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End the open source obsession with Microsoft

End the open source obsession with MicrosoftM$ must GPL its codeand that will open communication with OSS.So Microsoft doesn't engage in this?[i]That scene did not happen. More likely some mid-level bureaucrat dealing with this particular show decided to show off his or her power.[/i]Most likely it did happen at the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source obsession, open source, Dana

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

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Apple leads smartphone customer satisfaction

Let the flame wars beginntNo question that Apple changed the gameover 2 years ago.Why aren't the others catching up?Nokia seems to have disappeared.Microsoft latest 6.5 is a disappointment even to Paul Thurrott.I can understand the reference toNokia, but Microsoft has nothing to do with this. The operating system can be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Apple Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., phone, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Ten top issues in adopting enterprise social computing

Ten top issues in adopting enterprise social computingVapor lock between Business Process and Social ComputingSimilar to the vapor lock between IT and Business, there's also a big gap in understanding and focus on how Social Computing accelerates process performance. The obsession around new metrics for adoption and new ROI standards...

Tags: Social networking, social computing, enterprise social computing

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

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. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to Indiais this 'change we can believe in'?We thought Bush was ignorant about the job market, but Obama is downright anti American and in bed with the big and greedy corporations.RE: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to IndiaWow. Linux...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, Good Business, IBM Corp., layoff, IBM layoff, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

IE8 focuses on usability

IE8 focuses on usabilityIE8 RC1 vs FF3.1 Beta 2 Reviewed - Video WalkthroughHere is a quick Video review of Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 versus IE8 RC1 and a walkthough video of IE8.http://pcwizkidstechtalk.com/index.php/ie8vsff31.htmlhttp://pcwizkid.blogspot.com/2008/03/will-internet-explorer-8-be-firefox.htmlCheers RE: IE8 focuses on usabilityDownloaded and installed it today and I'm already impressed. The accelerators have been...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Windows skill, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Android exploit so dangerous, users warned to avoid phone’s web browser

Android exploit so dangerous, users warned to avoid phone’s web browserAre there any exploits in the wild for this?If not, then use the browser all you want. According to the Apple apologist rules of vulnerabilities, you can use a vulnerable device without a single concern as long as there are...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Apple Inc., phone, exploit

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Why Microsoft's Killer Instinct Must Return

Last week, the hearts of many Mac fans skipped a beat when the Mactopia web page on Microsoft's web site disappeared for several hours. As it turned out, it was just a simple glitch, and in a knee-jerk response to blogger Ted Bishop's inquiry about the health of the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-02-01

EU may force rival browsers on Windows

EU may force rival browsers on WindowsNoooooooo !Get IE out of the OS, please for security sake !Socialism at its bestFirst they dislike the fact that Windows has its own browser.Second, they are now looking into forcing computer manufactures to install software the [i]commission[/i] chooses, not the OEM.Third, they will...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Socialism, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-01-26

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationApple is much more evil than MS...they've just been so much less successful that no one has noticed just how evil Apple is. People are beginning to notice. :)RE: Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationI used to use Anapod Explorer for my old...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Computers Today, Apple Inc., Apple Confuses Speech, DMCA Violation, DMCA

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% mark

Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% markWhat's your ......obsession with NetApplications?^o^Well, the import thing is that Firefox is ABOUT 20% and rising, IE is ABOUT70% and falling. That is what we can draw from this. No need to argue about a percent or...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Macintosh, NetApplications, Chrome, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

BBC hit by a DDoS attack

BBC hit by a DDoS attackWow !ZDnet is really up to speed on this one, did you folks receive this latest bit of news by carrier pidgeon as this story broke last friday ?I suspect that this happens to them every dayThis could even be a warning that their TV...

Tags: Blogging, SECURITY, British Broadcasting Corp., distributed denial of service

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

News to know: Windows 7; Google; iPhone; Storm; iLife patch

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience. Gallery right Michael Krigsman: Sixteen IT failures to remember Garett Rogers: Google makes the blogosphere...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple iLife, Jason O'Grady, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-11

End the open source obsession with Microsoft

When Microsoft acts abusively toward you do what Marc Benioff of SugarCRM did when Salesforce did it to him. Wear it as a badge of honor. Don't advertise it, but be the bigger man or woman. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn, Democrat

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Would you flip to Microsoft?

Would you flip to Microsoft?Nope...happy in the land of Open Source and true freedom. ]:)Spelling mistake, off is spelled O-F-F not T-O... ntntWhat does it matter?why so intent on what people use? Microsoft, Linux, Apple, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.If a company feels that this solution or that solution...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-07

Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debate

The last few days I've been exchanging email with R 'Ray' Wang, VP and principal analyst at Forrester about the kerfuffle over SAP's unilateral decision to apply a price hike to its maintenance and support fees. Ray specializes in the enterprise market and has special experience of SAP going back...

Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Forrester Research Inc., Ray, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Investment, Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-07

The Microsoft middle ground

The Microsoft middle groundYes, but the current perceived credit crunchshould get rid of a lot of the "me-too" fat from the system.Only the genuine knowledgeable IT lovers will be left ....Price vs TCOYour piece fails to mention the well-documented costs of owning MS-based desktops and servers. The delta in...

Tags: Printers, Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, lock-in, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

The 5 Stages of iPhone Acceptance

The Five Stages of the Kübler-Ross model The iPhone has become such a part of our collective consciousness that soon entire books are going to be written about the sociological impact of such a groundbreaking, Insanely Great device. Why, it's so dammed important,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Linux, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Digital Music, Open Source, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?

Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?until Google finnally invest into there own OSthey should start a nice bsd that in time will be the next os x and then MS will fine that they are in real troubleRE: Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?made...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

Will telcos accept an open source switch?

Will telcos accept an open source switch?Yeswhen they can call it their own, make loads of money off of it, patent what they can to make their part future payment secure, and piggyback the rest like a free ride.RE: Will telcos accept an open source switch?How does this this product...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FS developer, Asterisk PBX, open source, telecommunications company, FreeSwitch

Discussion threads 2008-04-09