("New" Economy) A play on words that referred to the high-tech boom of the 1990s. See GNU, New Economy and open source.
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- Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now
- I would betthat not nearly as many businesses will bite as MS wants, but that more businesses than usual will bite.RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades nowAs with many we are still running XP on all of our machines and Server 2003 with no money in...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation
- Thank You M.J.I just read this with extreme interest. Thank you for the post and sharing this information."My first thought..If you cannot beat them, join them"The power of Open SourceYears ago Bill Gates himself criticized Open Source and the GPL Gnu Public License. Yet, Microsoft has finally realized the...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Will Windows 7 be Microsoft's biggest business hit ever?
- Will Windows 7 be Microsoft's biggest business hit ever?My personal adoption plan ...... is as soon as I have RTM code in my hands. I current have Build 7077 on a backup machine as well as a lame old Pentium-M laptop.Ont he other hand, my university maintains 3000+ student...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Why people buy Windows
- Why people buy WindowsCreating an economy, what went wrong, and what can be doneI became a contractor at a small outfit that sold Microsoft-based services 5 years ago. I saw a bit of what you're talking about. When I signed on I became some kind of registered Microsoft developer (I...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-04
- Yes, vendors are vital to open source
- Fellow ZDNet blogger Dana Blankenhorn asks the question, "Are vendors vital to open source?" No, not at all. Unless you want steady improvements to the software, timely security fixes, ISV and hardware support, and distribution methods that allow users to actually download or receive FOSS on physical media. Then they...
- Blog posts 2008-10-23
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Technology and the costs of change
- Technology and the costs of changeMissing linkOne link which might solidify your thinking is to consider not the cost or the size of the change ... but its impact on customers. It is surely this link which one tries to firm up in writing a business case. It is the...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- How big can Ubuntu get?
- How big can Ubuntu get?Really, wrong question. Mark Shuttleworth is not in this for the money, heis in it for the sheer fun of it, pride, and recognition. He loves excitement, and he is living his dream. If he can keep from losing his fortune on this, it will be...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Is open source for Windows worthwhile?
- Is open source for Windows worthwhile?Open Source can help temprarilyOpen Source can help maintain the monopoly for a little while longer. But in the end, the compatibility and cost will actually open the door for people to move to other platforms.If people get used to open source tools, it...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Skepticism and Mary Jo Foley
- Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyThat does it[i]So, Mary Jo, feel free to be skeptical not that I had to tell you that. Skepticism is warranted, as you have rightly explained.[/i]Now you're going to have Don ranting about you as well as MJF.RE: Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyGee, considering Microsoft's 20+...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Sun's planned deal to acquire MySQL will strengthen its open source story
- Sun announced Wednesday that it is buying MySQL for about $1 billion -- $800 million in cash and $200 million in options. The news comes on the same day that mega proprietary database software giant Oracle announced its intent to buy middleware giant BEA. The deal,...
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- (Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac)
- (Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac)A taste of Windows and Mac?KDE has been around for long time you know.RE: (Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac)[B]Kickoff[/B] – Been available in KDE 3.4 so basically for about two years now. OpenSuSE and I believe PCLinuxOS use...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Richard Stallman the creationist
- I've taken issue with Stallman numerous times in the past (as an early example, care for a slice of cake). Stallman's latest musings merely add to the stack of ideological positions with which I differ. Some notable quotes from his latest musings:. Supporters of open source (which I am...
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- Intel aims to speed Linux gadget development
- Intel aims to speed Linux gadget developmentWyse Thin Clients; OLPCIntel has put on the good guy hat recently. Today they distance themselves further from HP and Microsoft. HP is now the largest tech company by revenue and has abandoned the HP way for the wrong ways of identity theft. ...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- GPL 3 release set for Friday
- GPL 3 release set for FridayThis is going to be a very special moment in the history of Free Software.A big thanks to Richard Stallman, Eben Morgan, and all of the others working behind the scenes to make the GPL3 the best license on the planet. It will be very...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-28
- Eben Moglen leaving Free Software Foundation
- Eben Moglen leaving Free Software FoundationKudos to Mr. MoglenI have had the good fortune to know the good Mr. Moglen for a number of years. He's always impressed me as careful, thoughtful and thorough in the things he's done.As the Software Freedom Law Center ramps up and his duties...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-25
- Debates over GPLv3, Novell and Microsoft
- Debates over GPLv3, Novell and MicrosoftStraw men[i]Remember, Microsoft is a company just got hit by a $1.5 billion judgement over IP relating to MP3 that they thought they had already licensed. What the open source community is asking is that Microsoft completely lay down its patent defensive capacity while companies...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-03
- Report: PC sales jump in Vista's debut week
- Report: PC sales jump in Vista's debut weekReport: PC sales jump in Vista's debut weekNow I get to kick back and laugh at all the anti-MS people who said Vista wouldn't take off and no one would buy it. LOL!! Sales grew by 173% Thats very impressive....
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- Jobs: Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone
- Jobs: Today Apple is going to reinvent the phoneWhat about battery life?Thin phone + touch screen + every single wireless protocol anyone could want = [b]How much battery life?[/b]Good PointLack of battery life is what kills my treo. If Iphone isn't better, then it won't work.who makes the case ?anybody...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- Microsoft-backed study shows Vista will require more mouse click selection experts to manage
- Microsoft-backed study shows Vista will require more mouse click selection experts to managehuh?Why would Microsoft let this study see the light of day?!Absolutely incompetent arroganceEither MS' PR dept. staff is too stupid to understand that "creating jobs" = customers shelling out excess money, or they believe their customers are. ...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-10
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