The stuffing of SC 34 by Microsoft is now confirmed; Microsoft Korea also paid for meals

A few days ago, I saw the leaked screenshots from Windows 7. Microsoft Paint and Wordpad now “feature” the ribbon bar, just as Office ‘07 does. It finally occurred to me: Microsoft isn’t stupid. It’s not like they didn’t recognize that the switch to the ribbon in Office ‘07 (with no alternative interface) would drive users to OpenOffice.

Microsoft is manufacturing ammunition against GNU/Linux and also lowering its prices, blaming/citing "piracy" as the cause

Life without walls is the title of microsoft's new advertising campaign. It is yet another example of microsoft taking someone else's idea and trying to claim it as their own. This has put me in rant mode because for a long time there has been a quote floating around in the Linux camp. It goes like this "In a world without walls. Who needs windows and gates?"

An analogy explaining why Mono is the wrong way to go.

Todd Bishop leaves leaves his position and there is no word yet about his plans

FUD attacks on ODF and GNU/Linux apparently bring a reward: a job at Microsoft.

The Australian authorities appear to be manipulated into exclusion of GNU/Linux in schools