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 kind of cash infusions that VCs provide. And angel investors are encroaching on VCs' turf by throwing more money at [...]
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 out of luck? Nope, not necessarily. I think it may surprise most consumers to know that many entertainment companies have [...]
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 arm twisting and lobbying surrounding the vote. In fact Sutor went so far as to say “… if you see [...]
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 case you haven't been following things, OOXML is up for approval before the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It's been [...]
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 event in the Microsoft-Yahoo acquisition Olympics: The 400-meter regulatory hurdles. On Friday, a trio of top antitrust-enforcement officials from both [...]