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- Chinese antitrust and Microsoft
- Chinese antitrust and MicrosoftTo the previous poster...Truer words have never been spoken posted this at the wrong levelIrony...Chinese Government is the biggest monopoly of all.RE: Chinese antitrust and Microsoftwhy would China care about the retail price of microsoft products in light of such cheery articles as these: "only 244...
- Tags: Corporate law, Regulations, Microsoft Corp., Chinese antitrust, antitrust, Chinese Government
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Microsoft's success in China
- Microsoft appears to be making inroads in the Chinese market. According to a blog post over at Tech Republic, Microsoft, through aggressive price reductions and a willingness to grant more access to source code, has managed to convince the Chinese government to use Windows and Office. Similarly, Microsoft has opted...
- Tags: Open Source, Microsoft, Economic Policy
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- The sinking dollar and offshoring
- The sinking dollar and offshoringWon't make any differenceTo a well-run shop, the [u]cost[/u] of engineering services comes a very distant second to the value received: delays or low-quality work cost so much more than a salary that it's a sucker's bet.The problem is, most corporate management either has no idea...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, Protectionism, offshoring, salary, Chinese Government, Microsoft Corp., job
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Microsoft lays out $900 million in Chinese investments
- Microsoft lays out $900 million in Chinese investmentsMicrosoft lays out $900 million in Chinese investmentsJust part of Microsoft's overall plan to get mobile PCs everywhere. It is definitely going to help the Oragami project. Expect to see a lot more portable devices coming from Microsoft.Banner move...My rep just...
- Tags: Government, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Workforce management, Mike Cox, Microsoft Corp., Chinese Investment, Chinese Government
- Discussion threads 2006-04-26
- Chinese control of domain names
- Chinese control of domain namesI was sure......your time machine would look like a Police Call Box. :)Carl RapsonHad to call you out JohnYour unflagging support of "engagement" for Google, MSN, Yahoo! et al, has now been perverted into "enablement" by the Chinese government to further control its citizens. Couldn't see...
- Tags: Government, Chinese Government, Apologist, Internet, Microsoft Corp., domain name
- Discussion threads 2006-03-02
- Microsoft clarifies policy on censoring blogs
- Microsoft clarifies policy on censoring blogsObey the law, China or Eu???Funny how so many blast MS for not following the laws of a soverien nation or group of nations.EU And then turn around and blast them for following the law of another nation. ChinaSeems like it's a no win...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Chinese Government, blog, Microsoft Corp., government
- Discussion threads 2006-01-31
- Microsoft censors Chinese blogger
- Microsoft censors Chinese bloggerMicrosoft censors Chinese blogger[i]A Microsoft representative told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that it blocked Anti's MSN Space blog to help ensure that the service complied with local laws in China.[/i]And that is why they did it. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Now before people start...
- Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Chinese Government, blogger
- Discussion threads 2006-01-04
- Judge to rule Tuesday in Kai-Fu Lee case
- Judge to rule Tuesday in Kai-Fu Lee caseIt's times like this when I wish Microsoft wouldspontaneously com bust.Not a good situationfor either party MS or Google, or Lee for that matter. MS looks bad because a high-profile employee jumped to a would-be competitor. Gogole looks bad for possibly...
- Tags: SECURITY, Chinese Government, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Kai-Fu, Kai-Fu Lee
- Discussion threads 2005-09-07
- Microsoft, Google duke it out for China
- Microsoft, Google duke it out for ChinaCapitalistic greed versus ethicsIt will be interesting to see just how far Microsoft and Google and Yahoo will be prepared to go in assisting the Chinese government to suppress free speech and human rights, in order to make money. American MSN users subject to...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Communist, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Chinese Government, rep
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
- Getting tough with China?
- Getting tough with China?The US government, Microsoft's best advocate.Of course, Microsoft and the business organizations to which it belongs will have little impact on Chinese government policies. Piracy and software protectionism are not essentially a problem; they're an increase in profits.But, because the Chinese policies are blatant protectionism, the...
- Tags: Government, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Miller, Chinese Government, Microsoft Corp., protectionism, Bush Administration
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- New Lenovo takes shape
- New Lenovo takes shapeHmmm, if IBM isn't carefull they could be working for themIn a few years.Will Lenovo have China's BlessingWill Lenovo have China's Blessing to lock Dell and HP out of the cheap labor and supply of parts and boards that they enjoy now? If they do I would...
- Tags: Desktops, Branding, Operating systems, Chinese Government, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Dell Computer Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2005-03-03
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- Canada adds another city to LED City list
- Welland, Ontario, is the latest municipal government to commit to the LED City initiative, under which cities from around the globe are converting lighting to light-emitting diodes. A retrofit of all streetlights is under way -- 50 have gone up so far and 50 more are...
- Tags: City, Light-emitting Diode, Engineering, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-06
- Judge finds Oracle's Ellison withheld evidence
- According to Bloomberg, in a ruling that has important implications for Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO and the company itself, district judge Susan Illston found that Ellison: ...deliberately destroyed or withheld e-mails and failed to preserve tape recordings that should have been turned over to lawyers for shareholders suing him......
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Susan Illston, Larry Ellison, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- The Linux laptop goes to school
- The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope
- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as PopeThat's what I thoughtThe ad was about nothing except of course Bill. It is unclear why this ad was made.Who in the world is this "journalist"?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Ratcliffe"I see you baby ...... shakin that ass -shakin that ass."http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/digital/article/548871/publicis-dialog-puns-ass-shaking-new-renault-viral/RE: Microsoft builds $300M...
- Tags: Wiki, Blogging, ass, Jerry Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., Wikipedia, Bill Gates, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope
- I'm just having a little fun.... I don't get the Seinfeld commercial. They are selling Bill, not Windows. What's with that? Bill retired in July. This just in from Adweek's commercials critic, Barbara Lippert: The Future. Delicious" is the sign-off, but I am...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Ass, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Branding, Web Browsers, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Internet, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft lab
- Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft labLabs are a great concept but hard to move into the business...Innovation is important for long term competitiveness and the "labs" concept is a good one for providing a dedicated R&D capability. However, I've seen far too many companies including Microsoft have...
- Tags: Microsoft Ozzie, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Mainstream media writes Windows obit
- Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Mainstream media writes Windows obit
- Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...
- Tags: SECURITY, Google Chrome vulnerability, Google Inc., Google Chrome, vulnerability, Chrome, programming
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
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