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Adobe vs. Apple: Flash spat over iPhone gets intense: Adobe vs. Apple: Flash spat over iPhone gets intensespatblah blah blah, how many times can you say "spat" in one two paragraph article?? spatspatspatFlash DEAD to AppleI'd be stunned if Apple allowed Flash on the iPhone:a) Adobe annoys Apple*b) Flash is potentially great, Flash is unfortunately 90% ads.c) Flash is...; Tags: H.264, adobe, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., spat, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-02-20
Adobe vs. Apple: Flash spat over iPhone gets intense: Apple and Adobe--long time partners that propel product cycles for each other--are in a big spat over the iPhone. The problem: Apple's iPhone doesn't support Flash Player. And Adobe is getting more annoyed by the minute, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Spat, Ben Charny, Apple Inc., Business Structures, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade Office: Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade OfficeOh the joys of patents! NT.No biggystill using MS Ofc 2k without the infringed parties patented spat, and have Open Office as a second option, so no new costs and when it's broke, won't fix it just replace it. To heck then with...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, software patent, Microsoft Corp., spat, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2006-01-30

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Craigslist fires back at eBay; Bogus Google ads to Kijiji alleged: Craigslist has filed its response to eBay's lawsuit and the company hits back--hard. Craigslist alleges that eBay participated in everything from "unlawful and unfair competition," false advertising, business interference and even phishing attacks. The official list via Craigslist: "We filed a complaint in California today, charging...; Tags: Google Inc., Craigslist, Advertisement, eBay Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Security, Spam And Phishing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Will eBay's Craigslist gambit backfire in the court of public opinion?: Updated: EBay has gone public with the details of its lawsuit against Craigslist and its two shareholders Craig Newmark and James Buckmaster. While suit details alleged self-dealing by Newmark and Buckmaster and a rift over eBay's Kijiji unit, which competes with Craigslist, it's worth pondering the motives--and perceptions--here. ...; Tags: Craigslist, eBay Inc., Newmark, Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-01

Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?: Microsoft unveiled its "End to End Trust" security vision and now the real work begins: Will anyone buy into it? At RSA, Microsoft rolled out a whitepaper that at the very least is quite the conversation piece. Reading through the whitepaper--something I encourage everyone...; Tags: Software, Audit, Privacy, Vision, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Identity, Accountability, Audit Data, Internet, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Promises, promises: A look at Waste Management's case against SAP: Waste Management's lawsuit against SAP for a "complete failure" of a $100 million software implementation boils down to promises. What did SAP promise Waste Management? And how much responsibility does Waste Management bear for believing those promises? As background, news surfaced last week that Waste Management filed...; Tags: Software, SAP AG, Waste Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Shell farms out IT, telecommunications to EDS, AT&T, T-Systems for $4.2 billion: Royal Dutch Shell said Monday that it will farm out its technology and telecommunications infrastructure in three deals valued at about $4.2 billion. The outsourcing arrangement is notable given that big deals are rare. Shell said in a statement that it will outsource its telecommunications and networking...; Tags: T-Systems, Information Technology, AT&T Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Shell, Outsourcing, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Telecommunications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Networking, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Mozilla vs. Apple on Safari flap: It's about the Google search box: Updated: Apple pushes Safari to you when you update iTunes. Mozilla CEO John Lilly blasted the move. Meanwhile, there's enough hubbub to last a few weeks over these dueling point of views. But what this spat really comes down to is Google and the fees it pays to be the...; Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Google Search, Mozilla Corp., Figure, Web Browsers, Operational Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Microsoft licenses Adobe Flash Lite, turns up heat under Apple and iPhone?: Look for Flash applications to be coming to more mobile devices near you, just not an iPhone. Adobe Systems announced today that Microsoft has licensed Adobe's Flash Lite software to enable Flash-compatible content in the Internet Explorer Mobile browser. This will mean that people using those...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Hardware, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Apple takes iPhone corporate in a big way: Apple has given technology managers their iPhone wish list in full in an effort to make its phone more business friendly. The mission: Lure enough enterprises to the iPhone so Apple can hit its 10 million unit goal by the end of 2008. Apple CEO Steve...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., E-mail, Games, Security, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Does Adobe really need the iPhone? Not really: Apple CEO Steve Jobs dissed Adobe's Flash and you'd think it was the biggest story on the planet from the Techmeme drumbeat. But here's a news flash: Adobe will be fine with or without the iPhone, which is expected to hit 10 million units this year. The...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Handset, Apple Inc., Flash Lite, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-05
EU slaps Microsoft with $1.35 billion fine: The European Commission has hit Microsoft with an 899 million euro fine for charging unreasonable prices for access "to interface documentations for work group servers" prior to Oct. 22, 2007 and failure to adhere to a March 2004 antitrust ruling. That fine equates to $1.35 billion or so--a big chunk...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Patent court rules in Microsoft patent spat: Patent court rules in Microsoft patent spatRare winStill leads me to be that MS support for software patents is misguided, though, even in terms of MS' own interests.Patenting software seems strange...Software patents seem strange because a developer can come up with hundreds of ways under the hood to make a...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, PATENT Process, Patenting software, patent, software, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
TippingPoint tips balance in withdrawal of CFIUS application: TippingPoint tips balance in withdrawal of CFIUS applicationTwo governments spat?Rich- I agree what a surprise with most of what you say except the end. This is not about 2 governments having a spat and we all suffer. This is about the present administration having a xenophobic attitude towards anyone who...; Tags: CFIUS, TippingPoint Technologies; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
TippingPoint tips balance in withdrawal of CFIUS application: I met Mike Rothman last night for drinks. He was on a once in a lifetime pass through Southfield, Michigan. I found myself acting like many people do in the presence of a knowledgeable industry analyst. I asked questions. One of them was: "What about this 3Com mess?"...; Tags: Bain, 3Com Corp., TippingPoint Technologies, Government, Ethernet, Vertical Industries, Food & Beverage, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-22
News to know: Black Hat; VoIP design flaws; Vista SP1; Apple: Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs George Ou: Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1...; Tags: Black Hat, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-21
SAP-Oracle case headed to mediation: Oracle's lawsuit against SAP over trade secret theft is headed toward mediation. On Feb. 12, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the case should be scheduled for mediation at a yet-to-be-determined date. Mediation would mean...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Mediation, SAP AG, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-14
Hey, I love you too, guy: Here's a comment from not so frequent contributor "SO.CAL Guy": murph_z you should be the last person calling someone a zealot. your the biggest zealot on zdnet. your blog is near the bottom of the list for a reason. ...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Intel Xeon, Performance Management, Processors, Servers, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-01-24
A vision of fashionable Windows computers: A vision of fashionable Windows computersAmen.I spat cola on my keyboard at that line, too.Have you USED it?I think it's spectacular, and a lot of non-technical people I know think so, too. It's the power users who complain, in my experience...and they get used to it very fast, as...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, fashionable Windows computer, Microsoft Office 2007, vision, Microsoft Office, OSX, Apple Inc., Office 2007 UI, computer, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-01-10