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TalkBack Central: Why I'll stick with Microsoft

TalkBack Central: Why I'll stick with MicrosoftWindoze vs. LinuxOne result of Micro$ofts predatory domination of the PC O/S market is a habituation of O/S users to Windows and an irrational belief that Windows is easier to use and better than alternative O/S's.I've followed Linux since 1997. Ubuntu 9.05 Jaunty is...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Micro$oft, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Boot Up Times (Windows 7 build 6956 performance test)

Boot Up Times (Windows 7 build 6956 performance test)Apple Uses Unix, Linux is a Unix Clone -- This is what we needMicro$oft makes the worst software on the face of the Earth. Open Source is changing the world. Just look at Wikipedia. Get Linux and all of...

Tags: Operating systems, Performance management, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Micro$oft, Microsoft Windows 7, BOOT UP TIMES, Microsoft Windows, performance test, Linux, performance

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

Vote Firefox! Moz passes 20% market share

Vote Firefox! Moz passes 20% market shareI skip sites that only code for IEIn most cases I'm the customer, so don't tell what I have to use, and if you do I go to your competitor. Voting with your wallet works too.Firefox is too bloatedFirefox is too bloatedSame...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Web browsers, Web site, FIREFOX IS, NoScript

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirms

Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirmsThe only way Icahn could "save" GM would be to buy up shares cheap, andthen sell them to Toyota for double the money.... matchnow which one is the Match and who is the striker They are both very incendiary...

Tags: Corporate governance, Micro$oft, board, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Confirms, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Would Microsoft ever split itself up?

Would Microsoft ever split itself up?they couldThey could, but they'll never do that. Micro$oft is too greedy. In my perfect world I want to see Microsoft as a software company and another branch as a hardware company for actual computers, Phones and other devices, like Music Players, GPS, and Car-Support.The...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Major Projects, Micro$oft, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Windows will go open source when pigs fly

Windows will go open source when pigs flyMicrosoft can not afford to go to open source....People will see how much of other companies IP they have used.Er??? >> Er???"Pliny the Elder" had it right, your ("SpikeyMike") logic is wrong or you misread the post.expanding on the statement: If MS code...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., open source, F/OSS, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

OOXML standard vote down to the wire

OOXML standard vote down to the wireFor the latest OOXML vote news...unfettered by potential or imaginable gravitational warpage by commercial interests, visit Groklaw (http://www.groklaw.net/.Thanks for the link........And..... For all the poor deluded people who cannot think outside the Microsoft box... here is a roundup of current events: The world grew...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-28

Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?

Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?Another possible set up?I think you failed to consider one more scenario. If News Corp. actually does plan to buy Yahoo, why would they want to continue using Google as a search client and ad service provider when they have just...

Tags: Micro$oft, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., News Corp., Fox Interactive Media

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

There's no Windows Server 2008 SP1 in the works. Here's why

There's no Windows Server 2008 SP1 in the works. Here's whyVista SP1 is a rock solid OSVista rocks!Upgrading to Server 2008I'm upgrading my server to Windows Server 2008 SP1 as soon as it becomes available. This is an exciting time to be rolling out a server machine on the Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Servers, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Micro$oft, Windows Server 2008 SP1, service pack, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

Windows Server 2008 public test build available

Windows Server 2008 public test build availableLet me save the pathetic Linux Lovers the troubleMicro$oft sucks. Their crap is bloated. Their market share is tumbling. Apache rules the world. Don't have to activate nothing. Blah Blah Blah.

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Micro$oft, Microsoft Windows, Apache Software Foundation

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Are you surprised? Microsoft beats Google with Facebook deal

Are you surprised? Microsoft beats Google with Facebook dealThe World According to Ballmer: Facebook risks being a 'fad'[url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2573297.ece]FYI[/url]This is more of a defensive move by MS. They know they can not buy Facebookbut they are hoping with this that they can keep Google from buying Facebook.The problem is that it...

Tags: Social networking, YouTube Inc., Facebook, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

Windows automatically updating itself: Case closed?

Windows automatically updating itself: Case closed?Keep your lies simpleHuman history has many examples of great lies being believed by most of the people. The key is to keep the lie simple and stay with it. Microsoft is adopting this tactic. I just don't understand why these reports...

Tags: Operating systems, Nothing New, HUMAN HISTORY, CASE CLOSED, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

Microsoft gets the open-source licensing nod from the OSI

Microsoft gets the open-source licensing nod from the OSIOh mah gosh!Hell just froze over! ]:)It gets better for users and coders everyday.Keep up the good efforts Microsoft!wait and seeLet's not get too excited. Just because they hammered out the terms for two licenses doesn't mean that they will release anything...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, .NET, Shared Source, Impartiality, Microsoft Corp., OSI, software, open source, Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Microsoft offers its take on CapGemini-Google deal

Microsoft offers its take on CapGemini-Google dealKnown only to Micro$oft...That's the best way to describe the update and release schedule of Micro$oft's products. Oh sure, Micro$oft announces release target dates, but can they be trusted? How many years late was Vista? How late were the various service packs to other...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Sales force management, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Micro$oft, Capgemini

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'

Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'Industry Needs dictate services/local install usageI hope there is not an industry rush to judgement as far as the use of internet software services versus the traditional local install of PC software. The disaster recovery needs of any company or user will...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Apple Inc., software-as-a-service, Micro$oft, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-11

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

Apple: Will corporate miscues bruise its image?

Apple: Will corporate miscues bruise its image?Excellent blog[i]Perhaps none of this matters to Apple fans.[/i]If you want proof of this, check out [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=230] Adrian's Poll [/url] which shows that 24% of Apple zealots think that Apple should charge them [b]more[/b] for things that used to be free and have always...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Digital rights management (DRM), Desktops, Digital media, Micro$oft, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., arrogance

Discussion threads 2007-01-23

Gmail and Health URLs: Why Google cares less about your privacy, and why you should care

Gmail and Health URLs: Why Google cares less about your privacy, and why you should careOnce again...Apart from this being once again the same topic about Gmail and its written down rules and regulations, no mention is being made about Hotmail and how they store emails as well as Yahoo...

Tags: E-mail providers, Donna Bogatin, Google Inc., privacy, Health URL, Google Gmail, Micro$oft, health care

Discussion threads 2006-12-10

Microsoft seeks Xbox touch for music

Microsoft seeks Xbox touch for musicCompetition with Bose and SonyI love Bose's noise-cancelling headphones, but they are too expensive. If Microsoft can bring down the price of such headphones and speakers, many listeners will be happy.Oh wait!! I thought Microsoft was the media juggernaut?!?!?{whistle} Yo David....! Johnny boy! ...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, music, Micro$oft

Discussion threads 2005-06-14

Windows for India, others won't run on faster chips

Windows for India, others won't run on faster chipsWe don't have all of these problems with Linux.You can run Linux on anything processor you want. The number of open programs is only limited by the ammount of memory and disk space. Networking, file sharing and printing are not limited with...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, chip, Micro$oft, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-05-12