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- Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us all
- Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us allabsurd eh!So Arrington thinks Sam's litigation was absurd, and has decided not to submit to the the jurisdiction of the UK courts. I heard Mike was a lawyer, so it seems strange tactics to me - and surely he's been...
- Tags: INTERNET, Michael Arrington
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- What does Europe have against GPLv3?
- My recent story on EUPL, the European Union Public License, drew some interesting reaction and this follow up question. What does Europe have against GPLv3? Roberto Galoppini, who first drew my attention to the issue, drew a response to his post from Patrice-Emmanuel Schmitz...
- Tags: GPLv3, EUPL, Patrice-Emmanuel Schmitz, Galoppini, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Copyright battle over iPhone jailbreaks
- Copyright battle over iPhone jailbreakswhen we bring up morality.....we must first define what morals are......we could make the argument that jailbreaks are immoral.we could argue that jailbreaks a moral.It all depends on our definition of morality and the assumptions we make with that value laden term.Questio in the air brainstormI...
- Tags: jailbreak, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-02-15
- Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?
- Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?I would not say that "But the timing is amusing"but rather more towards "not unexpected", and actually quite logical.It is about time. If every other competitor of Microsoft is going to run crying "Anti-Trust" to the EU every other week their...
- Tags: Network technology, IBM Corp., EC antitrust, T3, Neelie Kroes, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Google: Evil or just overworked?
- Google: Evil or just overworked?Evil.When a company...ANY company...has the size and reach of Google, sooner or later bad things will come out of it. Egos always get in the way.M$, the original AT&T, etc. And Apple is fast approaching the point of careless regard for its customers as well.neither Google...
- Tags: Web browsers, Google Browser, Google Inc., Evil
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Microsoft accused of patent violation in China
- Microsoft accused of patent violation in ChinaMore frivolous claims...Microsoft does not need to infringe on patents. They have the most talented pool of software developers in the world. For a small fee, my rep brings me and my top-Top-TOP MCSDs to Redmond to watch some of Microsoft's developers in action....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., patent violation
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- EU launches new probe against Microsoft
- EU launches new probe against MicrosoftAfter watching Firefox report to Google...with every page I went to, I'm not so sure having other browsers on my system is all that great. Of course Microsoft is lacking "well documentation" again as usual. And I'm sure we'll be seeing this issue again...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., EU Launch, new probe, payoff, MS Operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- Skepticism on denial of a Microsoft-Linux suit connection
- Skepticism on denial of a Microsoft-Linux suit connectionWhen you run out of ideas, you sue.Or in Microsoft's case, they try to get other groups to do the dirty work for them.Much like the Recording Industry that has lost sight of what it should be doing in getting products to the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., hill, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft-Linux, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Judge overturns $1.5 billion ruling against Microsoft
- Judge overturns $1.5 billion ruling against MicrosoftIts a win for everyone.Thanks Microsoft!M$ bribes again!"U.S. District Judge Rudi Brewster said in a 43-page order that the jury's damages could not stand because Microsoft had not violated one of the two patents."M$ is squashing innovation by stealing valuable IP from the inventors...
- Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- French sports groups join suit against YouTube
- French sports groups join suit against YouTubePiling onEither all these cases get dismissed, or there's no money left for little fish like this one. Why bother?French sports groups join suit against YouTubeLOL, YouTube is going to get sued into oblivion. Google must be regretting making such a purchase now. $1.65...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., Google Inc., Micro$oft
- Discussion threads 2007-06-06
- Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spat
- Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spatEC Looks at Breaking Up Microsofthttp://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200704231401DOWJONESDJONLINE000574_FORTUNE5.htmThe Supreme Court is giving LOUD signals that they intend to limit patentsAnd this is VERY good news! Their will likely be more challenges to overreaching IP claims and this court appears prepared to pare them down...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Microsoft, just give the protocols away
- Microsoft, just give the protocols awayI wonder sometimesif this isn't Microsoft's entire problem these days.[i]Microsoft just needs to trust that is the case, and resist the jitters which naturally comes from any attempt at tinkering with the cash machine that is Microsoft.[/i]They used to laugh at IBM because they couldn't...
- Tags: opposite, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-23
- Does Apple have a music monopoly issue?
- Does Apple have a music monopoly issue?I don't see oneSo you can't play WMA files, big deal. You can ripp you CDs to any format you want just don't choose WMA. Simple as that. Where's the Monopoly?So I buy songs from other sites that restrict the DRM so tightly that...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Operating systems, Digital music, Music Lovers, WINDOWS USERS, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
- Is Google guilty of 'parasitism'?
- As Google gives thanks today in Mountain View for the bountiful riches it is accumulating--400%+ stock appreciation in two years—the European markets it is intent on storming are not joining in Google’s Thanksgiving celebrations. Jean-Francois LePetit, producer of the the film “The World According to Bush,” has taken Google...
- Tags: Google&rsquo, s Thanksgiving, Movies, Content, Copyright, Video, Government, Google, Legal, Culture, Search, Advertising, Media, Business Models, Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-11-23
- Feds appeal loss in NSA wiretap case
- Feds appeal loss in NSA wiretap caseWhat a load of bunk!Look, if the information is in question, the court judge can review it and make a determination and even have parts removed if needed. This hiding of SPYING ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ILLEGALY must not be allowed to happen...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Franklin, Pentagon
- Discussion threads 2006-07-31
- Trade groups pick sides in EU-Microsoft battle
- Trade groups pick sides in EU-Microsoft battleLaugh? I nearly had a rupture!Jim Predergast must have been misquoted. He should have said[i]"This development makes it clear that successful American companies will not be able to bullsh*t local legislators and their entire global business strategy may be need to involve trading honestly...
- Tags: analysis, piracy, job
- Discussion threads 2006-07-12
- Ballmer: Symantec suit won't delay Vista
- Ballmer: Symantec suit won't delay VistaInteresting spin.Yes, I forgot about the Backup software that is intregrated with Windows XP/2K/NT was also formerly Veritas/Symantec's. I didn't think about the volume manager being theirs as well, but since NT came with 0 tools for managing the system, this would make sense.ha,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Biotechnology, Da Vinci Code, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Catholic, Bill Gates, Symantec Corp., Stacker, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-05-22
- Microsoft settles California antitrust claims
- Microsoft settles California antitrust claimsSo its for the future..."Microsoft said it sold software at fair and reasonable prices and denied that it overcharged customers, but said it agreed to settle the case so it could focus on the future."tee hee hee;-)For a company going places check out the new ads...
- Tags: Government, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., reasonable price, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2006-05-02
- Music vendors versus France
- Music vendors versus FranceJohn - huh?!I'm hoping that you meant to say you don't have a right to HAVE the items you listed - cause dude, once I paid coin for them - they ARE mine, and I DO exercise rights to them.And markets being "carefully-devised systems of rules that...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, property right, food, Constitution, government, liberty
- Discussion threads 2006-03-14
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