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Submission + - Diebold changes name, estimates huge revenue drop

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An anonymous reader writes: Diebold has announced it is renaming its failing elections systems subsidiary to Premier Elections Systems, after failing to find a buyer. They also are lowering their revenue estimates by $120 million, roughly 60% below original estimates of $180 to $215 million. Salon columnist Farhad Manjoo comments: "Henceforth, when reaching for an example of mind-boggling incompetence, please say "Premier" rather than "Diebold," because Diebold Election Systems is now Premier Election Systems."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Didn't Issue FairUse4WM Takedown Notices

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terrencefw
terrencefw writes: "Having been the top ranked download site for the FairUse4WM Windows DRM remover utility, I've not yet had my takedown notice. What's more, I don't think Microsoft ever sent any. The origins of the takedowm notices that other sites have received just doesn't fit with a Microsoft-orchestrated operation. There's been no comment from Microsoft on the subject other than vague reassurances to vendors that they'll fix their crummy DRM and the lawsuit against the author, Viodentia, but they've dropped the case against him too."
Businesses

Submission + - One of Michael Dell's laptop runs Ubuntu 7.04

Submitted by feranick
feranick writes: Are you curious to see what computers Michael Dell is using? In his official webpage you can find some interesting surprises: at home he uses a Precision M90 laptop running Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04). Don't get too excited though. He also has gaming desktops and laptops, workstation and ultraportable laptops running Windows. Nevertheless, it's quite remarkable that the Linux-powered laptop is the first and featured in his page and the only one with the OS is highlighted under a different category, "Software".
Linux Business

Submission + - Michael Dell's Linux Choice? Ubuntu

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: What operating system do the heads of Fortune 500 companies run on their personal laptops? In the case of Michael S. Dell, president and CEO of Dell, it's Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. Yes, the head of Dell Inc., with a market-capitalization of just south of $56-billion, isn't just saying that Dell will be selling Linux-equipped PCs in the near future — he's already running Linux at home. While many millionaires, such as Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth, Red Hat's Matthew Szulik, and Novell's Ron Hovsepian, are running Linux on their own machines, Michael Dell is almost certainly the first billionaire to embrace the penguin. And, far more importantly, he's the first one who also owns one of the world's biggest PC vendors. Pre-installed Linux on top-brand-name computers is so close to becoming real you can almost... run it.
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - Teardown of Prius Reveals Toyota Design Philosophy

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MarsGov
MarsGov writes: "A group of automotive engineers recently tore down a Toyota Prius to dissect the design techniques and choices that went into the vehicle. The results are becoming available at AutomotiveDesignLine and at TechOnline's Under The Hood — search for "Prius" at both of these links — and will be also published as a paper supplement to the May 14th issue of EE Times. There's even a video."
Republicans

Submission + - Shooting Massacre at Virginia Tech

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ConcernedStudent
ConcernedStudent writes: "A violent gunman has apparently unleashed a deadly massacre on the famed science and tech campus, Virginia Polytechnic University (better known as Virginia Tech). The first reports of gunshots were received by police around 7:15 A.M. but shooting continued across the campus for hours longer. Over 25 people are now confirmed dead with many more injured. The shooter appears to have either killed himself or to have been killed by responding police officers. The New York Times has posted front page coverage, and the local Roanoke Times has been providing blog-style coverage, updated regularly. NYT Link — http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/us/16cnd-shootin g.html?hp Roanoke Times Link — http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/breaking/wb/113294 "
Java

Submission + - The Implications of Free Java

Submitted by dsginter
dsginter writes: Last November, when Sun announced that they would be adopting GPLv2 licensing for Java, I expected somewhat of a bigger splash. Is this truly a non-event or does the assumption of such a robust tool set on GNU systems change the landscape? What happens to LAMP? Will Tomcat move in as the web server du jour? Can PHP finally die? What about the venerable Portable Operating System Interface? It seems like there is a lot of room that could be filled by this move.
Businesses

Submission + - Now This is Just Plumb Mean

Submitted by SixFactor
SixFactor writes: From KING5 in Tacoma, a woman's house got trashed when someone put up an ad on Craigslist stating that the house's contents were "free," inviting all and sundry to come and help themselves. A cruel act, and Craigslist's policy divulges information on ad posters only if a warrant or subpoena is issued. This makes immediate investigation of the scam difficult.

Not having used Craigslist, it seems to me that there has to be a way of providing some level of bona fides in setting up (and responding to) ads, such as a credit card number, to provide accountability and perhaps traceability. This could perhaps deter the malicious prankster, maybe even the criminal.
Windows

Submission + - Vista Sales Numbers Don't Add Up

Submitted by Overly Critical Guy
Overly Critical Guy writes: Vista's sales numbers don't add up according to Joe Wilcox of Microsoft-Watch. Going through the numbers and citing NPD, Gartner, and IDC, Wilcox describes the difference between licenses sold to manufacturers and actual consumer purchases, noting that there haven't been 20 million PCs sold since Jan. 30, contrary to Microsoft's numbers. In fact, only 3 million PCs have been sold since the start of the year.

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