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Outrage at Gates' knighthood
Talkback BeOS got as far as suing and winning a pyrrhic victory. Of the few pro-Gates talkbacks, most seem to miss the point that Bill Gates through Microsoft crushed a thriving industry. Yes, you can't buy a Intel-style desktop machine without MS Windows...
[March 3, 2005, 14:39]
IR35 ruling means tax chaos
News According to the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which brought the case to the High Court, the decision is a partial victory. IT contractors face tax chaos after a judge issued new guidance to the Inland Revenue on the way it enforces IR35...
[April 2, 2001, 9:58]
Consumers: Don't hold your breath
News While government attorneys are declaring Friday's ruling a victory for consumers -- and Microsoft is saying it could stifle innovation -- industry watchers said the decision's affect on the market in the immediate future will be nil.
[November 8, 1999, 9:38]
Why we're sorry to see Linspire go
Blog After its court victory, things went sour for Linspire. Open source company Xandros has bought Linspire, the company that once got under Microsoft's skin using the name Lindows. We'll miss Linspire for all sorts of reasons.
[July 6, 2008, 8:39]
It's war once again! The coming fight for the soul of a new machine
News And Microsoft, despite its size and savvy, stands no better chance at victory than a half dozen other players, including Palm, Sony, and even a start-up such as Be. No matter who the player is, or what the tactic, don't expect a quick victory.
[November 23, 1999, 8:37]
AOL blocks instant spam
News In the ongoing fight against spam on a wide-ranging front, this is a big victory for our members," said AOL spokesman Andrew Weinstein. Online service AOL has changed its network to block pop-up spam from reaching its customers, the company said on...
[November 26, 2002, 7:46]
BT crawls towards 'unmetered access'
News The Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications (CUT) views it as a victory. BT announced Tuesday it is to cut the cost of Internet access by introducing a new Net tariff, as predicted by ZDNet. From December, BT will alter the way it charges ISPs...
[November 9, 1999, 16:11]
IBM signs massive Chinese deal
News IBM cast the deal as a major victory as the two companies wrestle for market share in the UNIX server market. The Chinese government will purchase more than $20m worth of computers from IBM, making it IBM's largest UNIX installation ever in
[November 17, 2005, 9:05]
Kazaa forced to block search terms
News Justice Wilcox's order follows the record companies' court victory in September against individuals and organisations associated with Kazaa. Eminem, Madonna and Kylie Minogue are just some of the popular artists whose songs are to be blocked from...
[November 25, 2005, 8:35]
Shareholders dismiss lawsuit against Rambus
News Withholding the information subsequently led to a trial court victory against Rambus in favour of memory maker Infineon for millions in damages and attorney's fees. A group of Rambus shareholders has dismissed its case against the memory designer...
[May 29, 2003, 7:54]
WordForge
Downloads VICTORY. Four words. All linked. All you have to do is sort them out.AIR, EARTH, FIRE, WATER. All elements of nature. APPLE, ORANGE, BANANA, WATERMELON. All types of fruit. You assembled them in record time.
[July 23, 2001, 8:00]
IBM pulls plug on PowerPC NT systems
News PCDN Comment: This inevitable withdrawal leaves Apple as the only major PowerPC system vendor and chalks up yet another victory for Intel. "It's a simple, logical commercial decision," said Ian Roscow, a product marketing specialist in the RS6000...
[December 16, 1996, 10:58]
Microsoft verdict roundup: What does Jackson's ruling mean?
News DoJ: Great victory for consumers The US Government is guardedly giddy following Judge Jackson's conclusions, saying the Microsoft antitrust ruling 'will benefit consumers via increased competition. Monday afternoon US District Judge Thomas Penfield...
[April 4, 2000, 10:37]
Vodafone workers win union recognition
News Adrian Askew, Connect's general secretary, said in a statement: "This is a landmark victory for our members in Vodafone and it is a tribute to how they have come together to demand a say in their working lives.
[July 24, 2007, 9:01]
AMD dubs new chip Athlon 4
News The naming scheme will also let AMD claim a partial marketing victory in that its No.chip will appear in notebooks in May. Forget the Athlon 2 or 3. Advanced Micro Devices is going to call its next chip the Athlon 4.
[May 10, 2001, 8:12]
Is Intel worth the wait?
News The super-fast chips have been seen as a significant PR victory for AMD, which announced its gigahertz processors two days before Intel. While UK-based manufacturers working with chip maker, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are rushing to introduce...
[March 21, 2000, 9:00]
Microsoft is on top of the market
News The victory, however, is somewhat hollow. Microsoft is on top again, at least when it comes to market value. The software giant's market capitalisation, a measure of the total value of a company as judged by the stock market, has reached $265.1bn...
[October 15, 2002, 15:11]
AOL deal boosts Microsoft media technology
News Despite the open-endedness of the terms, the deal represents an important victory for Microsoft, which has tried for years to overcome reluctance from AOL Time Warner and other media companies to embrace its digital media technology over that of...
[May 30, 2003, 7:51]
'Cheap' NEC server tops speed test
News But NEC's victory may not last long: Hewlett-Packard, a co-inventor and key supporter of Itanium, plans to announce its own speed results on Thursday at the formal Windows Server 2003 launch in San Francisco, and sources expect it to beat NEC.
[April 24, 2003, 10:26]
Is it finally over?
News For his part, US Attorney General John Ashcroft called Friday's decision a "major victory for consumers. Microsoft's five-year antitrust case may have reached its anticlimactic end. Unless one side or another decides to appeal, a decision by US...
[November 4, 2002, 8:37]
