It appears as though OOXML might be put on the ice for a while longer amid complaints
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Approval of OOXML Might Be Delayed Due to Formal Complaints
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Silverlight and Microsoft’s ‘Open’ Status Still Very Low, Indicate Studies
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New studies/surveys indicate that Microsoft lies about Silverlight's 'success' and its lies about openness are rather fruitless
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How Microsoft Uses Novell to Fight GNU/Linux, Xen to Fight VMWare and GNU/Linux
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Techtarget.com may be delivering this news a little too late, but it incorporates some quotes which the publisher sought from Red Hat, Xandros, Novell and some so-called ‘analyst’.
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Content Protection madness on Vista
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I’m a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for people.
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You must must sign an End User License Agreement to install or use Firefox RC1 on GNU/Linux !!
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It's the the first time i have to sign an end-user license agreement to try Firefox on my Debian GNU/Linux machine! Hum, maybe it's time for me to switch to iceweasel or icecat...
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OLPC finalises decision to deliver XO with Windows XP
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After a years-long dispute, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child said Thursday that they had reached an agreement to offer Windows on the organization’s computers.
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Why is Microsoft underpowering One Laptop Per Child?
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Boingboing is reporting that Microsoft is forcing OEMs into using artificially low hardware specifications. Even if you erroneously believe that OLPC is simply a matter of price tag, Microsoft's actions are puzzling, to say the least. Well, as long as you imagine that Microsoft is in it for the kids.
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Microsoft Appeals €899M Fine
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Microsoft is seeking clarity about its most recent fine. What's not clear about dollars and cents? The exchange rate?
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Microsoft U-turn to stop Linux dominating ultra low cost PCs
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Microsoft is launching a program to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs, one effect of which will be to limit the hardware capabilities of this type of device, IDG News Service has learned.
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The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law
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"As 2008 began, the international music industry was proudly predicting the dawning of a new age of co-operation between rightsholders, Internet companies and governments.
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Ballnux on HP Laptops: Fail
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When Hewlett-Packard first announced that it had made SLED 10 its choice for a low-cost laptops, we were not very surprised because of the solidarity there is between Microsoft and H-P (Dell raises some doubts too).
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Microsoft Literally Pays ISO (Sponsors ISO Meeting) (Corrected)
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There was clearly a transaction of money made by Microsoft in Norway, which passed it on to ISO.
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Digital Rights Management (DRM): is it in its death throes?
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In this opening salvo, I will reprise the technical terms and history of DRM and thereafter I will try to keep you abreast of the issues for computer users in general and free software in particular. Hopefully, I will in fact be chronicling the death throws of DRM.
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Bringing Microsoft to the table: Can MS become an open source contributor?
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Novell is working with Microsoft to help Microsoft cooperate and contribute to open source projects under open source licenses, and sticking with the existing standards to do so. Keen observers of the tech industry might note that this is a bit of a rarity, but it’s something that I hope we’ll see more of from Microsoft.
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Interoperability: First Benefit Microsoft
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The Microsoft Management Summit is making clearer the reasons behind the company's new emphasis on interoperability.
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