Published by Robert Pogson September 27th, 2011
in technology.
M$ is desperately trying to preserve its desktop monopoly and to extend it to smart thingies by requiring OEMs to allow only signed software to boot on new machines that may run “8″. Think of the advantages, for M$:
- M$ can arrange that no future release can run on any older machine, requiring the machine to be replaced with the software. OEMs will love that…
- M$ can arrange that no competitor’s software can run on a new machine.
- M$ can enforce that the OS can die at a predetermined time and the whole unit must be replaced.
Continue reading ‘Wash, Bundle, Repeat’
- Robert Pogson
Published by Robert Pogson September 27th, 2011
in technology.
Plus has reached 50million users in 88 days. Other icons of the web took years to grow that much. This shows that Google not only can do things right but that it is a contender in the web applications space.
I am glad my blog does not grow that fast. It would be continually out of service… 
- Robert Pogson
Published by Robert Pogson September 27th, 2011
in technology.
M$ has been sued for spying on people. M$ claimed it did not seek position without asking permission. A few tests show Phoney “7″ phones home to share information without asking permission…
Why am I not surprised? Oh, yes, M$ frequently stretches the truth whenever it benefits the bottom line or harms competition.
- Robert Pogson
Published by Robert Pogson September 27th, 2011
in technology.
This has some wailing and gnashing teeth but it should not. Chinese workers have earned a healthy raise and by shifting to FLOSS from that other OS, OEMs and ODMs and suppliers should be able to afford the raise and still increase margins. If the workers take an extra dollar or two for assembling a PC, skipping M$’s tax has it covered.
see Digitimes
- Robert Pogson
17503
12801
206
3
2
23959 
11874 
11726 
4660 
4279 
1642 
198 
14 
2 
1 
0 
0 
Recent Comments