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All about Microsoft - 10 hours ago
On December 3, Microsoft issued a press release entitled "Microsoft Gives Businesses Lower TCO Versus Hidden Costs of Open Source." The message: Open source software costs businesses more than Office and other …
Also tagged: office, windows server, linux, windows client
Hardware 2.0 - 11 hours ago
I've touched before on how Apple's ads can be, well, distort reality, but we now have confirmation from Apple's legal eagles that you shouldn't believe what you see/read/hear. This has lead Wired's Brian X. Chen to …
Also tagged: in the news, apple, industry, ad industry
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Is China an open source friend or foe?Open Source - 11 hours ago Big Money Matt Asay opened up on China’s demand that Internet cafes install its Red Flag Linux this morning, suggesting authoritarianism at work. Having lived under U.S. government spying for most of this decade, I am … Also tagged: politics, general, internet, linux, government, linux desktop os, linux server os |
The Apple Core - Dec 3, 2008
Apple recently sent a “cease and desist” email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod …
Also tagged: iphone, ipod touch
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Google, open source and the need for governanceOpen Source - Dec 2, 2008 At my personal blog yesterday I took a highly-opinionated look at the political struggle now underway between the Bells and Google to control what Larry Lessig called the “West Coast Law” of the Internet. Readers of … Also tagged: politics, general, internet, google, government, telecom, content, mass market |
Between the Lines - Dec 2, 2008
It appears that Apple is trying to put the final nail in Psystar’s coffin, asking the court to accept an amended complaint against the Mac clone maker to add a charge of violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act …
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What might end Apple’s open source passOpen Source - Nov 29, 2008 Apple has replaced Microsoft as the chief foe of open source. (Picture from a student assignment sheet at Bodine High School in Pennsylvania.) This was in part a matter of necessity. Apple had to put DRM on its iPod … Also tagged: general, hardware, apple, applications, content, mass market |
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Microsoft releases Singularity under unapproved licenseOpen Source - Nov 24, 2008 Microsoft has released some important code under an open source license — psych. As with the image of blind justice to the right, you can look but you better not touch. Singularity is the name of the project, a … Also tagged: education, general, development, microsoft, mobile, distributions |
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Is the era of open source legal stupidity over?Open Source - Nov 24, 2008 I would love to go through 2009 and never have to use the tag “legal” on an open source blog post. Wishes do come true. SCO has lost, to the tune of $2.54 million, plus interest. The era of obvious business method … |
Between the Lines - Nov 21, 2008
HP CEO Mark Hurd told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an e-mail last year that HP’s call centers were “being overrun” by customers who were having difficulties upgrading to Windows Vista, a detail that was revealed in …
Also tagged: general, microsoft, apple, hewlett packard, windows 7