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Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreement

Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreementBenchmarks would be pretty silly at this point.You can expect that a lot of the core OS is dumping detailed logs in circular files, or armed to produce detailed core files that hinder performance, etc.Do you think the "you can install on as many...

Tags: FPS, Windows 7 license agreement, license agreement, Microsoft Windows 7, agreement, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

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Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!

If you purchase a discounted upgrade edition of Windows 7, can you use it to perform a clean installation of the operating system on a PC that doesn't currently have Windows installed? The answer, it turns out, is really quite simple. I've broken down the license agreement and have specific...

Tags: Clean Install, Media, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Open source and forced obsolescence

You gutted your own articleFirst, no one forces you to update your software, period. There *are* companies that won't support antiques, and who can blame them? Support costs are very high, especially since one person or team can't be expected to be expert in a dozen different versions of the...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), obsolescence, open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

The month ahead: Can Windows 7 close the Vista flop chapter?

Win7 cannot completely close the Vista flop chapter. Win7 is still WAY too bloated and inflexible, a take it all or leave it approach. Compare that with Linux where you can use it from a tiny embedded system all the way up to a large server with multiple cores and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Report: Final version of free Microsoft Security Essentials to ship September 29

Do we really need another security software on Windows 7?Hi!If I install MSE on Windows 7, do I really need to install another security software on Windows 7?Thanks!yes...It's called Linux and that will cure all windoze security threats forever.Yes and...while introducing 8 year old kernel faults on its own.No, but...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Koobface, FCS, MSE, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Windows 7 OEM pricing emerges ... some serious discounts available

You forgot to mention ...... That OEM means it must be pre-installed on the machine that was purchased by the end user ... meaning it cannot LEGALLY be purchased for installation by your average Joe ... I own a small IT company in Canada, and I have a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, OEM, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

Every time the subject of OS licensing comes up, Apple's defenders point to the OS X Family Pack as one of the biggest differentiators between their favorite OS and Windows. But it looks like that difference is likely to go away when Windows 7 is released. I've got the text...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Can open source refuse to do business?

Can open source refuse to do business?Could you ....do the same thing if your stuff was proprietary? I don't think this question applies just to open source. A license is a license.Probably illegalMy guess would be it would run afoul of all sorts of anti-competitive clauses in a whole bunch...

Tags: open source, iText

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Alfresco agonistes

Alfresco agonistesThe race to zero is almost completeIt is getting harder and harder to see viable business plans for open source. The recession which were supposed to be so great for open source is having the opposite effect: Instead of customers rushing to the open source model with "paid support",...

Tags: COMPANIES, open source, Alfresco

Discussion threads 2009-05-17

The Microsoft Store? Here’s my design!

Satire This weekend I read where Microsoft is planning some retail stores along the lines of the successful stores that rival Apple has. If Microsoft hasn’t finalized the design of the stores, I’ve got some ideas. #1 â€" EULA Entrance â€" Before...

Tags: Customer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, Office Suites, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-04-19

Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys

Remember "Burn All GIFs" from 1999? In 2009, the Open Source mantra of choice could very easily turn into "Destroy all FATs" If you've been following the news in the Linux community, you've probably heard that Microsoft is currently in a lawsuit with...

Tags: FAT32, Consumer Electronics, Patent, TomTom, Unisys Corp., File System, Microsoft Corp., Tom Tom, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Facing Microsoft licensing decisions? Bridge the gap between Operations and Sourcing

Whether or not to sign or renew an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft is a sticky question that many organizations face. For many companies out there, their spend on Microsoft licensing can be a significant portion of a company's IT budget, whether it be Enterprise Agreements or Select License agreements. Some...

Tags: Software, Sourcing, Virtualization, Server, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Chris Voce

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreement

Over the weekend, I had a chance to spend some quality time with the leaked Windows 7 build that’s zipping around the Internet. No one at Microsoft will confirm whether this code is the same as the beta due to be officially released in early January, but it bears every...

Tags: Software, License Agreement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Agreement, Tools & Techniques, Management, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-12-29

Move over, Psystar: EFi-X USA to sell Mac OS X-capable PCs

A company named EFi-X USA plans to offer a desktop PC that could allow customers to create their own Mac systems with the help of an internal adapter that allows many generic PCs to run Mac OS X. The EFi-X USA Millennium 4, as the machine is...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Thanks Microsoft, I will now subscribe to the Zune Pass

Thanks Microsoft, I will now subscribe to the Zune PassNow this is getting interesting!!Microsoft is really laser focused on consumer demands recently. Where was this focus just 2 years ago. My compliments MS!RE: Thanks Microsoft, I will now subscribe to the Zune PassWow Nice. I already subscribe just auto updating...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Thanks Microsoft, Zune Pass

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Blubster 3.0.7 (Windows)

Blubster is a file-sharing network that uses a peer-to-peer network similar to Gnutella, with a new private protocol that works without a central server. Once your client program connects with another client, you can search and download MP3 files from the entire network of users. Blubster offers an easy-to-use interface...

Tags: Download, Network, Microsoft Windows, MP3, OptiSoft, Blubster, Blubster 2.5, Peer To Peer (P2P), Digital Music, Digital Media, Networking, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-11-11

Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality

Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality....Look, our resident troll is back! ]:)OK everybody!Shut everything down. Open Source doesn't work. Go back to proprietary because they never have any security breaches. How many repositories are we talking about? You site one breach and declare the Open...

Tags: open source, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen'

New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen'NowIf we can just get rid of WGA and activation process for stand-alone users, we'll be in business.Microsoft volume licenses 'evergreen'“However as always with Microsoft licensing, the devil is in the details.�Never were truer words spoken - you can bet the farm...

Tags: volume-license, New Microsoft program, New Microsoft, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Can Apple stop Psystar from selling Mac clone?

To hear Psystar tell it, they can install MacOS on their own hardware, despits Apple's end user license agreement to the contrary, because said EULA is an illegal "monopoly." "What if Honda said that, after you buy their car, you could only drive it on...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Tools & Techniques, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-15

Why OS X costs twice as much as Windows

Why OS X costs twice as much as WindowsMore Closed??Nearly half of OSX is all open source. Freely available for download, including the code. The *ONLY* proprietary part is the GUI that lies on top, and a few key underpinnings such as Core technologies (CoreGraphics, CoreVideo, etc). Now when you...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Software, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-09