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- News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Apple ad swings at Windows 7: 'Trust me, this time it's going to be different'
- Hilarious! Apple is getting quite bold these days, I think they smell bloodNT.Just like Snow Leopard was supposed to fix all that was wrong with LeopardBut it didn't. :(Poor Apple, that sound you hear of glass shattering is not the sound of Windows, it is the glass house in which...
- Tags: Operating systems, Investment, advertisement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Win7, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in Ed
- No netbooks hereI'm at a campus with 2000 students, have not seen a netbook yet.Students have to do a LOT of typing for papers, and need a full size keyboard.RE: Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in EdOur children are experienced users and will not be happy...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Eolas sues tech giants over Web technology
- It was just a matter of time.They didn't bleed enough from Microsoft so now they are going after other big names. No one is safe.Two words:Frivolous lawsuit.And they said......Eolas would only sue MS. :)Stupid and blind indeed. The Eolas patent is particularly bad, but all software patents need to...
- Tags: Web, web technology, Eolas Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Apple's tablet UI patent unearthed
- You really can't be serious...can you?From the looks of the graphic...the "touch screen" is going to be at least SIXTEEN INCHES wide.That makes it REAL convenient to carry around.That looks to beone awfully large tablet. I wonder if they will copy Microsoft's idea, and make a folding tablet?GraphicPatent application graphics...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Inc., tablet, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement ruling
- Maybe there is hope for the patent system yet.Just hope is all.But....We ALL know they were bribed.... Lol.Since when was MS's activation technology taken to court? They're sued for anything nowadays it seems like. Milking the cash cow I presume?The patent system is fineOn the whole, the patent system...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patent, patent system, patent infringement, Unix, software
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps
- Looks like 'View and correct', rather than 'Create and maintain'Basically, it looks like Office Web Apps is for viewing and minor editing, but not risking breaking Office docs.Ok... So it's definitely a version 1.0 product. Meanwhile, Office 2007 is the 6th version since Windows 95. It's also still a BETA...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Office Web Apps, Microsoft Office, Office Web, VMware Inc., software, Web application, new Office Web App, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-20
- Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop
- It uses WINEBut I've noticed a number of performance issues and stability problems with it.ActuallyAs far as I've ever able to tell there's no practical difference between Picasa on Windows and Linux. StevenActually, it uses WineLib, so that it is more like a native application.But there are still all the...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-20
- Court overturns $358m verdict against Microsoft
- If we only had real hope...If we only had real hope that sanity would return to the realm of patents. The current system of rubber stamping every patent application combined with outrageous damage awards has gotten out of control. We need real patent reform and we need it yesterday.RE: Court...
- Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-13
- 6 dirty tricks from enterprise vendors
- GET it in WRITING!If it is NOT in the contract then you made your first mistake.Well said.Contracts & Paper Trails are more precious than gold when something goes Tango-Ultra on you.I dont agree with #5Well I do, but to further clarify, *most* vendors will support at least 1-2 major revisions...
- Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), dirty trick, enterprise vendor, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits
- Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, server
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- MSFT appeals judge's block of Word
- Microsoft filed its appeal in the patent case that could block Redmond from selling Word 2003 and 2007, The Wall Street Journal reports. A May decision dinged Microsoft $290 million for infringing patents owned by i4i Inc. of Toronto. In the appeal, Microsoft said the injunction would...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Microsoft Word patent-infringement case: Playing chicken
- They will patchand then will try vigorously to render the offending patent invalid.i4i will become the next Eolas: irrelevant but with a lot of money from MS.If you don't infringe, then why do you care to provethe patent is invalid?Because a court does think you infringeDo you know what is...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, patent, I4i, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- News to know: Leaked Blackberry OS; 4G networks; Clunkers updated; National Broadband; Psystar
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Zack Whittaker: Leaked upcoming BlackBerry OS screenshots reveal new features Christopher Dawson: Will 4G make our networks irrelevant? ...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Network, Operating System, Dana Blankenhorn, Broadband, Apple Inc., SOA, RIM BlackBerry, 4G Network, Matthew Miller, Psystar, Doubts, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, Linux, Web Services, Broadband Internet, Middleware, Network Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Operating Systems, Telecommunications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- When will Microsoft admit the truth about software patents?
- HERETIC !My patent is better than you patent!What a waste of resources!I couldn't agree with you more.Now for the sharks in the suits .... what are they to do if they have to keep their Lexus more than 6 months?Duh!I simply do not understand the warped reasoning that would make...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Protecting intellectual property, patent, software, Donald Knuth, Newton, software patent
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime
- counter productiveIsn't XML meant to provide a standard format for storing and transferring data? This lawsuit will just make other companies more cautious about using XML which will basically negate any attempt to make XML a standard. In my opinion, i4i never should have received a patent on...
- Tags: KARMA, Microsoft Word, patent, XML, I4i, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime
- Updated: Microsoft is barred from selling any Microsoft Word products that can open XML files (.xml, .docx and .docm), according to a U.S. District Court ruling in favor of i4i, a small Canadian company that sued the software giant for patent infringement. What's this mean Techmeme? For...
- Tags: Word-processing, Patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, XML, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Your iPhone could soon be watching you!
- Have you completely lost your mind?"OK, this seems like a great feature for product vendors because it allows them to duck warranty obligations"What obligations are there exactly if you drop your iPod into a bathtub, or spill coffee on it while driving? If anything, these nuissance claims get built into...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
- Our patent system is brokenI just think the PTO isn't sophisticated enough to understand what is really going on.Property List EditorHow would this patent relate to Apple's already existing Property List Editor application, a Developer Tool for editing "plist files" written in XML (along with any other XML files that...
- Tags: word-processing, OOo, XML, patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
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