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.” [...]

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 [...]

ZDNet points out that the newly announced merger between FSG and ODSL “[shows] who's driving open source–corporations.” According to Computerworld, Steve Jobs' blockbuster keynote address at last week's Macworld was "a colossal mistake”. The Register reports that “[t]he US hosted more than one third of the websites containing malicious code [...]

According to Business Week online, “in recent days, two titans of the Internet have warned” that any effort to insure net neutrality by prohibiting network operators to charge for premium service “could cripple the future of the Net”. Ft.com reports that “Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Vodafone have announced an agreement [...]