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Submission + - PC World Editor Quits Over Publisher Interference

Submitted by

DenmaFat

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @10:53PM

DenmaFat writes: "Wired's Epicenter is reporting that PC World editor-in-chief Harry McCracken has resigned after newly ensconced publisher Colin Crawford demanded he kill a tongue-in-cheek story criticizing Apple. The story by a former PC World editor downplays the problems at PC World, but word on the street is that Crawford has the magazine's print edition in his cross hairs."

Submission + - Refusing Vista EULA?

Submitted by

Sasayaki

on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @10:40PM

Sasayaki writes: "I recently purchased a Compaq Presario C500 notebook in Brisbane, Australia which came bundled with Microsoft Windows Vista. However, I wish to install Ubuntu as my Operating System. To that end I wish to reject the Windows Vista EULA which is presented to me when I turn on said notebook, yet I find there is no way for me to do so; when the EULA is displayed to me in the "Set Up Windows" stage of installation, I am presented with what I interpret to be a standard Vista EULA and then a second HP EULA. There is no obvious way to refuse either of these license terms; the only options I am presented with are two checkboxes (one for each EULA) and a greyed out button labelled 'Next'. The two checkboxes read: "I accept the license terms (required to use Windows)" and "I accept the license terms (required to use your computer)". Reading the second (HP specific) EULA carefully, it makes it clear that I cannot use this laptop without agreeing to the Vista EULA. Specifically, ".... YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO RETURN THE ENTIRE UNUSED PRODUCT (HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE) WITHIN 14 DAYS FOR A REFUND SUBJECT TO THE REFUND POLICY OF YOUR PLACE OF PURCHASE." Naturally (since I still have the notebook) I still have not accepted the terms of the EULA. I crawled Microsoft's website at www.microsoft.com, searching for some recourse for myself and those like me who wish to reject the EULA and receive a refund on the Microsoft Vista Operating System when I do not agree to the EULA's conditions, but did not find anything (unsurprisingly). Can any slashdotters offer any suggestions where I might go to receive said refund?"

Submission + - Yahoo copying Google

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @10:26PM

An anonymous reader writes: In what seems to be a blatant attempt at copying Google, Yahoo has embarked on building its own Grid using the University of Wisconsin's Condor project. They are also planning to use Google's Map-Reduce model on their grid (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/PCW2007/presentatio ns/paranjpye_CondorWeek2007.ppt). Google has built its own grid fine-tuned for the search and I've heard many stories describing how other Google products found it very difficult to use for their purpose. In this case, Yahoo is taking a general purpose distributed computing project like Condor to be potentially used for multiple products.

Submission + - Australia Gets a Do Not Call Register

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @10:14PM

An anonymous reader writes: After much wrangling and fighting, Australia has finally started taking submissions on its new Do Not Call register. Telemarketers calling numbers present on this list, as of the end of May, will be subject to fines ranging from $AU1000 up to over (*places pinky beside mouth*) ONE MILLION DOLLARS (*removes pinky*). There are concerns that the new register doesn't go far enough — that people should opt in to telemarketers' calls, and also quibbling over the exemption of political, religious, and charitible organisations.

But still, an excellent start. Note that the server for the register is running slow as this submission is being typed up — it seems that this move is mildly popular amongst the population.

Submission + - Why Apple Should Acquire AMD

Submitted by Ice Wewe on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @08:31PM

Ice Wewe writes: This CoolTech article explains why Apple may be looking at AMD as a possible acquisition in the future. From the article:

"...Apple could drop Intel altogether and adopt AMD for its Macintosh PCs. Sure, the transition is going to take sometime, and it would probably make Apple announce a brand new line of PCs. However, it will be well worth it. We know Steve Jobs is ruthless when it comes to making interesting deals with powerful companies. This makes AMD a perfect match."

"...Another benefit that Apple will reap out of this (other than adding another revenue stream) is to have complete control over its hardware from a cost standpoint. If it can convert Macs to AMD and ATI chips, all the key components are being developed in-house."

Submission + - Steve Jobs personally resolves customer complaint

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02, 2007 @08:29PM

An anonymous reader writes: The Consumerist recently published a story about an Apple customer who went through support hell with a broken Macbook. After escalating the issue up the support chain, and a month wait for his Macbook, the guy gave up and simply wrote Steve Jobs a blistering flame-mail. So, was he surprised when Jobs' executive assistant responded back the next day! And he got both a brand new Macbook, as well as his old one to copy the hard drive. The guy also responded in a comment, and he turns out to be a slashdotter! He even wrote a journal entry here about the story.

I guess 'Think Different' really does work!

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