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- Microsoft trains Best Buy "Linux assassins"
- Aimed at the uninformed customers... so it'll probably be successful. Sigh. It's FUD, of course, but I think it's pretty effective when dealing with people who have only a vague notion of Linux.However:First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. :-)Fighting...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Best Buy Co. Inc., Linux, FUD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins
- A whistle-blower over on Overclock.net has posted details of how Best Buy staff are trained to counter buyers' interest in the Linux operating system. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, linux, microsoft, fud, windows, 7, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2009-09-09
- Microsoft screwing themselves while they try to screw Google
- Amen!In business, you play offense by innovating and outperforming your competition. You may play defense if you need to catch up to your competition.In thinking of ways to make Google look back, Microsoft is doing neither. They are sitting in the stands trying to distract the other team.=AllenUnderstanding...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-29
- Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
- RDF AlertMaybe it's time to start living within the past 5 years."So instead, I opted to pay the premium price for a machine that doesn?t crash, doesn?t come to a crawl with multiple programs open and doesn?t just randomly disconnect from the WiFi network."Nor does any PC that I've had...
- Tags: Desktops, Wi-Fi, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., FUD, PC, Back-to-School, Here Come
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Eurocrats face proprietary FUD attack
- Eurocrats face proprietary FUD attackI agree with Jonathan Zuck up to a point..."Commercial software must be allowed to compete on a level-playing field with other software types." Is not this what open source has been saying for a long time? Isnt this what the Opera vs MS lawsuit...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, FUD, government
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Swine Flu tracking? There's an app for that
- Swine Flu tracking? There's an app for thatMore Media ScaremongeringI'm sorry, but the whole media is in pure FUD mode right now re: H1N1.Hell, I know a pandemic is scary, but quite frankly the fear of getting sick will be worse than the disease.And here's another useless app that I...
- Tags: FUD, H1N1 flu
- Discussion threads 2009-05-01
- New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt it
- New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt itWill Windows 7 eat your children when it comes out?How can you guys possibly feel good putting out this type of unsubstantiated FUD? Disgusting.Eh, I kind of think of Windows XPTo be honest, I'd wonder how they'd change it radically, though they...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), FUD, Microsoft Windows 7, New UI rumour, New UI, Microsoft Windows, rumour
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- OK. We get it. Microsoft wants a search deal with Yahoo.
- OK. We get it. Microsoft wants a search deal with Yahoo.Come on, the Microsoft search thing is a big deal, and there are ongoingdiscussions. He is right to report about this. But, Bartz will want to keep this private and out of the media and minimize the distraction. Actually, Bartz...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Yahoo! Inc., Bartz, Microsoft Corp., media
- Discussion threads 2009-03-09
- Debunking social media myths? Put the FUD gun away
- Debunking social media myths? Put the FUD gun awayI AgreeI read that article before seeing your comments and found myself thinking the same things as you. $50K? A month? If what was said about cost was true, almost all small companies would be locked out of social media. Each company...
- Tags: social media, FUD
- Discussion threads 2009-02-26
- Google Video search results poisoned to serve malware
- Google Video search results poisoned to serve malwareWindows affected who caresI do not run Windokes, so I could careless I am luckyin the fact I work with secure RHEL so I am immune!:)Yes, it is time to clean up the internet !........Good job!The FUD abounds...What's to stop this attack not...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SEARCH, SECURITY, Operating systems, FUD, malware, Google Video Search, Google Inc., Google Video, video search, attack, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-01-28
- SaaS vendors face FUD wars over viability
- SaaS vendors face FUD wars over viabilityTrust no one[i]Vinnie's cure for this anti-SaaS campaign is relatively simple. SaaS vendors should go on offense show customers how they can extract their data if they want to leave, provide back-up arrangements, require any acquirer to support service for at least five years...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, FUD
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- Why engage in open source FUD?
- Why engage in open source FUD?WellWell with a screwed up patent system like you got in the USA where you can patent software code, you are bound to have problems.What FUD needs is a schoolto educate the public, in:What FUD isWho uses FUD past and presentHow to use FUDWho is/are/were...
- Tags: FUD, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- Why engage in open source FUD?
- FUD is one of those things which are forced out in the open source profit press. You can test the code, you can look at it, you can see if it is right for you, you can apply it, before you sign a contract for open source services. by Dana...
- Tags: FUD, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Talking about Microsoft inside Microsoft
- Talking about Microsoft inside MicrosoftVistaWe're rolling out Vista across an entire enterprise (c. 4500 desks) - but one of the issues we face is good old FUD - end users who have "heard" that their app doesn't work under Vista - our experience is very positive - Microsoft need to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, FUD, Microsoft Corp., Talking About
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- The day Microsoft killed the "Vista" name - January 31, 2006
- The day Microsoft killed the "Vista" name - January 31, 2006I see brand new system that run like crap withXP, 2000, or HP-UX on them. ok , the later are nor brand new system, but they were sold as new system, (add a zero to a decent confuiguration price to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), FUD, Microsoft Windows Vista, VISTA IS, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Linkbaiting is dead: Why social media needs to kill the FUD
- Linkbaiting is dead: Why social media needs to kill the FUDSwallowsI think communicating by swallows carrying items is dead. Unless they are the considerably larger African Swallow, which can carry a coconut.The problem I have is a simple one - what's a blog [i]for[/i]? I see so many...
- Tags: social media, FUD, Linkbaiting
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- No surprise. Yahoo expected to announce layoffs
- No surprise. Yahoo expected to announce layoffsBETTER DAYSDownsizing and the associated layoffs can be and usually is very painful for families. We all know the reasons why. For some it will represent the best thing that could have happened for them. Losing a job forces people to review their careers...
- Tags: Investment, Workforce management, Yahoo! Inc., stock, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Expected, layoff, FUD
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Worst news for McCain is not from Denver
- Worst news for McCain is not from DenverYou're right about one thingHe's got little to fear fron Denver. H Clinton's speech on Tuesday didn't look as though it was really all that convincing.I'm sure his biggest risk is from cancer, not the DNC!RE: Worst news for McCain is not from...
- Tags: FUD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw
- Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flawand just how long will it take to get 98% of these servers patched?When I read the % of un-patched open source machines out there..... All I can say is, where is the FUDGuess what, it's software, it'll FUBARSoftware is NOT a Religion!!!!How many...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Application servers, Middleware, Apache Software Foundation, Microsoft IIS Server, Apache Tomcat, exploit code
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?
- Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?[i]start imagining a world without Vista, system crashes and the blue screen of death.[/i]I've been living in this world for a number of years. Hi, I'm Earth, have we met? Anyways, this is just natural progression...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, FUD, move beyond, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., BSOD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
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