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Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"AmazingAs much a I loathe virtually every application coded by RealNetworks, this has got to be the one case where I'm actually completely behind them. We need the slippery slope to start sliding in the favor of the consumer.Ironically enough, the way I...

Tags: DVD, files antitrust, RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

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News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

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: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

The New York Attorney General's office has filed federal antitrust charges against Intel Corp., alleging bribery and coercion against the PC makers. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Antitrust, Intel Corp., Bribery, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

On October 26, Microsoft officials announced they were planning to open up the Outlook Personal Folders .PST file format and making it freely and safely licensable. What no one has said so far is why is Microsoft doing this now and who will likely benefit from the move. ...

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., File Format, PST, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full 2.0 update later this fall

Top iPhone appsHa ha, one of the visual search galleries is for iPhone apps, how ironic!BUT, Can We Block The Bing Cookies?One issue that is irritating me with MS is their disregard for me, and for every person who uses MS products. (No, I am not anti MS. However, I...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Microsoft Bing, cookie, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Facing Windows 7 E browser issues head on

Network adminstrators around Europe are loading their weapons, stockpiling painkillers, knotting their ropes and sharpening their blades at the prospect of Windows 7 E. Meanwhile, novice consumers are baffled and confused as to how they will get a browser installed on their computer. For those who are unaware...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-21

More alleged Microsoft Morro screen shots, details leak

More alleged Microsoft Morro screen shots, details leakRequest to uninstall other antivirusMary,The requirement to uninstall any other antivirus stuff in your computer should be mandatory in any installation routine of every antivirus product - and not just from Microsoft. As you know, no one should have more than one antivirus...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus, Microsoft Morro, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Morro screen shot, screen shot

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe

Microsoft is stepping up its campaign to try to appease European Commission EC regulators who are mulling possible remedies in the ongoing Opera-Microsoft browser-bundling case in the European Union. According to News.com, Microsoft's newest proposal is to offer a version of Windows 7 which strips out Internet...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Softies, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering

Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offeringSimplicityNifty! (Weird how this had cross my mind this morning after we finished our migration to SBS 2008 and suddenly there's a Reuters article today.)Really, all I would like to see is something like how Windows Defender is today--remarkably silent,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Morro antiviru, Microsoft Ready, Google Inc., Morro, beta, Symantec Corp., antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

Russian antitrust unit targets Microsoft over XP availability

Russian antitrust unit targets Microsoft over XP availabilityThe real reason Russia wants XP to remainMy guess is that the Russians are attempting to keep the older, less secure operating systems around as they have spent a great deal of time and money learning to hack those systems. Heaven forbid if...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, XP availability, operating system, antitrust unit, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7

Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7another blog about ithere's another blog about it:http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/rss.aspx..Another stab at Tablet PCsI hope MS does crucial design and engineering work to ensure that Tablet PCs take off this time. I think multitouch and the multitouch onscreen keyboard will be key to making this...

Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, multitouch, Microsoft Windows, tablet, multi-touch, backend service, keyboard, tablet PC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

News to know: Intel; WiMax, Oracle; Craigslist; Apple's WWDC

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. Andrew Nusca: EC: Intel 'abused dominant position' vs AMD; fined record $1.45 billion in antitrust case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: EU...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Richard Koman, WWDC, Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Virtualization, WiMAX, Corporate Law, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Security, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"

Real Networks has turned the tables on Hollywood movie studios, filing a countersuit in U.S. District Court today that accuses the studios of violating antitrust laws by collaborating to form an "illegal cartel" that's trying to monopolize the DVD market. PDF The countersuit accuses the DVD Copy...

Tags: Antitrust, Studio, Real, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Is a modular Windows 7 a good thing?

According to a new post on the Engineering Windows 7 blog, in future versions of Windows 7, you can turn off not just Internet Explorer, mind you, but nearly every major Windows feature, from Media Player to Windows Search. It's called Windows Features, and it's coming to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, API, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Microsoft's secret plan behind the TomTom suit?

Microsoft's secret plan behind the TomTom suit?Well, maybe it is time to draw a line in the sand. Maybe this is a good onefor SFLC, IBM, and other to get involved with. TomTom can not fight it alone, they will just have to switch to WinCE.not so secretM$ hopes that...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., secret plan

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

News to know: HP, Hulu, IE 8; SOA; Citrix; Bearing Point

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 Larry Dignan: Citrix to offer free XenServer; Takes shot at VMware HP's mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Citrix Systems Inc., Bearing Point, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizon

Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizonNothing to see here folks, just Apple leveraging its monopolyAnyone notice how Apple is leveraging its iTunes / iTMS monopoly (over 90% of the downloadable media market, if that isn't a monopoly, nothing is) to break into the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Apple TV, AppleTV unit, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

iTunes finally goes DRM-free ... does anyone really care?

iTunes finally goes DRM-free ... does anyone really care?Playing catchupI think most people don't care because, unlike WMV, Apple's Fairplay was such an unrestrictive DRM, most people never even knew it was there.Just everybody.Did they forget to mention that iTunes is the largest music store by far?Well, if you exclude...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Dropping DRM, Apple iTunes, DRM-free

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?

Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?Your #2 suggestion is most likely the correct oneConsidering that Apple is using the DMCA to go after Wiki sites that [b]dare[/b] discuss iTunes, it isn't hard to believe that Apple wants to sue anyone and everyone who dares tinker with...

Tags: Wiki, Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Inc., John Does, software, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-03