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Microsoft Extends XP's Life By 6 Months 278

Posted by kdawson on Friday September 28, 2007 @01:27PM from the slow-on-the-uptake dept.

A reader writes "Despite Microsoft releasing Windows Vista more than nine months ago the adoption rate has not been as Microsoft hoped. Bowing further to pressure from OEMs and consumers, Microsoft has extended the life of Windows XP, which was due to end sale by OEMs on January 1 next year, to a new date of June 30. Asked if this was an indication of a strong demand for XP, a Microsoft representative sought to downplay the extension, stating 'We wouldn't term it strong, we would describe this as accommodating a certain element who needs more time.'"

Comment Re:Hey that's a great plan!!! (Score 1) 1547

by endianx on Friday September 21, 2007 @04:23PM (#20702119) Attached to: MIT Student Arrested For Wearing 'Tech Art' Shirt At Airport

What exactly does wires and batteries attached to a T-shirt look like then? My first thought would be "bomb". "Robot" would be my second.

Submission + - POLL: Which miracle pill would you chose

Submitted by MontyApollo on Monday August 27, 2007 @02:25PM

MontyApollo writes: POLL: Which miracle pill would you choose:

Boost IQ by 25-30 points
Increase lifespan 25-30 years
Photographic memory
Athletic physique
All-in one cure baldness/perfect vision/perfect tan
Increase penis to 9 inches
CowboyNeal's little blue pills

Submission + - Core Computer Books for a Library

Submitted by Techie Librarian on Monday August 27, 2007 @02:21PM

Techie Librarian writes: I am putting together a collection for the opening day of a new library. What are the core books in your computer library? What books or series do you recommend to your friends and relatives who know little to nothing about computers? If you were in my position, what computer books would buy for a library?

Submission + - Microsoft has updated campaign against Linux (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

Mikeprg

on Monday August 27, 2007 @12:49PM

Mikeprg writes: "Corporation Microsoft has cleaned the Internet from the advertising campaign " Get the Facts ", directed against Linux, having replaced it on Web-pages entitled "Compare"..."

Bookmark Microsoft has updated campaign against Linux "Get the Facts" (blogspot.com)

by Mikeprg on Monday August 27, 2007 @12:48PM

Submission + - SoundExchange Drops DRM Requirements

Submitted by quanticle on Thursday August 23, 2007 @04:04PM

quanticle writes: According to this article, SoundExchange has dropped its requirement that webcasters implement anti-streamripping measures for a compromise on licensing fees. However, the new conditions set a cap of $1.25 million in annual revenue beyond which webcasters will be charged the full fee. There is also a 5,000,000 hr. cap on the amount of aggregate tuning hours (hours listened x # of listeners). Webcasters say that these two limits essentially constitute a restraint of trade, as any station that exceeds them will be instantly crushed by enormous fees.

As Rusty Hodge of Sona.fm says:

In fact, if we extrapolate our current revenue to royalty ratio, our rates would go from $150,000 to $5 million at the point we hit the $1.25 million revenue cap. So if we can increase the size of our business to over 1.25 million dollars, we'll be forced out of business.

Submission + - Dungeons and Dragons (dnd4.com)

Submitted by

Skibybadoowap

on Thursday August 23, 2007 @04:00PM

Skibybadoowap writes: "With the announcement of Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition people have been asking, "What is the game going to be like?" Here's a list of what we can expect to see."

Feed Macworld: News: Seagate to offer solid-state drives in 2008 (macworld.com)

From feed by macworldfeed on Thursday August 23, 2007 @03:52PM

Solid State Drives (SSDs) are coming to Seagate's lineup in 2008, the company confirmed.

Submission + - Fox News Busted Editing Wikipedia Entries (theseminal.com)

Submitted by

nelsonjs

on Tuesday August 14, 2007 @04:40PM

nelsonjs writes: "Due to a new tool developed by Cal Tech grad student Virgil Griffith, you can now find out exactly who is making edits on Wikipedia. While this news is not very exciting on its own, the fact that Fox News has made dozens of edits for their own benefit, deserves further attention."

Submission + - replace a freeway bridge in one night (canada.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 11, 2007 @11:46PM

An anonymous reader writes: In Ottawa tonight a freeway bridge is being ripped out and replaced in one night. A replacement section of the bridge was built in a nearby park, and will be hauled in place with heavy lift equipment, with a projected downtime for the major freeway of less than 24 hours. There is a webcam to watch the progress.

Submission + - Java Urban performance legends

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 11, 2007 @11:52AM

An anonymous reader writes: Pop quiz: Which language boasts faster raw allocation performance, the Java language, or C/C++? The answer may surprise you — allocation in modern JVMs is far faster than the best performing malloc implementations. This article pokes some holes in the oft-repeated Java performance myth of slow allocation in JVMs.

Bookmark Video: The First Date - Does Your Car Matter? (onlinedatingedge.com)

by ApproachDynamics on Monday July 16, 2007 @10:51AM

Submission + - Actually, is there any elegant code out there?

Submitted by

tiohn

on Sunday July 15, 2007 @03:59AM

tiohn writes: "A recent main-page story asks if there is "Any 'Pretty' Code Out There?" As a mathematician, I constantly deal with mathematical logic and debates about "beautiful" and "messy" mathematics, but messy doesn't even begin to describe the code I'd have had to deal with. Compounding that with my readings here and there, I really have lost faith in the vast majority of the coding community. The good coders that I know actually spend most of their time fixing crap that other people write instead of writing it correctly themselves, and NONE of them have a decent background in logic. Is this indicative of the coding community at large? Can any of you really write elegant code? Or do you spend most of your time producing buggy, half-assed shit and trying to get everyone else to buy it?"

Submission + - Online Dating: Dr. Keith Ablow (onlinedatingedge.com)

Submitted by

ApproachDynamics

on Saturday July 14, 2007 @01:35PM

ApproachDynamics writes: "A girl and guy were interviewed about their lack of success with online dating. Apparently, these two met online, set up a date, and had a camera follow them around. She strolled into a café with her dog and acted like a total biatch, while it turns out the guy lied about his height (3 inches I think) and his photo was more than two years old..."

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