john zern

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the community

Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the communitySpeaking of "developing patterns" I've noticed you tend to use a lot of words to say pretty much nothing at all.How do you do that? is it practiced, or does it just come natually?:)"(why research when you can't develop?)"Excellent,...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, John Zern, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., IT IS

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

The better part of 'better, faster, cheaper'

Last week talkback contributor John Zern called me on a casual reference to Linux as "better, faster, cheaper" than Windows. Here's part of what he said: How do you tell someone who has successfully used Windows for quite some time that Linux is "better"? That part of the statement...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Zern, John Zern

Blog posts 2005-10-24

Additional Resources

Poll: if you could win a free new Zune, iPod or iPhone, you'd choose...

Poll: if you could win a free new Zune, iPod or iPhone, you'd choose...Depends on your idea of just what usefull is.....Presently I use an iPod shuffle. I have over 180 songs on it and I listen to said while walking to work and back home again later in...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2007-10-03

Sept. 17 ruling on Microsoft's EU antitrust appeal

Sept. 17 ruling on Microsoft's EU antitrust appeala bit late, but the verdict must support the commisionThere is no good reason moral or legal to limit the great work the commision is doing.The court must affirm commision's actions and even add some new restrictions on M$ way of doing bussines.On...

Tags: Government, Microsoft Corp., EU Antitrust Appeal, real justice

Discussion threads 2007-06-05

Apple plugs critical holes in Darwin Streaming Server

Apple plugs critical holes in Darwin Streaming ServerInterestingAnd yet Apple is the [b]only[/b] one that feels the need to negatively mention the competition by name, just like negative sleazy political attack ads. Oh, and when I use the word "competition", I in no way mean to suggest that Windows isn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2007-05-10

How Google loses in Microsoft Office battle, big time

How Google loses in Microsoft Office battle, big timeNo credibilityYou lost any and all credibility by including quotes from No axe to grind and John Zern. Both are some of the biggest M$ shills that post here. Using them in an Google bash story is ridiculous.this is getting...

Tags: Check-out Digital Market, Microsoft Office, No_Ax_to_Grind, No_axe, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-01

How Google loses in Microsoft Office battle, big time

Why does Google CEO Eric Schmidt take panes to publicly downplay Google Apps versus Microsoft, while encouraging Googlers to take to the field for Google vs. Microsoft Office, big time?After all, neither Schmidt or the company he leads are known for their modesty: Google is determined to “organize” ALL the...

Tags: Google, Google Apps, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-05-01

Steve Job's calculus: Dealmaking, dollars means DRM is dead

Steve Job's calculus: Dealmaking, dollars means DRM is deadGreat newsThis is excellent news for consumers, music and movie fans, and for the future of digital content. www.HungryFlix.com has been offering movie downloads with no DRM for years now and we really belive that DRM is not a solution. ...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, CD sale, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., music, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2007-04-02

Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendly

Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendlyWait you're telling me . . .You're telling me they keep "fix"ing it and it's still broken?Apple's jobiTunes is Apple's software product. It is, or was, incompatible with Vista because of the way it is written. Apple had ample time and clear guidelines to fix...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), incompatibility, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

Apple board member resigns in options probe

Apple board member resigns in options probeBill Gates and Back Dating Options.CEO Steve Jobs apologized, but the back dating was first done at Microsoft and Andersen's crime was listening to Delloite and Toosh, Microsoft's accountants who, as I remember things, invented the fraud (likely with help from Legals like Preston...

Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Apple board member, Microsoft Corp., board, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on Wednesday

EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on Wednesdayto much debateJust fine them with the maximum amount and move to the next M$ violation.EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on WednesdayI'll debate it for you right now.[i]"The Commission on Wednesday should be discussing the Microsoft issue and if we have to apply sanctions...

Tags: Airbus S.A.S., Microsoft Corp., sanction

Discussion threads 2006-07-07

Judge denies AT&T request for closed hearing

Judge denies AT&T request for closed hearingBut what if they are innocent?I like how you presume they are guilty. Last time I checked, you were not mentioned in anything having to do with AT&T, so how would you know?Seriously, we all know how greedy, unethical, and downright unscrupulous lawyers are....

Tags: SECURITY, AT&T Corp., trade secret, NSA, irony

Discussion threads 2006-05-17

Terror shadow stalks 'India's Silicon Valley'

Terror shadow stalks 'India's Silicon Valley'One sentence with quote being a bit too generic...> "This incident emphasizes the need to review> and upgrade these. NASSCOM and the IT industry> will work, in collaboration with the police> and government, toward tightening security> measures to create a safer working environment> for the...

Tags: 9/11 commission, NASSCOM, follow-UP

Discussion threads 2006-01-02

If I knew openSUSE I'd see a Linux desktop

If I knew openSUSE I'd see a Linux desktopBoycott Dell, HP, GatewayThe problem is that the major computer supplierssuch as Dell, HP, Gateway don't want to give home users a choice.All that they offer by way of home computers is Microsoft.I suggest not doing business with these companiesuntil they offer...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Greg, desktop, Linux desktop, Linux, Ubuntu, disk, SuSE

Discussion threads 2005-08-17