The International Herald Tribune has a great article by Harvard professor Edward L. Glaeser on the dangers of protectionism. The SF Gate writes that, according to research firm IDC, “worldwide personal computer shipments fell 1.9 percent during the fourth quarter.” IDC also projects an 8 percent drop in computer shipments [...]
The Washington Post has a great op-ed by the founder and CEO of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, in which Mr. Hoffman points out that “[t]o translate the stimulus into sustainable growth, we need incentives for business innovators.” Among Mr. Hoffman’s suggestions for the new administration are (a) encouraging small businesses with [...]
Yesterday Facebook released the first drafts of their principles that “will guide development of the service”, and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. It reminds me that I’ve been meaning to post about the kerfuffle from a few weeks ago over Facebook changing its Terms of Service. Facebook changed the terms [...]
Wired has an interesting article on why the iPhone isn’t as popular in Japan as in the US. The magazine points out that “from a Japanese perspective, […] almost everything [is wrong with the iPhone]: the high monthly data plans that go with it, its paucity of features, the low-quality [...]
It's 2009, so that means the Copyright Office is in the process of considering new exemptions to the DMCA prohibition on circumvention of digital locks on copyrighted works. Not surprisingly, the Electronic Frontier Foundation submitted a proposal to exempt computer programs that enable wireless telphone handsets for purposes of enabling interoperable applications [...]