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Slashdot clarifies(?) its position
In an article in PCPro magazine issue 148 titled “Democratic News” Rob Malda, the site editor of Slashdot gave his opinion about the differences between totally open, user-driven news sites (such as...
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Jim Allchin’s retirement plans
Jim Allchin is leaving Microsoft after more than 16 years. His recent work as head of the Windows team has finally delivered Vista, a good time to leave if ever there was one. His last act as a...
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Get touchy feely with your digital media
Microsoft’s new Surface platform looks set to be the Next Big Thing for interactive experiences. The same level of “wow” factor as when touch screens finally got reliable ten years ago or so and...
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Endemol’s Cheetah found to be a cheater
Personally I can’t understand anyone phoning into those daytime or late-night quiz shows with banal questions in the vain belief that they have a reasonable chance of winning. Clearly the questions...
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Microsoft lost appeal to the European Courts over anti-competitive practices
The verdict is finally here. The appeal has been lost, all that Microsoft got out of it is the requirement to have an independent monitor to check it was keeping in line with the court’s rulings. The...
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Our UK SBSC losses are Australian gains
Robbie Upcroft went back to Oz a while ago to carry on working with SBS partners down under after a stint at Microsoft UK. While over here he was a key part of expanding the Small Business Server...
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Microsoft Browser Choice screen rant
I know this is old news, but it still annoys me. Just for those who have not heard, this useful summary of the legal background to Browser Choice (rather than the technical details) describes the...
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Microsoft Browser Choice screen rant
I know this is old news, but it still annoys me. Just for those who have not heard, this useful summary of the legal background to Browser Choice (rather than the technical details) describes the...
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