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Microsoft brings back the towels: Microsoft brings back the towelsfree soda?watch out!I think Ballmer ads some of his own ingredients to the soda to keep the M$ drones working long hours and not to complain.Microsoft developers lack skillThe vast majority of software developers at Microsoft and I mean vast are not the cream of the...; Tags: Development tools, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, towel, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-05-19
Full-time blogger Kottke throws in the towel: Full-time blogger Kottke throws in the towelFull-time blogger Kottke throws in the towelWelcome to Business 101, Jason. Thank you for completeing the supply and demand chapter. Next week's chapter will be income and revenue.The secret to successful blogging....I would have said the secret to successful blogging is to...; Tags: Operational accounting, Manolo, blogging, blogger, Full-time blogger, Kottke, towel; Discussion threads 2006-02-23
Why people remove cookies: For my 100th post I am going to try my hand at an analogy. Stand back, this could get ugly. I spend a lot of time in hotels. Probably close to 120 nights a year. This is a drag. A night in a hotel is expensive. Invariably there are...; Tags: towel; Blog posts 2005-06-14

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Gamestop: We stopped selling Zunes: Gamestop: We stopped selling ZunesAds?I laugh whenever I hear people bring out the old canard "Apple products only sell so much better because they advertise so much. Our product is just as good, but we need to advertise more/better". This flies in the face of several years of customer satisfaction...; Tags: Public relations, Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, marketing, advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: EarthLink on Tuesday threw in the towel on its Philadelphia Wi-Fi project, which the ISP was trying to transfer to a non-profit or the city's operating group. Now EarthLink is trying to pull out its gear. EarthLink says in a statement: After months of negotiations with...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, City, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13

Microsoft seen as winner as big media circles Yahoo: Microsoft seen as winner as big media circles YahooWhy would the DoJ even care?After all, Microsoft got off with a slap on the wrist with a wet paper towel, and a hearty, "We'll trust you" message. So, why should they care at all when Google (who have not been found...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-11
The Open Source Commandments: The Open Source CommandmentsFirst CommandmentShouldn't the first commandment be: "Microsoft is Evil"?;-)RE: The Open Source CommandmentsWhat about the other commandments:"Thou shalt insult anyone who criticizes open source""Thou shalt not use any other software except the ones we use"Religion and sciencewhat a great taste that tastes great together. Someone calls...; Tags: commandment, open source, Passover Family Experience, Open Source Commandments, OSS; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Microsoft, Yahoo meet again; Could Microsoft walk?: Update: Reuters has reported that Microsoft is evaluating its bid and could walk away from the deal. Yahoo shares are down 5 percent in afterhours trading. Looks like things are about to get really interesting. Maybe this is just saber rattling, but if you're a Yahoo shareholder...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Jim Goldman, Leadership, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-04
Microsoft delivers yet another updated XP SP3 RC 2 test build: A day after I threw in my XP SP3 date-projection towel, Microsoft has released yet another new, public test build of its forthcoming collection of fixes and patches for Windows XP. A company spokeswoman e-mailed the following update on March 25: "Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-25
SlySoft cracks Blu-ray BD encryption: SlySoft cracks Blu-ray BD encryption"BD+ won't be breached for 10 years"Nothing like a challenge to get people moving. I wonder how those studios who went with Sony instead of Toshiba because of their "better" security feel now.Couldn't happen to a better standard.By Better I mean absolutely ridiculous in...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), SECURITY, Digital media, SlySoft, encryption, disc, movie; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4: Toshiba impressed us late last year by putting dual SLI Nvidia GeForce 8600M GPUs in a standard 17-inch Satellite chassis for its inexpensive Satellite X205 series. But the computer market can change very quickly, and just a few months later, the new Satellite X205 SLi4 offers a better CPU (Intel's...; Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Satellite, Satellite X205, Toshiba Corp., satellite; Product reviews 2008-03-17
Sources: Samsung, Sony invest big on LCDs, Pioneer exits plasma: Sources: Samsung, Sony invest big on LCDs, Pioneer exits plasmaSony invests Big.If you could see me now you could watch me play a very poignant lament called "Too F--ing Bad for Sony" on the world's smallest violin while crying into the world's smallest towel. If other manufacturers can market...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LCD, Sony Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Reading the fine print on Microsoft's new open-source promises: So how sweeping are the new interoperability commitments that Microsoft announced on February 21, especially the promising-sounding "covenant not to sue" open-source developers? As I've said, I consider what Microsoft announced today to be more fluff than substance. It sounds like the European Commission shares my view....; Tags: Developer, API, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-21
New digital camera got you down? Surf for support before picking up the phone: Now that we've had some time to tinker with the new digital cameras that were unwrapped during the holidays, some of us are ready to throw in the towel. Whether just you can't figure out how something works (Manual? What manual?) or you have a more serious issue and need...; Tags: Phone, Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2007-12-31
Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?: Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?RE: Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?Use iGoogle if you want a bunch of annoying eye candy. Why muck up the home page and make it a mess like Yahoo has done? KISS...Try iGoogleThat's it -- just...; Tags: Portals, Apple Inc., Prada, Old Navy, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-07
South Korea lets Microsoft drop antitrust appeal: South Korea lets Microsoft drop antitrust appealwell well could it be possible that ms have learnsadly the amount of money is a bit too low its pocket changeRE: South Korea lets Microsoft drop antitrust appealSouth Korea is the software pirate of the Far East and should clean up their...; Tags: Corporate law, PRODUCTIVITY, vista, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, computer; Discussion threads 2007-10-17
Why Microsoft deserved to lose the OOXML standards vote: Microsoft lost its bid to fast track its Office Open XML OOXML file-format specification. (It's next-to-impossible to tell from Microsoft's press release announcing "Strong Global Support for Open XML as It Enters Final Phase of ISO Standards Process," but it did lose.) As readers of this blog...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Standards, OOXML, Openness, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-09-04
Nokia to tuck in Microsoft DRM software: Nokia to tuck in Microsoft DRM softwareHappy Happy, Joy JoyHey, let's all applaud yet [b]more[/b] DRM, because what the world really needs now is one more reason you can't watch what you paid for on the device of your choosing! Eventually, I'm going to throw in the towel and...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Microsoft DRM, Nokia Corp., software, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-08-06
The old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick: It was early Sunday morning, I was sipping my morning coffee while working on a post for today when the telephone rang. I was surprised. Why was someone calling at 6:30 AM on a Sunday morning? I grabbed for the phone so that my wife wouldn't be disturbed and the...; Tags: off topic; Blog posts 2007-07-02
RED HERRING EAST 2007: Plated Palms: Paper plates are decidedly not sexy, or so I thought until I met Michael Dwork at the Red Herring East 2007 conference. Michael is CEO of VerTerra, a company that uses dried, organically-grown palm tree leaves from India to produce amazing disposable dishes. He graduated in 2007 from the Columbia...; Tags: Red Herring East 2007, Interview; Blog posts 2007-07-01