Yahoo! News predicts that “[t]he rift between the free- and open-source factions will have profound implications for the rest of the software industry when GPL 3 is adopted.” According to The Register, “BT says it has done enough to make its wireless Hub comply with the General Public License despite [...]
The Register reports that “[t]he Netherlands has joined Scandinavian led action against Apple's digital rights management lock on its iPod device and iTunes software.” In an unrelated story, The Register points out that “[t]o date, IDC has estimated Windows Vista will create 37,000 new jobs and generate $15.5bn in related [...]
Yahoo!News reports that “[o]n Tuesday, rivals Microsoft and OpenOffice.org both released toolkits that support building applications for their competing document file formats and productivity suites.” According to The Register, “Oracle has spiced up its offer of low-priced support for Red Hat Linux users with the addition of systems management software.” [...]
John Markoff has an interesting piece in the New York TImes today about the Digital, Life, Design conference in Munich. The theme of the piece is that the whole "World is Flat" phenomenon has removed the intitutional advantage of Silicon Valley companies. It's an interesting theory, but also a bit [...]
eWeek.com reports that “[a] company looking to chip away at IBM's dominance in the mainframe space is countersuing its larger rival, claiming Big Blue is trying to use its massive size to bully its smaller competitor.” According to CNetNews.com, “[a]cknowledging that caveat emptor goes only so far as a guideline [...]