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Microsoft gets stuck in to Visual Stud...
In a move likely to be symbolic of future conflict, Microsoft has filed suit to invalidate several patents held by WebXChange, an online services provider. WebXchange has previously... More
Met Police catch test cheats
I saw the funny side of this press release, I can just imagine the two people sitting in the car giving the answers to the questions. Why they had wires running from under the bonnet... More
NebuAd in the dock
Targeted behavioural advertising company NebuAd is the subject of a class action lawsuit in the US, according to the Associated Press. People are angry that they had their web-surfing... More
Microsoft Futures Special Report
Ozzie: Success of Azure comes down to trust
News In an interview, Ray Ozzie says businesses will be taking a risk by placing core operations in Microsoft's datacentre, but that the software giant has more to lose if things go bad
News Microsoft PDC: What to expect
News Microsoft unveils 'Azure' cloud OS
Featured Talkback
Why do so many (virtually all) software packages think that they are so important that they have to be started automatically every time the computer boots? What is the largest number of "speed access", "update check", "camera download" and whatever other background programs you have ever seen running? Of those, how many did you really need?
By: J.A. Watson
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Annoying software: a rogues' gallery
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Adrian Bridgwater
I wandered lonely as an unmanaged clou...
Tuesday 18 November 2008, 9:45 AM
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Featured Talkback
Can you imagine what would have happened if the great philosophers, scientists, musicians, artists and writers had patented their ideas so that nobody else could use them without paying. We today wouldn't be able to have a conversation without violating somebodies intellectual property. The arguement of the free software community is that software should be treated in the same manner, copyrightable but not patentable.
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Microsoft exec talks patent politics
Wireless Networking - Linksys WRT350N...
Ok, this is driving me crazy. Why does this not work? I have a Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N router, and a laptop with an Intel 4965AGN Wireless Network Interface. When I am running... More
Software Jihad part 2
I guess the point of my previous post (read rant if you want) was that Microsoft makes a lot of noise of "protecting" their IP but in reality they are only paying lip-service to it... More
Software Jihad
I've been reading an article/blog over at CNN talking about the Chinese lawyer that has filed suit on Microsoft for putting black desktop backgrounds every hour on pirated copies of... More
