Seems We Got Mr. Espiner’s Knickers in a Twist
ZDNet UK's knowledgeable security blogger, Tom Espiner, has posted a piece about the responses of ACT and Red Hat to ISO's recent approval of OOXML as an open standard for [...]
Competition from Angel Investors makes VCs creative
Wired writes that, “when it comes to the Internet, venture capitalists are facing the toughest investing environment in recent history. As companies become cheaper to launch, fewer entrepreneurs need the [...]
Scratched Your Christmas Game Disc? Get a Replacement.
It is April now and that means the 90 day store return policy on Christmas merchandise just expired. So, if your game or movie disc is damaged now, are you [...]
IBM Ethics Chickens Come Home to Roost
For months, IBMers like Bob Sutor and Rob Weir have been making outraged noises regarding perceived ethics issues surrounding the OOXML vote. They have been ‘shocked, SHOCKED’ by all the [...]
OOXML Hoopla: Believe the Bytes, not the Hype
In light of today's news indicating that ECMA's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard will be approved, I recommend this ZDNet blog post on the lessons learned from the process. In [...]
Antitrust enforcers from Europe and the US pledge role reversal
The Seattle Times reports that, last week, “there were several interesting developments and comments in the world of antitrust regulation. Consider this a very early pre-race analysis of an upcoming [...]