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Comment Re:As a person in the infosec field (Score 2, Interesting) 157

You should consider that Brazil has almost 6 times the canadian population (180 million for Brazil and 30 for Canada) and that these voting machines have decreased the time it takes to display results greatly. We have results with 90%+ machines accounted in less than 12 hours. So far this hack has been the most significant issue and it can be prevented now that the information is public.

Comment Re:Hello Streisand (Score 2, Insightful) 505

by bruno.fatia (#30071644) Attached to: Microsoft Responds To "Like OS X" Comment

Well, considering that I had no idea what that guy said until I read it here, I'd say MS is putting more fuel on the fire by saying that. Would it have ended up on slashdot even if MS hadn't issued the denial? Maybe, but by denying it, it ensured it ended up on slashdot.

Who said Microsoft cares about whats on slashdot front page? Nothing really "good" from Microsoft is likely going to be news here anyways.
Patents

TiVo Relaunching As a Patent Troll? 335

Posted by CmdrTaco from the i-thought-we-could-be-friends dept.
An anonymous reader writes "TiVo's quarterly call was a bit more dramatic than usual. While they continue to lose customers and innovate 'at a very unhurried pace,' TiVo seeks a repeat DISH Network performance in going after AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) for infringement. Basically, TiVo's current business model appears to be ad sales and patent trolling."
Microsoft

Microsoft Releases Linux Device Drivers As GPL 362

Posted by timothy from the could-easily-be-world's-largest-open-source-distributor dept.
mjasay writes "Microsoft used to call the GPL 'anti-American.' Now, as Microsoft releases Hyper-V Linux Integration Components (LinuxIC) under the GPL (version 2), apparently Microsoft calls the GPL 'ally.' Of course, there was little chance the device drivers would be accepted into the Linux kernel base unless open source, but the news suggests a shift for Microsoft. It also reflects Microsoft's continued interest in undermining its virtualization competition through low prices, and may suggests concern that it must open up if it wants to fend off insurgent virtualization strategies from Red Hat (KVM), Novell (XEN), and others in the open-source camp. Microsoft said the move demonstrates its interest in using open source in three key areas: 1) Make its software development processes more efficient, 2) product evangelism, and 3) using open source to reduce marketing and sales costs or to try out new features that highlight parts of the platform customers haven't seen before."

Comment Re:Phone Viruses (Score 1) 114

by bruno.fatia (#28348457) Attached to: Hackers Find Remote iPhone Crack
He's just saying that most iPhone sales ought to be in US. Here in Brazil an iPhone costs around 800 US with 1 year contract* so one might say they are not the most popular phone around.

* Excluding eBay derivatives which import the phone from somewhere else.

Comment Re:BooHoo (Score 1) 789

by bruno.fatia (#28261077) Attached to: iPhone Users Angry Over AT&T Upgrade Policy
Seriously? I work for Vivo (a Telefonica & Portugal Telecom company) in Brazil. The estimated cost of a normal call is next to zero inside your own network (less than 0.02 USD) and for landlines and other operators is something small .Personal 3G costs 50 USD (_every_ single operator charges the same), but we offer enterprise 3G unlimited access at 20 USD. Do you really think they sell 3G access at a loss? And if they do, where does the commission (~60USD for each 3G modem sale with 24 months contract) from? Come on!
Businesses

Asus Slaps Linux In the Face 644

Posted by samzenpus from the et-tu-asus dept.
vigmeister writes "From Techgeist, 'Linux just got a major slap in the face today from Asus. One of the highlights of Linux going mainstream was the wildly popular Asus Eee PC preinstalled with a customized Linux distro geared towards web applications. While I personally never got what the big deal was, I was still happy for all the Linux people out there waiting for this day, but it looks like the cause for celebration won't be lasting much longer. Asus and Microsoft have teamed up and have made a site called 'It's Better With Windows.' The page touts how easy it is to get up and ready with Windows on an Asus Eee PC, while slyly stating that you won't have to deal with an 'unfamiliar environment' and 'major compatibility issues.' While it is silly to state such a thing since Asus built the Linux distribution specifically for the Eee PC, I give Microsoft two points for snarky comments.'"

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