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16 April 2007
Microsoft Sees the (Silver)Light
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I suppose I ought to approve of Microsoft's new Silverlight : Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for deliv...
15 April 2007
Fidei Defensor: Oh, Look, Another One
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A little while back, I wrote about the amazing coincidence that two very similar articles defending Microsoft against the European Commissi...
09 April 2007
Coincidence? I Don't Think So....
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Last week I noted a highly partial piece of writing that leapt to Microsoft's defence over its dispute with European Commission. And w...
06 April 2007
Vittoria! - Piccola ma Bella
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A small but perfectly-formed victory from the Associazione per il Software Libero: On february the 21st 2006 the Italian Ministry of Work a...
Microsoft is Losing the Battle...and Losing It
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Microsoft must be either really desperate or desperately out of touch with both reality and the prevailing perceptions of its actions if it ...
05 April 2007
Microsoft Begs the World to Beg; I Beg to Differ
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It would have been more appropriate had this come out on April 1st : If you agree that Open XML should be approved as an ISO standard please...
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Microsoft Welcomes Openness and Standards
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Here are some wise words on EMI's move to sell its entire catalogue without DRM: Reindorp said the move could help Microsoft's effo...
04 April 2007
European Patents: Not So Obvious
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Here's a depressing little document : Patents are a driving force for promoting innovation, growth and competitiveness. ... It is sugges...
28 March 2007
Last Chance to Save the BBC from DRM
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Today is the deadline for submitting a response to the BBC's plans for on-demand services . Full story here .
27 March 2007
Mumbai Police Outlaw Non-Microsoft Products
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Microsoft getting help from the Mumbai constabulary? Seems a little extreme.... The Mumbai Police has come up with regulations for Cyber C...
20 March 2007
In the (Marketing) Belly of the Beast
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It's always a good idea to try to understand how Microsoft regards the world of free software, and there's no better way of doing th...
15 March 2007
The Other Open Source Java
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Sun's Java is not the only one going open source : In spite of a deal with the U.S.-based software giant Microsoft, the government pledg...
06 March 2007
Déjà Lu
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See : it's not just me.... Although Microsoft’s attempt to exploit Google’s YouTube problems is understandable, it’s also slightly repul...
02 March 2007
Microsoft Patents "Lack Significant Innovation"
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Now here's an interesting little cross-cultural spat : The European Commission has warned Microsoft that it could impose further penalti...
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25 February 2007
Calling Ballmer's Bluff
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This was something I was going to write about, but someone has gone one better and come up with an entire site devoted to the idea: Open Le...
22 February 2007
Watch Out, There's a Weasel Word About
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This blog has constantly warned readers to be on their guard against weasel words whose unexceptionable and generalised nature betray an int...
20 February 2007
You Wait Ages for a Bus...
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...and then three come along at once. Once upon a time, people looked down on ODF because it seemed the Cinderella of formats: rather poor, ...
19 February 2007
Godless Commies Choose Godless Commie OS
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Given the number of times free software has been mischaracterised as communist, this seems rather appropriate : Cuba's communist governm...
Jim Gray
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This doesn't look good. Very sad. He was a real pleasure to interview .
Why Ballmer Will Go
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See ? It's not just me: Stop Him Before He Speaks Again! .... Just keep him quiet! Should we expect another mea-culpa in the inbox? Him...
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