Comment Couple of years later (Score 1) 201
In couple of years later, you'll see a forked version of Node.js which runs on IE JS engine.
Comment Re:This is not a fair comparison (Score 1) 310
I think there is a recent wave of FUD against Android emerging.
Comment Re:sigh (Score 1) 319
Perhaps he searched on Bing!!!
Comment Re:New Approach (Score 1) 177
I should be hopeful, but I am still cynical. Because MS has reputation of being pioneer in EEE (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish).
Comment Re:Simple solution (Score 1) 239
Switch to Bing!!! Seriously!!! You think Bing is no evil? Bing don't track you? I'd rather hand my data to Google rather than to M$. I don't want another monopoly on internet that M$ owns and tries to block innovation, competition every way they could
Comment Re:Microsoft's "Problem" (Score 2) 292
>FTFA: "But I think Microsoft should understand that it doesn’t have an engineering or a product problem, it has a marketing problem >and that it needs to address it"
Are you kidding? M$ has marketing problem!!!
Michigan Governor Wants 'Open Source' Economic Model 237
An anonymous reader writes "Incoming Michigan governor Rick Synder spoke in Kalamazoo, MI today and says he wants to use an 'open-source economic development model' to help repair the battered down state. Perhaps during his time as president of Gateway he saw a benefit to the open source model, but can it really be successfully applied as an economic model?"
Comment Re:Wrong Target. (Score 1) 229
probably you forgot linux mint is a derivative of ubuntu, and doesn't add any extra feature or stability except adding some custom packages and proprietary codecs
How Open Source Might Finally Become Mainstream 231
geegel writes "The Wall Street Journal has a very interesting article on how autocracies are now embracing open source, while at the same promoting national based IT services. The author, Evgeny Morozov, paints a bleak future of the future World Wide Web."
Google Holds Global Science Fair 52
theodp writes "Google put out an APB Tuesday, looking for young Einstein and Curie wannabes for its new global online Google Science Fair (nice Rube Goldberg YouTube promo, btw). Students between the ages of 13-18 with access to a computer, the Net and a browser can compete for prizes that include a trip to the Galapagos Islands, scholarships, and a five-day trip to CERN. Google hasn't yet figured out a way to web-enable science fair boards, so projects like Crystal Meth — Friend or Foe will have to be created as Google Sites (example). Unlike a typical local school science fair, the judges here are the real deal, so you can forget about blaming scientifically-clueless students, parents and teachers for your loss this time, kids!"
Interview With KDE On Windows Release Manager Patrick Spendrin 116
paugq writes "Last week KDE 4.5.4 was released for Windows as a late Christmas present from the KDE on Windows team. Almost at the same time BehindKDE, the site for interviews with KDE contributors, has started a new series of interviews with the 'Platforms' theme. In the first interview, Pau Garcia i Quiles talks with Patrick Spendrin, the current release manager of KDE on Windows and asks about the current status of the project, challenges and difficulties. In future interviews, Mac, Solaris, BSD (it's not dead, after all!), Haiku, OS/2 and more."
Microsoft Fights Apple Trademark On 'App Store' 425
angry tapir writes "Microsoft is asking the US Patent and Trademark Office to deny Apple a trademark on the name 'App Store,' saying the term is generic and competitors should be able to use it. Apple applied for the trademark in 2008 for goods and services including 'retail store services featuring computer software provided via the internet and other computer and electronic communication networks' and other related offerings."
Evolution of the Batmobile 102
I noticed this sweet graphic tracking the evolution of the Batmobile that I just spent a fairly ridiculously long time staring at. I've read my share of Batman, but there are tons of designs that I'd never seen.
AMD CEO Dirk Meyer Resigns 123
angry tapir writes "Advanced Micro Devices has announced that Dirk Meyer has resigned from the post of CEO, and that the company is beginning to search for a new chief executive. Meyer resigned in a mutual agreement with the board of directors, and the company has appointed Thomas Seifert, the company's chief financial officer, as the interim CEO. Meyer was installed as CEO in 2008 as a replacement to Hector Ruiz, just as the company was making its way out of rough financial times. In October, AMD posted a third-quarter net loss of US$118 million."
Browser Exploit Kits Using Built-In Java Feature 96
tsu doh nimh writes "Security experts from several different organizations are tracking an increase in Windows malware compromises via Java, although not from a vulnerability in Windows itself: the threat comes from a feature of Java that prompts the user to download and run a Java applet. Kaspersky said it saw a huge uptick in PCs compromised by Java exploits in December, but that the biggest change was the use of this Java feature for social engineering. Brian Krebs writes about this trend, and looks at two new exploit packs that are powered mainly by Java flaws, including one pack that advertises this feature as an exploit that works on all Java versions."
