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MS Patch Tuesday: 9 bulletins, 6 rated critical

MS Patch Tuesday: 9 bulletins, 6 rated criticalChalk up another win for Vista.All the vulnerabilities affecting the desktop OS are mitigated through standard user rights and Protected Mode.what about netbooks?So people who are running XP on their shiny, new netbooks are out of luck? MS just says "sorry we...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, netbook, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Who should Software Freedom sue on FAT32?

Who should Software Freedom sue on FAT32?What did MS do wrong?They are not bound by the GPL. They are free to license their technology to anyone they want, under terms agreeable to both. (I assume there might be some Federal restrictions there, but I don't think we crossed that...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, MS Just, FAT32, Microsoft Corp., Software Freedom Sue, GPL, MSFT, software

Discussion threads 2009-03-07

What if News Corp., MSN and Yahoo were a separate company?

What if News Corp., MSN and Yahoo were a separate company?Microsoft would NEVER spin them off. A wholly owned subsidiary YESMS still wants to be able to convert all of the servers to Windows, and make sure that they do what Microsoft wants in the war against open source. MS...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, MSN, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Bungie, server, open source

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

IE team shares ... a version number

IE team shares ... a version numberPut the IE team under ScottGuIE should be moved from the platform group to the client technology group. If ScottGu were in any way responsible for this team as he should be, he would clean up this mess in no time. Filthy...

Tags: Web browsers, Team management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, team, IE team, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, MS JUST

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Do Microsoft and Google compete?

Do Microsoft and Google compete?Nice articleI agree with just about everything you say. TBH you're saying nothing new - we all know these facts already but it's soooo much fun watching the MS-Fanboys defend their godhead from any threat no matter how slight.As many posters on these fora have pointed...

Tags: MS JUST, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-12

Edubuntu update - it freakin' rocks

Edubuntu update - it freakin' rocksI'll get back to you, but...In intial testing, performance testing with 2 thin clients running off a P4 Edubuntu server was certainly good enough for basic productivity and web access. I'll update after a weekend of 4 kids pounding away on 3 thin clients...

Tags: Thin clients, MS JUST, thin client, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, server

Discussion threads 2007-05-10

Is Microsoft's Cloud OS actually a Cloud DB?

Is Microsoft's Cloud OS actually a Cloud DB?windows 2010 - Windows as a utilityThat's Cloud storage, If I look at Amazon, they have first release storage cloud first (S3), computing came latter (EC2). I hope MS follows the same. Live platform & services, all together would live in the Cloud‘Cloud...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, CloudDB, MS JUST, Cloud OS, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-17

What's a Vista zero-day exploit worth? Try $50K

What's a Vista zero-day exploit worth? Try $50KState the obvious! What is the real problem?MS just has to offer more money for pirates to hack OS X and Linux! $1,000,000 a day on offer, just rip into them. Bonuses for each day that it is not patched! What's $365M a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hacking, Operating systems, MS JUST, robber, hacker, Microsoft Windows Vista, zero-day bug, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-16

Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug

Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bugWell, now they are a loving wedded coupleand poor Opera the jealous ex-lover wondering why she can't get browser bug love. Opera apparently uses protection and is choosey.Surprisingly no comments on the story!!If this story had been only on MS Internet Explorer flaw then by...

Tags: Web browsers, Java, SECURITY, MS JUST, Legal Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-08

Additional Resources

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

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

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week

Very interestingStrange - Ballmer was all excited about how the SharePoint 2010 team focused on internet facing capabilities. Why play with Orchard if you can get all the features CMS and more with a hosted version of SP2010 at a fairly cheap investment?I guess for small businesses who just...

Tags: Content management, open source, Microsoft Corp., open-source content management app, Free Microsoft open-source content management app, FREE Microsoft, open-source content management, Microsoft Windows NT, content management system, OSS Projects

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Microsoft to raise prices, add more high-end editions with SQL Server 2008 R2

More likely to ship with Visual Studio 2010?Is it not more likley that SQL 2008 R2 will ship with Visual Studio 2010 as it has done with previous releases? I understand VS2010 is likely to be available in March (Mix 2010?). In this way, SQL is likely to be...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Corp., price increase

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Google defines its focus in Apps in 2010

Chrostopher: the need for detailed formatting as we know it is going away.Actually, the detailed formatting is moving to making it look like you want on computer screens, NOT on paper, which is quite different.All of those baroque features for printing on 8.5x11 paper are looking more stupid every day.Interesting...

Tags: OpenOffice, Document management, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!

Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, product key, acccount, clean install, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-02