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- Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logic
- Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logicFinally, The man gets a taste of his own chocolateThis has been one heck of a delightful tale, finally The Bill himself goes through the same hell the Windows users have to face every time that dreaded Update Icon enters the fray.Now let's see...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Channel management, Operating systems, Strategy, Now Let, Bible Story, Babel, Bill Gates, idiotic logic, web experience, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
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- Yes, based on Mac history, Windows 7.5 will suck less
- Ummmm..."Windows 1: Shipped in 1985 and nobody cared.Windows 2: Shipped in 1987 and few cared.Windows 3: Came out in 1990 and PC users cared, especially with Windows 3.1 in 1992 (And I include here the introduction of Windows NT, which I believe was given a 3.x number.)Windows 4: Windows 95....
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7.5, Mac history, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-11-01
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiascoPlus OS X is complete OS for one price.Not only is the price for the various Win 7 crippleware still outrageous compared to OS X, but with OS X you get the entire OS for that much lower price. It's a double-strike against...
- Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Vista-to-7, Win 7, pricing fiasco, service pack, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- MSFT passed on chance to speak to EU's top antitrust official
- MSFT passed on chance to speak to EU's top antitrust officialNellie Kroes is a biased personNo point talking to her. Its like pouring water on a duck's back.Nellie has no sense of logic, doesn't know the competition in market place (she's a incompetent bureaucrat), has no idea of software development...
- Tags: Corporate law, Nellie Kroes, antitrust official, MSFT, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPod
- Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPodZunekillerNow, that's funny! :DI do like the sound of their subscription model with the 10 songs you get to keep a month. I always thought that sounded cool, but it would depend on their catalog, though. I have a feeling...
- Tags: Podcasts, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, music
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- 500 billion tons, and counting
- 500 billion tons, and countingAs always, great reporting. But, given the numbers in your polls, theproblem will ONLY be fixed AFTER major calamities caused by global warming. It will be about a million times worse than the swine flu.Obama can only do so much without the support of the American...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Obama
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Apple's $500 or Microsofts's 81% tax?
- Apple's $500 or Microsofts's 81% tax?Just my opinion . . .I'm not going to compare Apples to MS based products, but I would rather pay 81% gross margin and save $500. Also, even if I have to buy AV software for the Microsoft device, at $40 a year, for 5...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Taxes, Personal finance, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., network speed, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio books
- Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio booksWhat a awesome exampleOf a industries total disconnect with the advances in technology. I suppose next they will want text to speech disabled on computers. To hell with the visually impaired right? Idiotic.RE: Authors: Kindle 2 text-to-speech undermines audio booksI can grasp your point,...
- Tags: Kindle 2, audio book, text-to-speech, Kindle 2 text-to-speech
- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect storm
- XP, Vista, Win 7: The brewing of a perfect stormWell if it will make you feel any better......I have an office that is STILL using an MS-DOS application, because that's what the local County office uses for financial reimbursements in a mental health program!I had to go through all sorts...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, XP Vista, Win 7, Microsoft Windows XP, lease, ReactOS
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- Should federal government go open source?
- Should federal government go open source?A resounding YES!Where is makes sense. There are some areas where Open Source may not be the best choice... can't think of any at the moment but YES!Thing is that would be the catalyst needed to push software vendors to port over to Linux. Which...
- Tags: open source, federal government
- Discussion threads 2009-01-24
- MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office
- MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMicrosoft should be praised for catching this many flaws and fixing them in a timely manner. Think of all the time and research that went in to get 28 patches out. ...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, Zune Software, vulnerability, whopper, MS Patch Tuesday whopper, MS Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Zune, Windows IE, MS patch, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- Is Apple building a search engine?
- Is Apple building a search engine?MS does not blank.... it just lacks imagination.Now what I found funny is that NonZ went to great lengths to try and slam Apple but his descriptions sort of sounded very MS in nature to my eyes and ears. After all complicated is a...
- Tags: SEARCH, Apple Inc., Apple Building, search engine, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
- News to know: Oracle's Q4; Bill Gates' last day; Sticking with XP
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talks Dennis Howlett: Oracle's Q4 results analysis RightScale cloud management extends to MySQL Bill Gates: Hits and misses [Video] More...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Mary Jo Foley, Bill Gates, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, 3G, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logic
- Analyzing IT program management failures with the perfect vision of hindsight often leads the observer through a senseless and convoluted maze of past decisions. Studying the Byzantine and idiotic logic behind many IT failures, one wonders, "How did we get here from there?" Bill Gates experienced this Tower of Babel...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows Update, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., MovieMaker, Zoliblog, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art
- Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than artlol...And this comes from the king of delayed releases and features axed....just see vista's history.OSS does not need this kind of lame tools, because we always deliver all the features on time and....for free!Gives the impression that future software from themmight...
- Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, MICROSOFT LOOKS, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- My kid hates Linux too! (so what?)
- My kid hates Linux too! (so what?)Message has been deleted.My kid hates Linux too! (so what?)My completely nonsensical 15 year-old daughter whines about the fact that all the machines in the house run Linux. I laugh....she'll get over it. Else, she can buy/build her own machine....learn to maintain it....alone....while...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- U2 manager takes Internet providers to task
- U2 manager takes Internet providers to taskLike blaming the government because ...This is as bombastic and idiotic as any other idea that would the government because stolen cars are moved on public highways!Hey, he is right.Nothing else worth saying, unless your a pirate that is. They will whine endlessly..."Their...
- Tags: Piracy, Internet, music industry, music
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Is GPS liability next?
- Is GPS liability next?RE: Is GPS liability next?The driver is the one at fault, not the maker of the GPS. It was their lack of driving skill if anything that got the car stuck, not the GPS.GPS Provider should not be liableThe GPS providers offer a device that provide...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS Software, GPS, GPS liability
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Music studios: Love Amazon, hate Apple
- Music studios: Love Amazon, hate AppleThe game has only startedThere is a myth of iTunes/iPod locking you into a DRM nightmare.But for your info, you can "un-DRM" all the music you get from the iTunes store: just burn them on a CD. Similarly, iTunes/iPod can accept all your music from...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital rights management (DRM), game, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Music Studio, DRM-Free Music, digital-rights management, Amazon.com Inc., music
- Discussion threads 2007-12-28
- Congress: P2P networks harm national security
- Congress: P2P networks harm national securityOK...I'll ask the question......Why are government employees within secure facilities or any workplace running Limewire clients? I must have missed something there.And wow....Congress is a fearful place these days. Evildoers?H-1B quota and War on TerrorismLets get real. The greater threat is H-1B contractors...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Pentagon, network, P2P, Henry Waxman, U.S. Congress, national security
- Discussion threads 2007-07-24
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