21 February – Five Stories You Need to Read

According to the Sidney Morning Herald, “Telstra has all but ruled itself out of the running to carry Apple’s new iPhone mobile when it is released [in Australia] next year with a senior executive launching a withering critique of the device.”

CNetNews.com has an interesting article entitled “Opening up an open-source roadblock” in which Progress & Freedom Foundation senior fellow James DeLong explains why in view of the demands of the commercial world and the needs of customers the recent Microsoft-Novell agreement has “a lot to offer”.

BBC News reports that “[t]he [UK] government has rejected a call to ban the digital locks that limit what people can do with the software, music and movies they own.”

CNetNews.com points out that “a high-stakes patent case, set to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, has attracted a slew of briefs supporting [Microsoft’s] stance in a complex battle with AT&T over rules governing software code exported to foreign locales.”

The Seattle Times reports that “Bill Gates, chairman of software maker Microsoft, said his company’s Windows Vista operating system has helped personal computer vendors boost sales since its introduction to consumers last month.”