusiast"?This is something I don't understand.  I've never understood how someone could get behind a for profit company like this.  I could...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/opera+software+asa.html"><![CDATA[Opera Software ASA]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/windows+enthusiast.html"><![CDATA[Windows Enthusiast]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Should open source boycott Cisco's contest?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=56145&messageID=1061625&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Should open source boycott Cisco's contest?Its open source!If it is open source code, why shouldn't a company try to use it and integrate it into their solutions?  A contest like this is perfect for a company to be paid for their open source applications and try to get their...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/cisco+systems+inc..html"><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/open+source.html"><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CSCO</category>
		<category domain="tickers">CSCO</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Should open source boycott Microsoft?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=56036&messageID=1058948&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Should open source boycott Microsoft?I do everything on a case-by-case basisIf it's good software and there's good vendor support I'll use it. If it's bad software or there's poor vendor support I won't.You can have proprietary software that is good and well supported by its maker. You can have F/OSS...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/tools+%2526+techniques.html"><![CDATA[Tools & Techniques]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/open+source+boycott.html"><![CDATA[open source boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/open+source.html"><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/software.html"><![CDATA[software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/interoperability.html"><![CDATA[interoperability]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/apple+inc..html"><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AAPL</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">AAPL,MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Should open source boycott Microsoft?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=3253]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Personally I just think they're on the losing end, thanks to Moore's Second Law. Software complexity increases exponentially with computing power. The only way to bring costs within reason, over time, is to share them. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:16:21 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/philippines.html"><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[Boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/open+source.html"><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/dana+blankenhorn.html"><![CDATA[Dana Blankenhorn]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/dana+blankenhorn.html"><![CDATA[Dana Blankenhorn]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelog]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11408-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=51010&messageID=958221&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelogJust do it!Come on, you bought the iPhone because Brother Steve knows what's cool.  And what's good for you.  He wants you to update your phone, so just do it!  You'll thank him later.The morgue called.They said they found the...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/apple+inc..html"><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/apple+iphone.html"><![CDATA[Apple iPhone]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AAPL</category>
		<category domain="tickers">AAPL</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft claims Office OpenXML standard Czechmate]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45970&messageID=849293&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/iso+standards.html"><![CDATA[ISO standards]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/process+improvement.html"><![CDATA[Process improvement]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/ooxml.html"><![CDATA[OOXML]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/iso.html"><![CDATA[ISO]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9584-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=43278&messageID=800120&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/benefits.html"><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/german+union.html"><![CDATA[German union]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/plant+closure.html"><![CDATA[plant closure]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/closure.html"><![CDATA[closure]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/nokia+corp..html"><![CDATA[Nokia Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">NOK</category>
		<category domain="tickers">NOK</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Rebuilding a competitive Internet market]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1578]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:31:06 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/broadband.html"><![CDATA[Broadband]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/fact.html"><![CDATA[Fact]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[Boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/internet+service+providers+%2528isps%2529.html"><![CDATA[Internet Service Providers (ISPs)]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/internet.html"><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/broadband+internet.html"><![CDATA[Broadband Internet]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/network+technology.html"><![CDATA[Network Technology]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/telecommunications.html"><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/networking.html"><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/dana+blankenhorn.html"><![CDATA[Dana Blankenhorn]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Today's Internet radio boycott won't matter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10537-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=35493&messageID=653450&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/internet+radio.html"><![CDATA[Internet radio]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/radio.html"><![CDATA[radio]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft, Samsung in patent swap deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-3513-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=32821&messageID=603259&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/linux.html"><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/zealot.html"><![CDATA[zealot]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/samsung+electronics+co.+ltd..html"><![CDATA[Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">SEC</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT,SEC</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Pandora founder: help save Internet radio]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11743-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=32751&messageID=602257&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:31:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/advertising+%2526+promotion.html"><![CDATA[Advertising & Promotion]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/riaa.html"><![CDATA[RIAA]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/mpaa.html"><![CDATA[MPAA]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/radio.html"><![CDATA[radio]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/internet+radio.html"><![CDATA[Internet radio]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Gates won't cross China government]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=17167&messageID=339264&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/government.html"><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/vertical+industries.html"><![CDATA[Vertical industries]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/chinese+government.html"><![CDATA[Chinese Government]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Group says Yahoo helped jail Chinese journalist]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9588-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=13164&messageID=262464&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/internet+service+providers+%2528isps%2529.html"><![CDATA[Internet service providers (ISPs)]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/yahoo%2521+inc..html"><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/internet+service+provider.html"><![CDATA[Internet Service Provider]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">YHOO</category>
		<category domain="tickers">YHOO</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[OASIS patent policy sparks boycott]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9588-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=8403&messageID=169283&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/quality.html"><![CDATA[Quality]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/rhetoric.html"><![CDATA[rhetoric]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/oasis.html"><![CDATA[OASIS]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/f%252foss.html"><![CDATA[F/OSS]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/foss+community.html"><![CDATA[FOSS community]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/standards.html"><![CDATA[standards]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/open+source.html"><![CDATA[open source]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[RIAA launches new file-swapping suits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-3513-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=746&messageID=13464&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2003 13:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/peer+to+peer+%2528p2p%2529.html"><![CDATA[Peer to peer (P2P)]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/digital+media.html"><![CDATA[Digital media]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/apple+itunes.html"><![CDATA[Apple iTunes]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/music+industry.html"><![CDATA[music industry]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/riaa.html"><![CDATA[RIAA]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/file-swapping.html"><![CDATA[file-swapping]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/boycott.html"><![CDATA[boycott]]></category>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
