 Venture by Time Warner And Microsoft Unsettles E.U. (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection. [Yahoo! News - World]
News.Com : "Gates has spent hundreds of.... News.Com: "Gates has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to have his best programmers build a free update to an operating system that many people still don't want." [Scripting News]
Microsoft pays dear for insults through ignorance. Online: Insensitive computer programmers have cost Microsoft hundreds of millions of dollars in lost business and led employees to be arrested by offended governments. [Guardian Unlimited] 'In a frank assessment of the company's problems in trying to be a global player without offending local sensibilities, Tom Edwards, its senior geopolitical strategist, said employees' lack of basic geography was to blame.
The company has now launched geography classes for its staff to avoid further bloomers which have caused embarrassment and cost money on a grand scale. He said that as a geographer himself it was depressing that Americans had a reputation for being particularly unaware of the rest of the world. The annual National Geographic Survey had thrown up the sad fact that only 23 out of 56 young Americans knew the whereabouts of the Pacific Ocean.'
Steve Gillmor : "When Microsoft abandoned Internet.... Steve Gillmor: "When Microsoft abandoned Internet Explorer development to concentrate on fixing the browser's security vulnerabilities, it opened the door to the emerging RSS revolution." [Scripting News]
Tim Jarrett explains Microsoft's latest use.... Tim Jarrett explains Microsoft's latest use of RSS and OPML. It's really deep, and really appreciated. I never thought I'd see the day when such a big company adopts community-developed technology, without screwing with it some way. And that Microsoft would be the one, well, that's incredible, but true. These guys are exceeding all expectations. Bravo! [Scripting News]
Tim Jarrett explains Microsoft's latest use.... Tim Jarrett explains Microsoft's latest use of RSS and OPML. It's really deep, and really appreciated. I never thought I'd see the day when such a big company adopts community-developed technology, without screwing with it some way. And that Microsoft would be the one, well, that's incredible, but true. These guys are exceeding all expectations. Bravo! [Scripting News]
Microsoft Makes Proposed Suit Settlement. Consumers in two states could receive millions of dollars worth of computer products in proposed settlements of class-action lawsuits accusing Microsoft of violating antitrust laws. [New York Times: Technology]
Court case prompts Microsoft bid admission. Business: Microsoft reveals that it held merger talks with German rival SAP in what would have been its biggest ever acquisition. [Guardian Unlimited]
When Two Clicks Equal One Patent. A patent recently obtained by Microsoft covers the use of such technologies as double-clicking and holding down a button on a PDA. Critics call it yet another example of overly broad patents on familiar technologies. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
Windows XP Bedevils Wi-Fi Users. Microsoft denies there's a problem, but Wi-Fi users report a maddening occurrence: the sudden, inexplicable loss of their wireless connections, even when XP says everything is hunky-dory. By Daniel Terdiman. [Wired News]
Microsoft Edges Into ITunes' Turf. The new Windows Media Player 10 works with a wide range of portable devices and digital music subscription services. But the real power move comes later this year, when Microsoft launches its own online music store. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]
Bill Gates to pay $800,000 stock-trading fine. Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates has agreed to pay a US$800,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated stock-buying requirements in 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday. [MacCentral]
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