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If open source were a monopoly

An open source monopoly is simply not a barrier to competition. Even if a GPL program had market dominance you could still compete with it. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Monopoly, Open Source Monopoly, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-29

When bandwidth is free

If you haven't heard this already it bears repeating. (Picture from the University of Rochester.) Internet bandwidth is essential infrastructure. Like freeway lanes, like sea and airports, the quality and price of your Internet bandwidth determines how much it costs to do intellectual business...

Tags: Bandwidth, Monopoly, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-25

Will one company control the cloud?

At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, tech executives question whether a few global companies will control all of cloud computing with a single set of standards, or if trust and the desire for data portability will mean many small clouds. Speakers include Barry Lynn of 3tera and Vance...

Tags: Cloud, Quality, Business Operations, Office 2.0, mozy, 3tera, monopoly, cloud computing

Videos 2008-09-08

I am I, GoogQuixote, the lord of free wireless

Google has now launched a campaign called FreeTheAirwaves aimed at making the "white space" between auctioned channels unlicensed. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Monopoly, Spectrum, Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Does open source mandate change in copyright law?

In their paper Money Ruins Everything, Australian law professor Dan Hunter and economist John Quiggin right argue that open source and Internet creativity mandate changes in copyright law, which now favor industries whose costs have disappeared. "If copyright industries were, as once was the case, the only path for content...

Tags: Copyright Law, Dana Blankenhorn, Management, Monopoly, Open Source, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-05-21

Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?

Are Microsoft and Google really locked into a zero-sum game, where every gain in Google's search business translates into an automatic kick-in-the-pants for Microsoft? That seems to be the premise, to a degree, of a couple of new items -- one on the Financial Times and...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Monopoly, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Time to make a competitive Internet a priority

The biggest accomplishment of open source in this decade has been to restore competition to the software market. High barriers to entry were allowing Microsoft and Oracle to expand their monopolies before open source helped companies both new and old make them work for it. ...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Open Source, Competition, Monopoly, Service, Mexico, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-15

Monopoly HFS+ Patch 1.0.4 (Mac)

Monopoly normally scans the mounted disks to find its CD, but if it sees an non-HFS disk, it stops the scan. This patch simply removes the HFS check from the software.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Monopoly, Patches

Software downloads 1998-03-29

Additional Resources

Google offering free Wi-Fi in some U.S. airports this holiday season

In another attempt to win our hearts and/or take over our lives, Google has announced that they'll be providing free wireless internet at select airports across America this holiday season. Yay! Virgin America has already partnered with Google to offer free Wi-Fi to...

Tags: Google Inc., Airport, Virgin America, Internet, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Canadians get a taste of American medical system with IMS Health buy

Oh the ironyJust another ironic investment made on behalf of Canadians over the years. As far as I know CPP is not investing using an ethical or green model, so there are probably lots of examples of very "un-Canadian" companies receiving investment via CPP.Not sure what your point is,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, IMS Health Inc., CPP, Dana, drug company, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Copyright associations want enforcement for free

The defender of status quo?What a tired old rant. Use technology and the law to enforce ill advised and ill gotten copyright protection.The internet has revolutionized mankind's ability to communicate and share knowledge and culture, and you want to put it under lock and key to deny mankind that benefit?How...

Tags: Benefits, Federal government, Sales force management, Mickey Mouse, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

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

Scaring yourself and others

Hogwash!First of all, if you're paying for a static IP address, why did your ISP change it? Did the notify you prior to changing it? If not, they can get in deep trouble for that.Second, on today's hardware using virtualization causes little to no noticeable performance hit. ...

Tags: Virtualization, Operating systems, Servers, VMware Inc., Sun Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-Z

RE:ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-ZDoes this mean if we don't have that particular character set installed, we can't get to some URIs?Gov called, ICANN's execution date is postponed.This is merely ICANN's dying throws. Everyone heavily involved in the net knows that South Korea was months...

Tags: INTERNET, ICANN, Japanese Characters, A-Z

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

Customer says: nopen/tPartner: Can't hurtIf I had to list out things I'd like to see from Microsoft, this would not be on the top of the list, but it's a great move I think.People looking to move away from other mail systems could see more tools available that make the...

Tags: E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Times exec hints at Apple tablet

When are people going to learn that off the record is off the recordNot open mouth insert foot.Yes, some people are excited about some new tech, but to go to some of the lengths these guys keep going to, makes me wonder.I think engadge is just in it for the...

Tags: Tablets, 3G, Notebooks, iTablet, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26