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German court orders Google to change TOS - a little late

A little late, but, great to hold Googles feet to the fire on privacy and ownership issues. We can not just depend on Google's "do no evil" clause, we must be vigilant against Google and all other providers.True......but as soon as Google made the change A YEAR AGO, don't you...

Tags: Google Inc., TOS

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Google's campaign for Apps doesn't address the IT data elephant in the room

Google's campaign for Apps doesn't address the IT data elephant in the roomCost$50 per user/ per year ? How long does that price last? Especially once Google has all your data and your are locked in with no control or easy way to move it without their help?It...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Corporate America, Google Inc., IT data elephant, IT Data, elephant, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Gates

Gates4:30?Gawd. Does anyone watch a TV show uninterrupted for 4 minutes and 30 seconds? Is this really a 4:30 commercial? And if this is the pace at which we get to find out what's so new and great about Vista, let's all re-emerge from our caves in 2011. Nice take,...

Tags: Ad campaign, Corporate America, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

Developers snub Vista in favor of XP

Developers snub Vista in favor of XPSlight misinformationIts very standard to target previous versions of OSs. In fact, 2000 was the last time I saw the majority of programmers target a recent OS, and that was just because 2k was so good.Dumb!To believe that Vista won't be accepted by...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate America, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, developer

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Some resolutions for Corporate America

Some resolutions for Corporate Americatake some of the profits for infrasturctureCorporate America suffers from out-of-country investors who pressure executives to take every tax loop hole and lobby for additional corporate welfare as a matter of "fiduciary duty". The end result is a nation with trillion's of dollars of road and...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Benefits, Corporate America, tax, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

Former McAfee exec found guilty of securities fraud

Former McAfee exec found guilty of securities fraudSo, What Else Is NewAnother corporate crook; obviously Enron was only the tip of the iceberg. While this is no Enron, it reflects what appears to be a sharp rise in dishonesty in corporate America since the 1990's. All these corporate crooks...

Tags: Corporate America, corporate crook, crook, McAfee Inc., Goyal

Discussion threads 2007-05-14

Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'

Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'Outsourcing AmericaI know there are many, many arguments on both sides of this issue. But as an IT professional. I make a point to not speak with an offshore technical support staff and to not support their corporate sponsors. - The reversal of the outsourcing...

Tags: Call centers, Investment, stock market, Corporate America, outsourcing, American Corporation, help desk, call-center

Discussion threads 2007-03-08

Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take years

Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take yearsEU antitrust commission has put Microsoft competitors in chargeIt appears that the commission isn't going to be the decision maker. They know Microsoft will get off on appeal just like in the US because how are members on the commission qualified in matters as...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Internet, Corporate America, EU antitrust commission, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

HP hearing underway: House reps cover their asses while slamming HP

HP hearing underway: House reps cover their asses while slamming HPYou can cut the hypocrisy wuth a knifeCongress grandstanding on an issue that they continue to allow the president to undertake. I wonder if the CIA or NSA is misrepresenting themelves in their search for terrorists? Any means...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corporate America

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Calif. AG sees charges in HP case within a week

Calif. AG sees charges in HP case within a weekAnd they had better charge Dunn too. She accepted the illegally obtainedprivate information and actually used it. Remember, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Playing dumb will NOT help her.Another thing here, we should have special laws to protect the...

Tags: Business ethics, Investment, Financial accounting, almighty bottom line, Corporate America, Now IT, Hewlett-Packard Co., Patricia Dunn, Enron Corp., pretexting

Discussion threads 2006-09-13

HP's Mark Hurd: Thinking about zeroes

HP's Mark Hurd: Thinking about zeroesNumbers are better than visionWall Street obviously would rather see a CEO who understands metrics than a charismatic saleswoman in an expensive suit spouting "blue sky" vision. Consider HP had to swallow Compaq, who swallowed Digital, Tandem and Microcom only a few years before.Imagine...

Tags: Mainframes, Business structures, Strategy, Corporate America, IBM Corp., Mark Hurd, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainframe

Discussion threads 2005-10-18

Sony threatens PSP importers in Britain

Sony threatens PSP importers in BritainHow can this be illegal?I just don't see how selling P2Ps like this is illegal. I mean you buy the PSP from the US and you sell it. Is Sony saying that if you buy a PSP then you can never sell it again? I...

Tags: Internet, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation Portable, Corporate America

Discussion threads 2005-06-03

Software Assurance not so assuring?

Software Assurance not so assuring?Control, control, control...Microsoft has allowed companies to install software on a dedicated cold back-up server? How many lawyers do these companies hire just understand and comply with these onerous licensing schemes? And they get to keep paying MS again and again for the pleasure of...

Tags: Sales tools, Corporate America, Main machine, training, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, software, cold calling

Discussion threads 2004-06-01

PC sales bolster Microsoft profits

PC sales bolster Microsoft profitsJust wait 'til LonghornLonghorn will drive these numbers through the roof. My own personal feeling is that Longhorn will drive consumer revenue to $4 billion within 1 year of its release. The integrated search and WinFS filesystem will make this a MUST HAVE upgrade for 90%...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Operating systems, Corporate America, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Profits, sales, PC

Discussion threads 2003-10-23

Additional Resources

Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?

Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...

Tags: Professional development, career, career diplomat, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

I'm in a nanny state state of mind

Business can help ...if employees who smoke during the workday are not allowed "smoking breaks" to do so. Alternatively, if non-smoking employees demanded equal breaks with smokers, business might get the drift.Some businesses do helpThere are businesses that offer smoking cessation programs on their own dime, knowing the money they'll...

Tags: Taxes, Financial Planning, Free trade, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance, TFB, agony, smoker, tax

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?

Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, litigation, phenom, amd, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Intel's Otellini: Strong second half; recovery coming in 2010

Recovery is already starting up...Around us, I've noticed construction is starting back up, which means jobs are starting to appear again, which means people won't be losing their homes, which means our local economy is restarting after the craziness. It's about time!RE: Intel's Otellini: Strong second half; recovery coming in...

Tags: Intel Corp., Otellini, patent, recovery

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16