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- Psystar: Hoax or fraud?
- Psystar: Hoax or fraud?Looks like fraud to meIf they're taking prepaid orders but nobody can find their physical location, it's fairly certain it's a con game. In the unlikely event that the business turns out to be legit, I'll be happy to retract and apologize.clarifications. first of all you...
- Tags: Litigation, fraud, Psystar, Roberto Pedraza, compagny, Hoax, eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- Traditional software licensing: Why you pay more and a look at your options
- Traditional software licensing: Why you pay more and a look at your optionsYes, 20 years ago, software licensing was long term viable. That was then,this is now. For businesses NOW, going forward, software licensing is not long term viable. What they are saying is that what worked in the past,...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, software editor, compagny
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
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- Thoughts on Bill Gates
- Thoughts on Bill GatesGood lawyeringOne thing that is often forgotten is the fact that, when Gates purchased and licensed dos to IBM, the contract was the "killer app".It required IBM to pay for DOS on every machine whether they used it or not, while allowing MS to license DOS...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- The company people want Microsoft to be
- The company people want Microsoft to bewhat kind of compagny people want MS to beWell not very different that the one we have right now .... except no more fud ( if they have something again opensource just go to court and be done with it if linux...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- Digging into Psystar
- Digging into PsystarDigging into PsystarTwo options: 1) too good to be true, or 2) They really did not plan or prepare for the mediaEVERYONE knows this kind on news attracts a GREAT deal of attention, so I´m afraid its number one... Its all a sand castle...SHould have looked deeperpsystar.corp was...
- Tags: Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, Fax, Desktops, Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- End of the road for unlocked iPhones
- End of the road for unlocked iPhonesGet ready for a lawsuit Apple will losehttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-for-new-dmca-exceptions/[B]a new provision allowing circumvention of access controls in cell phone handsets that can prevent use of the phone on other wireless carriers (including using your GSM phone in Europe — sort of defeats the purpose of...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Google: The Anti-Microsoft
- Google: The Anti-MicrosoftWow, I'm beyond impressedSomeone finally has the courage to stand up and say the truth.You expose the double standards that exists in peoples judgement/perception of companies/world. How blatantly Google does things and gets away with it and whats worse people keep begging for more.Google has not monopoly, and...
- Tags: SEARCH, Cyberthreats, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-09
- EU hits Microsoft with $357 million fine
- EU hits Microsoft with $357 million fineIn Euro'sFor MS's comfort, in Euro's it's less and sound even better to cope with. ;)And the money goes to?Who? Who actually benefits?EU should stop using MS products until reconciledthat'll show MS. Plus they're working on using OSS solutions and centralizing on Linux...
- Tags: Sales force management, Microsoft Corp., commission
- Discussion threads 2006-07-12
- Is four Mac OS launches in 5 years really a good thing?
- Is four Mac OS launches in 5 years really a good thing?I would be willing to bet against that oneI think it's a safe bet MS will not be able to turn around another OS within 3 years.FUDSo many things...XP boots in 30 seconds? I'm still laughing over that one....
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., service pack, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
- OpenDocument standard ratified
- OpenDocument standard ratifiedJust a WAG but I would say...Office Automation and workflows would be a couple of places where Microsoft Office users would find .odf supported documents lacking.Like I said, just a WAG.Sounds like a good excuse.Was that your only one?Are you working with DRAMs? ntntStill waiting[i]However, Jason Matusow, Microsoft...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2006-05-03
- Microsoft looks for 'protection' money
- Microsoft looks for 'protection' moneyheres how it sounds...they sell you a boat with holes. then if you want to fix the leaks they will sell you the corks. they know there are holes. you choose, do you want a leaky system or do you want a leaky...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, PRETTY MUCH, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, security
- Discussion threads 2006-02-22
- Can anti-offshoring legislation really help?
- Can anti-offshoring legislation really help?Do those bills propose to stop outsourcing both ways?Remember that some of the biggest employers in our country is Toyota and Honda. In some states, they're the biggest employers. Outsourcing cuts both ways.Start With IT Journalists and CEOsI say start with outsourcing IT journalist...
- Tags: anti-offshoring, information technology, offshoring, job, outsourcing
- Discussion threads 2005-12-05
- DRM - A necessary evil
- DRM - A necessary evil2 second hereDRM a necessary evil im sorry but no ....maybe for the music industry because yes the artist need the money cool . but im again very large compagny like sony and other that dont givr enough money to artist ....a few personal...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, CD
- Discussion threads 2005-11-14
- Gartner: Wait 'til '08 for Vista
- Gartner: Wait 'til '08 for Vistawell 2008-2009-10-11-12take all the time that you want man anyways its gonna be crap AS ALWAYS.the longer they wait , they only retard the kick in the butt ....or could it be that vista is not ready or will its be ever...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Windows/Mac/Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-11
- Cisco hits back at flaw researcher
- Cisco hits back at flaw researcher"not yet fully baked"I'm but a java developer but my guesstimate is that the open source code to a command prompt is merely a way for the developers to be able to program a router. That being said, no system is invulnerable or no one...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-07-28
- Adware on Bittorrent
- Adware on Bittorrenthow now brown cow?Noone likes ads. But as a software vendor trying to promote a product, what kind of marketing mechanism should I use that will not be perceived as annoying? We give away free software as a start, that helps. But everyone is saturated through...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, TiVo Inc., adware, BitTorrent, Pay-for, advertisement, software
- Discussion threads 2005-06-18
- PC makers snub media-player-less Windows
- PC makers snub media-player-less WindowsNot a Surprise ....A free feature without downloading anything extra is ALWAYS going to be more desirable.At least you can disable MediaPlayer in Windows.This is NOT an issue like IE .... IE CANNOT be disabled .... it will ALWAYS be an intergrated part of your boot-up...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Web browsers, WMP, RealNetworks RealPlayer, MediaPlayer, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
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