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ecosystem
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07 June 2010
Why the iPhone Cannot Keep up with Android
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Although I have never owned an iPhone, nor even desired one, I do recognise that it has redefined the world of smartphones. In that sense, ...
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13 March 2009
BBC Team Exposes...its Windows-centricity (Again)
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There's something of a brouhaha over this report from the BBC... On Open Enterprise blog .
03 March 2009
What the Hashtag?!
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One of the reasons Twitter has taken off and become so popular (at least amongst sad people such as myself with nothing better to do) is th...
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27 November 2008
Mapping the OpenStreetMap Ecosystem
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OpenStreetMap (OSM) is not only a great example of the open source methodology being applied outside software, it also started in the UK, wh...
13 November 2008
Novell's Faustian Pact
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There is something rather curious about software companies operating in the open source world. Although they may be competitors in a particu...
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30 October 2008
Open Enterprise Interview: Dirk Morris, Untangle
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One of the reasons the open source development methodology is so powerful is because of the modularisation that lies at its heart. This allo...
29 September 2008
What Microsoft Still Does Not Get
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At first, I thought this Computerworld UK story about software vendors “challenging” proposed EU guidelines was just a typical Microsoft whi...
25 September 2008
Google's First Open Source Product
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So the fabled Googlephone has arrived. It's pretty much as people expected, with tight integration to Google's main services, includ...
28 May 2008
OOo, Look: oooPortal
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One of the heartening developments in recent years is the way that OpenOffice.org just goes from strength to strength. Reflecting that grow...
25 April 2008
The Hidden Success of Linux
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Embedded systems are something of an iceberg: most of the activity is happening invisibly, so it's easy to overlook how far Linux has c...
07 April 2008
The Dirty Secret Behind 1,000,000 Viruses
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On Open Enterprise blog .
18 October 2007
Microsoft : Master of All It Surveys
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I love Microsoft-sponsored surveys - not for what they purport to tell us, but for what they indicate Microsoft cares about. Here's ano...
16 October 2007
Why Monocultures are Bad for You
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In 1987, the Great Storm struck south-eastern England; one result was the mass destruction of many woodlands: Because the hill was effectiv...
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01 October 2007
KompoZer: Recomposing Nvu
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One of the critical apps in any software ecosystem is a web authoring system. Until recently, the main free software offering was Nvu, but ...
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25 September 2007
Ecosystem Network Effects
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One of the most heartening signs of maturity within the open source world - both literally and metaphorically - is the growing number of pro...
02 July 2007
Wii Opens Up a Bit, We All Gain
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Game consoles are notorious for being tightly-controlled, closed platforms. So this news , delivered en passant , is a rather significant v...
14 May 2007
Hold the Front Page - Or Maybe Not
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The hot news, of course, is Microsoft's threat to sue the entire open source ecosystem. Or maybe not. As Techdirt rightly points out...
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15 March 2007
Red Hat Exchange: Apotheosis of the Stack
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I've written several times on this blog and elsewhere about the rise of the open source enterprise stack. Its appearance signals both...
14 November 2006
King Coal Rides Again
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The greed and cynicism of some is simply beyond words: Whatever the cost to the ecosystem, it could be an immensely profitable bet. Company...
02 November 2006
The Creative Commons Ecosystem Up Close
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Larry Lessig has a nice example of how CC materials can feed off each other in all sorts of creative ways. In this case, the result is the...
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