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"Acting up"? *Sigh* Why do I respond to trolls?

Go read a bit of modern Iranian history, before you fall back on stereotypes of Islam-vs-the-rest-of-the-world. If it hadn't been for our meddling (oh, overthrowing governments, oil grabs etc--none of this is controversial), Iran would not be in confrontation with us today. Twenty years after the revolution, they tried peace overtures, but Bush decided instead to dub them an "Axis of Evil" (wow, thank god our era of world-as-cartoon presidents is over). I can't understand your claim of Iran expanding its values into Israel.

We have no right to overthrow other people's governments, and even less right to act surprised when they get pissed over it. And speaking of Israel: when they behave all might is right, others are going to try to acquire might to counter that.

Microsoft

Submission + - $100 laptop hits choppy waters in Nigeria (bbc.co.uk)

00_NOP writes: The $100 laptop project seems to be running into difficulty in Nigeria where, on the one hand the education minister says: "What is the sense of introducing One Laptop per Child when they don't have seats to sit down and learn; when they don't have uniforms to go to school in, where they don't have facilities?" and yet is also revealed to be examining alternatives from Microsoft and Intel, well known for their dislike of the project.
The BBC's report also has some video from Nicholas Negroponte.
Clearly both companies see the little green box as a big threat — either because of its use of Linux or it's use of AMD hardware. With deep pockets maybe they'll be offering the Nigerians some sweeteners to look at the alternatives?

Upgrades

Submission + - As predicted, update bad for unlocked iPhones (bbc.co.uk)

Bearhouse writes: As widely predicted, it's now being reported by the BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7017660.stm, and the NYT, http://tinyurl.com/25sgxe, that upgrading your unlocked iPhone is not good news. Anybody surprised?

Following on from earlier posts here about the legality of unlocking your iPhone, what's your opinion on the legality of Apple bricking it for you with an upgrade? Do you think this is a bad way for Apple to build customer loyalty with an increasingly tech-savy user base, who like to add applications to their personal devices? Or do you think it's good, bearing in mind that mobile phones are being hyped as the next payment method, and so need to be secure?

Microsoft

Submission + - Massachusetts adopts Open XML (networkworld.com)

willdavid writes: "By John Fontana, NetworkWorld.com: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has added Open XML to its list of approved open documents formats. Critics of Open XML adoption, such as Andy Updegrove, a lawyer, Linux Foundation board member and Massachusetts resident, said Microsoft should not be "rewarded for launching a competing, self-serving standard as a next-best defense against erosion of its dominant position." Massachusetts officials acknowledged the criticism, but said the importance of open formats could not be denied. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/080107-massa chusetts-open-xml.html?page=1"
Handhelds

Submission + - iPhone is Out! (youtube.com)

hotsauce writes: "Well, in China anyway. And perhaps take the logos and desktop with a grain of salt. The popularity of the unreleased device has already spawned a pretty good copy (given the amount of time they had to engineer a clone). Is this the strongest indication yet of the coming popularity of the iPhone, or will the clones steal the market from Apple?"
Handhelds

Submission + - Alliance Reports iPhone will "Rock" Indust

hotsauce writes: "ChangeWave Alliance has conducted a survey of business, tech and medical professionals, and concludes that the iPhone will rock the phone industry. They seem to mean the term "rock" less in the "i iz so 1337 and r0x doodz!!!", and more in the sense of rocking the boat. Their survey seems to show significant gains for Cingular, and declines for Motorola. It is difficult to see how this survey does not at least apply well to smart phones."

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