Comment Dark matter? (Score 1) 393
Maybe it all just dropped through to the other side.
Comment Re:OOXML is on my wishlist for Satya (Score 1) 111
I have an entire wishlist for Satya here, and cleaning up the OOXML fiasco is one of them.
Perhaps you forget that billg still pulls his strings.
Comment Re:Why switch to that Euro-weenie format? (Score 2) 111
Never mind that OOXML is only fraudulently open.
Comment Re:Why switch to that Euro-weenie format? (Score 1) 111
Red Hat has nothing to do with ODF.
Neither do Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter or Samsung. Shameful.
Comment Re:MEP = Members of European Parliament (Score 0) 111
Your geek card is hereby rescinded.
How the Internet Is Taking Away America's Religion 1037
pitchpipe (708843) points out a study highlighted by MIT's Technology Review, which makes the bold claim that "Using the Internet can destroy your faith. That's the conclusion of a study showing that the dramatic drop in religious affiliation in the U.S. since 1990 is closely mirrored by the increase in Internet use," and writes "I attribute my becoming an atheist to the internet, so what the study is saying supports my anecdote. If I hadn't been exposed to all of the different arguments about religion, etc., via the internet I would probably just be another person who identifies as religious but doesn't attend services. What do you think? Have you become more religious, less religious, or about the same since being on the internet? What if you've always had it?"
British Domain Registrar Offers 'No Transfer Fees,' Charges Transfer Fee 77
First time accepted submitter RealSurreal (620564) writes "British web host 123-reg, which previously advertised 'no hidden transfer fees' has angered customers by introducing a £12 fee per domain for transfers out. Best of all, they didn't bother to tell anyone they were doing it relying instead on terms and conditions which say : '123-reg reserves the right to change, add, subtract or in way alter these Conditions without the prior consent of the Client.'"
Comment Re:All that is left (Score 1) 193
I don't really see how productivity apps on tablets can replace actual PCs running actual business software within a corporate environment...
What makes you think Android isn't going to spread to laptops and desktops? Or Chromeos isn't going to get proper application support?
Comment Re:All that is left (Score 1) 193
-7.5% compound annual growth rate is massive, especially considering the growth rate of smartphones, tablets and chromeos. And that is not even taking into account the likelihood of productivity apps showing up on chromeos and android to further accelerate the trend. IDC's numbers are basically just talking about people who defect because they care more about media consumption than spreadsheets. That's a relatively small hole in the Windows bucket compared to having the whole bottom fall out when Android moves into the office.
Comment Re:I thought April fools was 2 days ago? (Score 3, Interesting) 217
It actually sounds like gcj.
Comment Re:All that is left (Score 1) 193
...all except for that pesky near 90% desktop market share
The desktop market that declined 10% last year, a trend that is expected to continue?
Comment Re:Translation (Score 1) 193
Translation: London Council trying to extort cheaper licenses out of Microsoft.
Cognitive dissonance alert. Cheaper licenses for XP?
Emails Reveal Battle Over Employee Poaching Between Google and Facebook 132
colinneagle (2544914) writes "Apple, Google, and a slew of other high-tech firms are currently embroiled in a class-action lawsuit on allegations that they all adhered to tacit anti-poaching agreements. With that case currently ongoing, we've seen a number of interesting executive emails come to light, including emails showing that Steve Jobs threatened Palm's CEO with a full-fledged legal assault if the company kept going after Apple engineers. There is also correspondence between Sergey Brin, Marissa Mayer, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, and Google's Jonathan Rosenberg discussing the threat that Google saw in Facebook hiring its engineers. The discussion elevates, with Sandberg pointing out the hypocrisy of Google growing to prominence by hiring engineers from major Silicon Valley firms. Rosenberg then hints at the potential for a 'deeper relationship' that Google would be willing to reach as long as Facebook stops hiring its engineers, going so far as to tell Sandberg to 'fix this problem.'"
Comment Re:Google's Firing of a Recruiter Made Jobs Smile( (Score 1) 148
Not by itself, you also need to look at the From: header.
Remote ATM Attack Uses SMS To Dispense Cash 150
judgecorp (778838) writes "A newly discovered malware attack uses a smartphone connected to the computer that manages an ATM, and then sends an SMS message to instruct it to dispense cash. The attack was reported by Symantec, and builds on a previous piece of malware called Backdoor.Ploutus. It is being used in actual attacks, and Symantec has demonstrated it with an ATM in its labs, though it is not revealing the brand of the vulnerable machines."
