Every year or so, I fire up a Linux build or two, just to see where we stand on things. Every time I try out Linux, it gets a little better, but is nowhere near the ease of use as Windows.

The possible role of an Olympic race in Microsoft's decision to build in Chicago

Lately, a lot of talk has been coming out of Europe. The talk I am referring to concerns an anti-trust case against Microsoft for bundling a web browser they make with an operating system they make. The claim is that Microsoft has made competition in the web browser market difficult because Internet Explorer is included with Microsoft's Windows (a computer operating system).

The Microsoft-Novell duo still uses "IP assurance" as a method to market the Microsoft-taxed SLE* at the expense of RHEL

Analysis of the ways in which Microsoft rules out Free software, hoping that by means of illusion it will simply go away

Microsoft fails to slow Google down; Google harms Microsoft's profits; Windows-only Microsoft Web rationalises temporary support of Google

Novell carries on obtaining new software patents; the software lobby in Europe revisited and the role of the BSA stressed

This week at the Eclipse Summit Europe held in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Microsoft has announced new initiatives and projects. In one initiative, Microsoft plans to assist Eclipse developers with utilising the new functionality offered by Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.