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- Microsoft nabs top Sun sales exec
- Microsoft nabs top Sun sales execwhat was her performance?Is she a good addition to M$?Go where the money is...So did she suddenly get a great revelation of how much superior Microsoft products are, as compared to Sun's products or was it just more money from Microsoft? To the tune of...
- Tags: ABMers, NBMers, sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2003-11-21
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- Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws
- Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flawsAdobe Flash Beta 10 on Linux Stopped CrashingEvery since build version 3 of Firefox 3.0.2 Adobe 10 beta stopped crashing on Linux 32/64 bit systems. Flash now runs great on this release, except for some minor issues with accelerated graphics and nVidia...
- Tags: Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Linux, Mozilla Firefox, keylogger, Dirty, Fox, security flaw, security
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Why does open source need a villain?
- Why does open source need a villain?It doesn't need a villianIt just needs competition. And Apple provides some, but they also leave the door open for F/OSS given their restrictive policies.villain or hero?Linus Torvalds"By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history""Some of Torvalds' supporters portray...
- Tags: open source, villain, open source need, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence vote
- Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence voteSounds like the testers and MS are doing good work[i]The best thing that happened in response to this latest action is that the Entity Framework team responded to it immediately[/i]Good for the testers for demanding better, and good for MS for responding immediately....
- Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Entity Framework, no-confidence, MJO
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- OOXML backwards compatibility led Microsoft to ODF
- OOXML backwards compatibility led Microsoft to ODFIf they can't even support it themselveshow the heck do they expect other applications to support it?even M$ can't implement OOXMLwhile some people are cheerleading this bloated and broken standard.I expect to see M$ droping support for OOXML in the next office 'for technical...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Microsoft Office, OOXML backwards compatibility
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than security
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than securityyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedSh*t happens....There is no absolute security in computing. And there never will be. Not even when you are running Linux (safe from viruses,...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Murderers, security, Mozilla Corp., malware, virus, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Vista falls in Pwn2Own contests final day to a flaw in Adobe Flash
- Vista falls in Pwn2Own contests final day to a flaw in Adobe Flashopiniondirector webFair is fair: Blame Adobe's not VistaVista is a piece of junk that NOBODY with a brain likes because it is actually slower and less usable than XP.But this "hack" can not be blame on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, operating system, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Flash, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-29
- Vista price slash
- Vista price slashHmmmm...It's getting hard to tell the fanboys from the trolls.It's not my fault that Microsoft is a monopolyand uses abusive tactics, lies, and bullies businesses with threats in order to sell their technically inferior product that uses the OS/2 memory manager, lifted a BSD TCP/IP stack for NT/2000/XP,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adrian, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- On to Windows 7 Server and other new Microsoft server releases in the pipeline
- On to Windows 7 Server and other new Microsoft server releases in the pipelinethat's so micro$oftic!alpha code for near future and hot air for the distant future... just another flop while Red Hat is eating their lunch!Microsoft....serverTalk about two words that should never go together. *shudder*So what are the new...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Chad_z, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- Microsoft Xbox Chief Peter Moore: Did he jump or was he pushed?
- Microsoft Xbox Chief Peter Moore: Did he jump or was he pushed?It is simply Moore's law...Every year the number of XBOX 360 consoles that burst into flames will double.Does it really matter to anyone aside from himDoes it matter if Microsoft layed it out in spades with an ultimate choice...
- Tags: Game players, Peter Moore, Microsoft Corp., Mike Cox, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Xbox
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
- Vista sales strong: Ballmer can breathe a sigh of relief
- Vista sales strong: Ballmer can breathe a sigh of reliefC'mon, now, be honest.I'm always a little cynical when I read, "thanks to Vista sales." Be honest, would sales be less if XP were being shipped to the OEMs instead of Vista? It's probably impossible to say for sure, since most...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Steve Ballmer, earnings report, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Vista sale, Microsoft Corp., sales
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
- Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flawwellDNS runs on UDP/53of course you will kill the DNS server that way, making yo have to type stuff like http://216.239.122.100 to get to http://news.zdnet.comWhich portsneed to be blocked?Again with the Windows expoits ?!?!?When will it all end ?!?!?We all need to be running Apple...
- Tags: Operating systems, Domain names, Windows 200, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, server, Microsoft Corp., Windows DNS flaw, new Windows DNS flaw, Windows DNS, DNS, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- IE 7 reaches 100 million users
- IE 7 reaches 100 million usersff uses a similar auto update feature...but yea in general IE users are less informed.It's the autoupdate, not the choosingthough it has gotten some users who were scared or fudded into ditching it to return. Firefox has offered a better browsing experience and features...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Desktops, Windows Malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, spam, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Long-term Fedora Linux support ending
- Long-term Fedora Linux support endingEnd of support a stunning enigmaI am simply stunned by these events. Imagine, an unsupported, unfunded, obsolete Fedora Linux version can find no outside money or developers to help it limp along, so that both remaining users can avoid upgrading or having to pay anything...
- Tags: UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Servers, New Year, Fedora Project, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
- Apple: Cool enough for your granny
- Apple: Cool enough for your grannyGranny!?!?I am not to sure where your information is coming from. I am no where near the age of 55, and am an avid mac user. I work for a university and see plenty of macs around campus, and they are not being...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Mainframes, Nothing, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., computer, PC
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws
- Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flawsZombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flawsWhy did they even bother to write this tool? It will have no effect. Both Symantec and Windows have been patched for months. Plus both do automatic updates so there is no burden on...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Patches, Ohio University, Microsoft Windows, antivirus, Windows antivirus flaw, Windows Antivirus, zombie tool make, tool make, flaw, tool
- Discussion threads 2006-11-29
- Microsoft offers prank Blue Screen Of Death
- Microsoft offers prank Blue Screen Of DeathWhat part confused you?[i]Sysinternals provides professional system utilities for Windows system management and troubleshooting and [b]has also offered a spoof Blue Screen of Death for some time[/b].[/i]I thought the article made it quite clear that this wasn't a new app. The only thing that...
- Tags: Operating systems, BSOD screen saver, Microsoft Windows XP, BSOD, Microsoft Corp., McAfee Inc., blue screen of death, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
- Why Microsoft's future OS could be open source
- Why Microsoft's future OS could be open sourcedont talk about what you dont know"Windoze is a great visual GUI attached to a mediocre OS, while Linux is a great OS with a crappy GUI."Maybe you should do some programming (system programming, device driver programming) to know more about Windows. Its...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, operating system, Microsoft Windows, GUI, great OS, visual GUI, mediocre OS, great visual GUI, crappy GUI, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-11
- Microsoft's antivirus package makes a splash
- Microsoft's antivirus package makes a splashYou forgot the REAL reason for the package's success...[url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6104379.html]M$ created PatchGuard to deliberately keep third-party security from protecting Win-D'OH!-z.[/url] This forcibly locks people into M$'s product line.Can you say "Anti-Competitive"?M$ Anti VirusThe solution to the problem of viral and trojan horse incursion is a...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows, trojan horse
- Discussion threads 2006-08-11
- Leopard nipping at Vista's heels
- Leopard nipping at Vista's heelsSo... what's new?[i]Jobs suggested that even though Microsoft is spending $5 billion a year on research and development, it is not producing much innovation. "These days, all they seem to be able to do is try to copy Google and Apple," he said.[/i]Well Steve, Microsoft has...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2006-08-08
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