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- With Microsoft code dump Novell tries to make nice
- With Microsoft code dump Novell tries to make niceBusiness as UsualA few things:Novell isn't as 'cozy' with MS as their covenant and inter-op agreements suggest.They are actively engaged in an Antitrust suit against MSI personally don't believe for a minute that MS is interested in open source; the device driver...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-20
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- Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
- Since when is your IP address "personal information"?Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see, just like it always has been.Are people really this stupid?PersonallyIt's a hassle Windows could do without. People will pirate regardless, and in those terms, Microsoft is fighting a war it cannot win.I'm...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Makes sense now: eBay unloads Skype; Gets $1.9 billion in cash and keeps 35% stake
- the real question is...why ebay needed skype in the first place a few years ago?It looks like only a few fat cats from Wall street lined up their pockets with comissions for nothing.RE: Makes sense now: eBay unloads Skype; Gets $1.9 billion in cash and keeps 35% stakeMy question is:...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- ACID 3 results (Safari 4 public beta)
- ACID 3 results (Safari 4 public beta)Safari 4 public betaWill you PLEASE stop saying things like - oh it the fastest browser ever...Have any of you tried running Flash in any of these browsers. They're all absolute pants.IE7 is twice as fast as Firefox for Flash and about 5 times...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSK
- Microsoft pumps cloud, trumps Google with GSKOne thing he leaves out. Microsoft is ONLY doing this because ofcompetitive pressure. If not for Google, and others, you, the eager customer, would still be forced to buy servers and Exchange and run it all locally, and pay a small fortune for it....
- Discussion threads 2009-03-02
- Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?
- Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?Sheer brillianceNot that I'm going to start any wars or anything, but from a business perspective this deal was totally worth it. Microsoft got to wiggle its way into mixed source environments. Novell got a lifeline and became a bigger...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Picking the Fleas from Community
- Picking the Fleas from CommunityWhen more fingers pick fewer fleasSome folks have suggested that the new "Social Networking" tools are a way of beating (or anyway, raising) the Dunbar Number. I used to think so. Lately, I'm not so sure!The problem I'm seeing (anyone else?) is that the number of...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- News to know: iTunes 8 sneaky upgrade; AMD; CTIA; Text pricing
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade. Gallery Tour: Sneaky iTunes install, step by step right Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: iTunes...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Picking the Fleas from Community
- Just how many people can we be "close" to online? Clive Thompson's piece on the New York Times site, "Brave New World of Digital Intimacy," raises some interesting points about digital relationships for those of us engaged in remote work with thousands of community members. Just how many "grooming" relationships...
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Lawyers circle Sears over privacy
- Lawyers circle Sears over privacyThe Sharks smell blood....They will be out in numbersI'm still in awe...That people still shop at Sears.. The most overpriced retail store other than Circuit City.For them to be in bed with Comscore...they deserve whatever they get.Comscore has been in the spyware business since day one....
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- Mac users can now give real love to Windows NTFS
- Mac users can now give real love to Windows NTFSDon't think so, but...Microsoft isn't exactly trying to get OS X users to switch over to Vista. While Apple is definitely trying to get Windows users to switch over to OS X. So if your goal is to get...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Male extinction: is this good news for the planet?
- Male extinction: is this good news for the planet?PatheticSure, go ahead and kneel for the earth. Worship it and put a dagger in your chest. Get real.We are made to rule the planet. That's different from polluting it. And that's different from worshipping it. And that's different from seeing people...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-22
- Novell massages the numbers
- Novell massages the numbersAnti-Novell bias?One thing that amazes me about the current open source crowd, is the ease of which it will attack anything that doesn't follow the "hate M$" theme.How many companies have replaced their Windows infrastructure with Ubuntu? Novell are leading the pack with their desktop Linux products,...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?
- Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?Windows ME was not a business OSThat said, Vista isn't nearly in that bad of shape. While I do think it is healthy to look at the alternatives before upgrading, there's no reason why Vista would be the first Windows OS that a...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- Did Xandros sign a Novell-like patent deal with Microsoft?
- Did Xandros sign a Novell-like patent deal with Microsoft?FSF plays by its own rulesWith the GPL 3.0 stating that a deal with any GNU vendor would mean donating all IP to the community, its an indirect acknowledgement by the FSF that GNU Linux violates MS IP.The FSF and OSS community...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-03
- Analyst: Wall Street doesn't quite get SOA yet
- To paraphrase Gordon Gekko, is SOA a "dog with fleas"? Shouldnt analysts be excited over the prospect that enterprises are finally getting the tools and knowledge they need to break down their internal silos and move forward with confidence into the new digital realm? Would Gekko, the corporate raider in...
- Blog posts 2007-02-05
- Microsoft denies role in British Linux flop
- Microsoft denies role in British Linux flopWell..."What part of 'Windows XP was cheaper' is hard to understand?"At face value the OS itself is not cheaper. The total cost of upgrading to XP vs switching all of the desktops to Linux, still would seem to not be cheaper.Therefore, it would...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-27
- Novell and Microsoft enter into late night spitting match over $40M "IP payoff"
- Novell and Microsoft enter into late night spitting match over $40M "IP payoff"Leverage or Over a BarrelFrom the text of Hovsepian's Open Letter:[i]"We have a strong patent portfolio and we have leveraged that portfolio for the benefit of the open source community."[/i]I find the use of the word 'leverage' most...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Say hello to HoverPod
- Remember all the rumors about Apple's "true video" iPod? The one with the full-screen display and the virtual click wheel that appeared and disappeared as needed? My problem with that concept was something that has been the scourge of the iPod nano - scratches.I originally dismissed the early "all-screen" (or...
- Blog posts 2006-07-21
- Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads
- Philips device could force TV viewers to watch adsNo way, No howIf anybody thinks that I'm going to continue watching television while being FORCED to watch bad commercials, they're sadly mistaken ... and I don't think I'm alone. Year after year, TV shows get shorter and...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-19
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