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- ReactOS no threat to Windows
- ReactOS no threat to WindowsBugs[i]Which brings up a final point. Bugs. Is React going to copy Windows’ bugs?[/i]They have to, for compatibility reasons. If they don't they're dead in the water.Of course if they do, they're shark bait. They can't get away with the same bugs Microsoft does,...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows NT, ReactOS, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- ReactOS no threat to Windows
- ReactOS is an implementation of Windows Server 2003, still in alpha stage, and very interesting. But it is no threat to Windows. None at all. Especially compared with Linux. Here's why. Sponsors. Linux has big corporate sponsors behind it, starting with...
- Tags: Desktop, ReactOS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
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- I'm sticking with Windows XP
- I'm sticking with Windows XPWhat happened to the cries for increased security?Not saying they originated with you Jason but prior to Vistas release everyone was labelling XP a leaking sieve wrt to security. Full of holes which could not be patched but required a complete redesign. With the release of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Content Protection madness on Vista
- Content Protection madness on VistaBlu-Ray Deserves To FailI agree and am with you 100%. DRM will go away when consumers vote with their wallets. We have already seen some of this with the music industry.Blu-Ray/Sony = EPIC FAILBlu-Ray can kiss my DVD-Loving butt :)I would love to see...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, Content Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, HDCP, mplayer, DVD, DRM IS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day
- Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls ‘stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...
- Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Free software great and small
- Free software great and smallFree software great and small[i]In brief, it's a kinder, gentler version of Linus Torvald's quote that Linux is headed for "world domination, fast". [/i]BWAHHAHAHAHAHA! I had to laugh at that quote.Blah blah blah, Are you linux users really that dillusional? We've been hearing about how...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Face it Linux, Linux, Free Software, LINUX IS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'there a few people that are out of realitymac bride is one ballmer is also a other one keep spinning idiot spinning .......They aren't dead yet? ]:)The sad thing is......I strongly suspect that he really believes it.Words right outta...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., LINUX IS, SCO Chief
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Asustek to launch 10-inch Eee laptop
- Asustek to launch 10-inch Eee laptopI find it interesting...That these are being touted as "low cost" laptops. $550 for a machine that doesn't even have an optical drive is NOT low-cost; it's much more expensive than the "laptop deal of the week" from Best Buy or Circuit City, which are...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, laptop computer, Eee, keyboard, AsusTek Computer
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone
- Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stoneFrom a consumer *AND* business perspective..Killing off XP is just stupid at this point on both counts. The premise, and success, of free enterprise is giving the customer what they want. If people want XP, TAKE THEIR MONEY. If people want Vista,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Market Demand, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, stone, Linux, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- Sony drops its $49 "no crapware" fee
- Sony drops its $49 "no crapware" feeAnd ...... the fact that this is only offered on Viusta Business? Another bit of "internal miscommunication?"Also, the Sony store is still taking $50 off people for this option.RE: Sony drops its $49Rule of thumb: don't buy a Sony in the first place.RE:...
- Tags: Rootkits, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-21
- Are 'naked PCs' good for businesses?
- Are 'naked PCs' good for businesses?dell sells somewhat naked PC's.....I can get FreeDOS on any machine i want.It doesn't matter"He said: "Remember that the staff cost of installing an OS on new equipment is significant."" - How is that important since most businesses image the pc anyway and so...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, dell, PC, operating system, naked PC, OEM, European GI
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft's own good?
- Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft's own good?Or, It ain't broke so don't fix it.Maybe people are too tired of working out the kinks for Microsoft.No, Vista just failed miserably...come on face the facts, Vista is NOT being adopted and with stories about memory leaks, DRM, stealth updates, system...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Is Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-09-27
- Quick Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Herd 5 gallery
- Quick Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Herd 5 galleryLet me know how the network applet works for youbecause on 7.04h5 it makes a botch of it and I end up using ifconfig to get it working.Biggest hurdlesLinux, IMO, has two big hurdles to over come, one technical, and the other ideological.The...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-03-14
- Open source or the Windows root canal?
- Open source or the Windows root canal?Most don't realise but Gatesis far from being involved with the day to day things at MS anymore. For the most part he is a public figure that comes out to say a few words now and then but his real interest today...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, PC, Microsoft Corp., MSFT
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Forget Vista. Long live Longhorn client!
- Should old, abandonned operating systems just fade away? Or is there some way to breathe new life into them – without running afoul of the copyright police? A handful of members of the Joejoe.Org Windows enthusiast site may soon find out. A self-selected group of site members have begun...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, JoeJoe
- Blog posts 2006-10-26
- Legal wrangles and software remain on collision course
- Legal wrangles and software remain on collision courseIf bad laws are enforced long enough......they get repealed or fixed.The patent trolls are a pain, but they are helping to point out how broken the US patent system really is. My preference remains to outlaw software patents completely, but tightening up...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, patent troll, Green Hills, open source, software, collision, software patent
- Discussion threads 2006-07-10
- Where Messman failed at Novell
- Where Messman failed at NovellTime will tell the taleNot all of Novell's problems can be thrown at Nessman's feet.Really, Novell acquired a 'gem' in the form of SUSE Linux in late 2003, so the move to put SUSE as the strategic technology centerpiece in place has been no small undertaking....
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, OpenSUSE 10.1, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Novell Inc., SuSE
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- Great Man Series: The most hated man in cyberspace
- Great Man Series: The most hated man in cyberspaceMessage has been deleted.It also cuts profits?Tell that to Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Cisco, IBM, Philips, Red Hat, ....Most hated manWhy not Bill Gates being the most hated man? I used to think I hated him. But some where along the...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Apache Tomcat, software, Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-16
- Gates downplays EU legal problems
- Gates downplays EU legal problemsGates downplays EU legal problemsIts powerful words like these that make Bill Gates a great leader. He's basically laughing in the face of the EU, which if I was him I'd do the same. The EU knows they can't do squat without hurting their...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Leadership, ECC, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2006-02-03
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