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Does Microsoft still need Novell?

Does Microsoft still need Novell?weird conclusion ..yes novell has had a bad quarter and they fired 100 people. yes novell needs to do something about their business. they need sharper focus. however in this economic climate a lot of firms have already fallen or needed bags of many from the...

Tags: Novell Inc., Does Microsoft

Discussion threads 2009-02-28

Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?

Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Yes. Diversity is the key for making revenue. If one product or service doesn't generate the whole company isn't at a loss. Only one division is.Microsoft's strengthwas Bill Gates' ability to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Game players, Games, Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Does Microsoft, consumer product

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

Top 10 search providers for March 2008 in US

Top 10 search providers for March 2008 in USDoes Microsoft really need Yahoo?1. Google Search: 4,791,057 ~ 58.7% 2. Yahoo! Search: 1,480,690 ~ 18.1% 3. MSN Search: 979,761 ~ 12.0% Does not look as though Microsoft is the "distant third" to Yahoo. Granted, picking up Yahoo would give them 30%...

Tags: SEARCH, Yahoo! Inc., Top 10 Search Providers, March 2008, Does Microsoft, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-01

Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?

Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?That's what a Board of Directors is forLet them do their job. If they don't think the purchase is worth it, it will be shot down.RE: Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?No.Microsoft needs Gates to return ntntGo big or go home!Initiating...

Tags: Portals, Web technology, SEARCH, lobotomy, Initiating Change, Steve Ballmer, Does Microsoft, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Does Microsoft's new WGA disclosure fall short?

Does Microsoft's new WGA disclosure fall short?WGAIt would seem to me anyone that uses any MS products are guinea pigs, and always have been.If you can list one MS app or OS that has come out finsihed on its first release that never needed a security patch or an update...

Tags: Patches, Does Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Genuine Notification, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage

Discussion threads 2006-06-09

How Vista's User Access Protection (UAP) works/looks

How Vista's User Access Protection UAP works/lookswell that stopsthe drive-by install, since the user will have to do *something* before it installs. Of course it does nothing against all the maleware that is disguised as plugins or such since the user will just say yes (or in this case...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Authenticode, Does Microsoft, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-09-19

Flaw finders go their own way

Flaw finders go their own wayIMHO...You report it to the developer. Then you wait for a reasonable amount of time. If it appears the developer is unwilling to respond, THEN you report it publicly to force their hand.If exploits break out while it is being evaluated by the...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Does Microsoft, flaw finder, flaw, hacker, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-01-26

Microsoft indemnifies. But does it really matter to you?

Microsoft indemnifies. But does it really matter to you?The devils in the small print - LOOPHOLESEven Microsoft's 2004 May 27th changes which apply only to customers under enterprise licensing contracts, which Microsoft claims grants greater immunity, contains many loop holes which greatly negate Microsoft's liability.The section 6 clause contain...

Tags: Databases, Even Microsoft, Does Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., service deliverable, Timeline Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-11-10

Does Microsoft's settlement fever signal IP offensive?

Does Microsoft's settlement fever signal IP offensive?IP Offensive?MS obviously is worried about IP issues. They settled with Novell because of Novell's threat to use their own IP in the defense of Linux, etc. Lest people forget, most MS software still uses Novell's NCP. You just can...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, MS obviously, Does Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., IP, software, Novell Inc., software patent, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-11-09

Additional Resources

Death of the black box EULA

Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...

Tags: EULA, black box, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave by year-end

dump MSFT shares next yearafter the last bump in stock price you'll get from Win7. It's all downhill from there.Why are the shareholders so greedy?Currently MSFT has around 18-19 PE which is very reasonable. It's pretty high seeing that we are in the great global recession. I know that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Investment, Financial accounting, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., stock

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Law firm interested in hearing from banned Xbox Live gamers

Maybe "law" can become a GDP driverNow that America has seen virtually every domestic industry go down the toilet, maybe it can provide law services to the rest of the world.If this self-righteous lawsuit is any indication, the is no need to fear the loss of American innovation and savvy;...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, EULA, Microsoft Corp., cheater, contractual obligation, terms of service, law firm, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Microsoft isn't the only one developing a hardware-accelerated browser

It is a dumb idea.WAIT! Firefox and Chrome teams are looking to do the same?What a brilliant idea!I smell a large scale patent war brewingThis will be one that catches everybody's attention, not just the people who work in the industry.I'd bet that Office goes hardware-rendered, tooI'd bet that Office...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, IE9, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, hardware, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe

Big CatchMySpace, Fox News, couple dozen newspapers, couple dozen magazines, other Fox channels, Sky.The major News Corp viewers will see that if they want to search, they'll Bing it.Even if people link News Corp content in Twitter or Blogs, Google can't go to those links and crawl the content on...

Tags: Blogging, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., News Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Can Obama make science cool?

Give him a Nobel for Science for his science speeches!Please! Obama doesn't even deserve to be your President. All the promises he made have remained just that. What else can this world expect from a politician? And things are clear from his popularity ratings.Obama is good with one thing and...

Tags: Workforce management, Obama, education

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Windows Mobile is better than you think

My main gripeis with the antique user interface which is little more than an uninspired, miniaturized desktop GUI.The foundations seems solid enough now - it is quite decent in multi-tasking and is generally responsive.I too believe that if MS can reinvigorate the UI they still has a strong competitor. Oh...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Apple to Verizon: 'Can your phone and your network do that?'

The REAL way the commercials should go...caller: Did you get the email I sent you?iPhone user: Well, it was downloading, then the phone dropped to EDGE speed again and I'm still waiting for it to finish.caller: Well, why don't I ju...iPhone user: Hello? Hello? caller calls back: I guess your...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, network, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, iPhone User, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge

The concept makes a lot of senseIf you want access to your data everywhere and on every device, having a single platform may be the only way to go. Seamless ubiquity is the dream I guess, if you, the user, does not lose control. How they will be able to...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, Google Android, Sergey Brin

Discussion threads 2009-11-23