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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

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming

Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...

Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability window

Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability windowThis is good, potentially anyway.MFST did not get to be where it is by being "stupid". Granted, they have their "flaws", but so does everyone on this Planet. The reason that "hackers" virus writers, etc. target Windows is clear. The OS is the...

Tags: construction, microsoft windows nt, security, viruses and worms, patch tuesday vulnerability window, patch tuesday, microsoft corp., window

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?

Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?1997 called. It wants its article backAs a reader of News.com and ZDNet for years and years, I had to laugh when I saw the headline for this one. Sounds familiar, except it would have been about Netscape.Next maybe you...

Tags: operating systems, web browsers, desktops, operating system, web browser, desktop, mozilla corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans

Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...

Tags: operating systems, ibm corp., microsoft corp., oem, lenovo group ltd., microsoft windows, agreement, linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop

IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...

Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, servers, desktop, ibm corp., linux, microsoft corp., symphony, server

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

An apology to the Vietnam vets out there

An apology to the Vietnam vets out thereWhat?*roflhao trying not to wet himself* oh jesus!... i mean... oh my goodness (no offense intended to all those right side of the fence, sandle wearing, western, monotheists out there!).i mean for the love of mary!! political correctness is far far far far...

Tags: vietnam vet, vietnam war

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

When Google disowns you

When Google disowns youThis is a real danger in general with the "Cloud"PaaS, SaaS,Cloud, or call it what you want, this is only one of the major problems that can creep up when you pass your data and applications on to a third party service provider. You put your business...

Tags: productivity, open source, databases, storage encryption, long-term data usability, namesecure, google inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Are you a Dog or a Cat?

Are you a Dog or a Cat?You proved my point.People do not like change unless they are the implementors.Dog/Cat/FishI liked the way you put that! vista is a pretty configuration but it is a new learning venture for us all..I'm a dog/cat person...who also loves fish..hehehehThey moved everything around......to create...

Tags: productivity, vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved today

Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved todayA conspiracy theorist would say this was done intentionally......by Yahoo in order to convince Ichan to throw in the towel before the fight even began due to overwhelming odds.There are still law suits...pending over the handling of the MS deal. This votes outcome...

Tags: corporate governance, yahoo! inc., board

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?

Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?This isn't even strictly a Beta Tester issueMicrosoft realised that MCE systems just weren't flying out the door and then correctly perceived that it makes more sense to bundle it with Vista so that OEMs can either make a "home entertainment center"...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, fiji, microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., beta tester, windows future, mce

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista

IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaHoo that could be painful very painfulibm ,red hat, ubuntu working together..... ough Microshot may feel this a bitRE: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaUnless they make programs and hardware as easy to install &...

Tags: unix, open source, operating systems, driver installation, linux, ibm corp., ubuntu, novell inc., microsoft windows vista, red hat inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista

The Linux computing crowd smells blood and wants to make a run at Microsoft's Vista operating system. Coinciding with LinuxWorld, IBM, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat issued a joint statement promising "Microsoft free" desktops across the globe. I doubt it...

Tags: ubuntu, novell inc., red hat inc., microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., ibm corp., linux, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), unix, operating systems, open source, software, microsoft windows, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediately

Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediatelyWhat about .Mac?I'd have been happy with them waiting to release it until it was perfect, but in it's current state it's exactly like .Mac with a flashier interface. I don't see how it's really a detriment to keep it going. MobileMe's sync actually...

Tags: recruitment & selection, mme, apple inc., shut-down mobileme, mobileme, shut-down, job, apple macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-08-05