May
17, 2001 - Group
says MS is playing monopoly again - Reuters,
WASHINGTON--With a U.S. appeals court still reviewing a
landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft, the software
giant's rivals on Thursday accused it of plotting a scheme
to monopolize the Internet. Procomp, a group funded by
Microsoft's competitors, charged Microsoft with planning
to use its new Windows XP operating system and .Net
strategy to extend its monopoly. The group said Microsoft
plans to use its dominant Windows operating system and
Internet Explorer browser to force consumers to adopt its
new .Net Internet platform. "Microsoft's current
strategy to extend and preserve its monopoly position is
.Net, which can most basically be described as Microsoft
Windows for the Internet," the group said...
November,
2000 - WHATCHA
GONNA DO WHEN THE BAD BOY IS YOU? - BY DENNIS
BLANK, Information Security Mag, Software piracy
occurs at thousands of companies a year. How do you make
sure your company isn't an unwitting participant? Software
piracy cops are everywhere, and for good reason.KV
Pharmaceutical of St. Louis this summer agreed to pay
$65,000 to settle claims that it was using unlicensed
software on its office computers after an unannounced
audit by the Business Software Alliance (BSA)...
December
15, 1999
- Canadian
Parliament Puts Marijuana Prohibition On Trial -
"Today there are white flags showing up on the
medical marijuana issue. Gore is in favor of
"flexibility" on medical marijuana. Finally, the
politicians have noticed the polls..."
February
09, 2001 - Smile,
burglars, you're starring on a Web site -
By David Higgins, Sydney Morning Herald, "A pair of hapless burglars caught in the act on an
Internet camera have found themselves on a
"Wanted" Web site set up by their latest
victims. The robbers rifle the Lim home oblivious to their
leading roles on Ivan's Web camera and, later, on his
brother Oscar's
"Wanted" Web site..."
May
29, 2001
-
MS
To Users: Pay Up - By MITCH WAGNER
InternetWeek, Has Microsoft become more aggressive
in enforcing licensing terms? Microsoft is cracking
down on enterprise customers it believes aren't paying
for all the software they're using, calling on them to
perform audits and stick to a narrow interpretation of
license terms, according to several big Microsoft
shops. "These days, the only thing that Microsoft
is interested in discussing with its customers is
licensing issues," said John Luludis, CIO of
Danzas AEI, an international shipping company with
about 10,000 Windows desktops. "We spend a lot of
time and resources constantly proving license
compliance, while we try to plan an optimum
configuration to deal with the rising cost of
ownership related to Microsoft's products..."
May
13, 2001 - Microsoft's
ultimatum: Upgrade to XP by October--or else -
David Coursey, Executive Editor, ZDNET AnchorDesk,
Wouldn't it be great if you could get all your big
customers to make their next two years' worth
purchases all before October 1--and still give you
more money over the coming two years? That's exactly
what Microsoft is doing, and short of customer revolt
or federal action, they will probably get away with
it...
May
17, 2001 - The
Eurofighter Typhoon - Welcome to Eurofighter
Typhoon, the world's most capable and dynamic
swing-role combat aircraft! Developed by Germany,
Italy, Spain and the UK to fulfil air force
requirements for a next generation combat aircraft,
Eurofighter Typhoon is now in production and will
enter service in 2002. The four partner nations have
ordered 620 aircraft whilst Greece has committed to a
further 60 aircraft. Additional export opportunities
are being pursued throughout the world...
May
02, 2001 - Yahoo
widens crackdown on porn - USA TODAY,
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When Yahoo! got rid of the
adult videos and DVDs on its shopping pages last
month, the popular Internet site wasn't done wrestling
with pornography. During the last few weeks, Yahoo
quietly has reconfigured its adult-themed online
clubs, message boards and chat rooms, removing links
to them and making them harder to find, members say.
Many users believe the clubs will fail to attract new
members and ultimately disappear altogether...
May
01, 2001 - What
stock is Bill Gates buying these days? - By
Rebecca Buckman, WSJ Interactive Edition,
Microsoft recently ran a stock-picking contest for
charity, inviting people to match wits online with
company Chairman Bill Gates. Results from the first
round show Gates may be better at building software
than investing. The return on his picks, including
shares of Microsoft (of course) and his pal Warren
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, ranked him 24,355th, out
of the more than 96,000 participants. A brilliant
multibillionaire, Gates had a loss for the
several-week contest period of 2.65 percent...
