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Google Earth and "Collateral Damage" 541

Posted by kdawson on Monday January 15, 2007 @02:57AM from the bad-with-the-good dept.

netbuzz writes "British news reports say insurgents are using Google Earth to pinpoint vulnerable targets within bases in Iraq. Could Google be doing more to prevent this? Should they be doing more? They certainly could explain more."

Universal Wants a Slice of Apple's iPod Pie 555

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 29, 2006 @08:36PM from the pay-to-play dept.

vought writes "According to a Reuters report, Universal is now taking the precendent set by Microsoft's Zune and moving to force Apple to include a royalty payment with each iPod. In the words of Universal Music's Doug Morris, 'These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it. So it's time to get paid for it.' Does Microsoft's precedent mean the start of a slippery slope that will add a 'pirate tax' to every piece of hardware that touches digital music?"

Forbes Says Vista Not People Ready 362

Posted by samzenpus on Friday March 24, 2006 @10:53AM from the what-is-it-ready-for dept.

Diomedes01 writes "Daniel Lyons has an opinion piece up on Forbes.com about a recent press conference held by Microsoft, and the results are anything but flattering."

Comment New business model? (Score 1) 446

by sridev on Wednesday February 23, 2005 @09:35PM (#11761710) Attached to: Man Finds $1,000 Prize in EULA

1. Read EULA

2. Profit !!!

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