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Submission + - Microsoft responds to DOT ban on Vista, Office, IE

roscoetoon writes: What's Microsoft's response to the DOT's charges? A corporate spokeswoman sent this statement, via e-mail: (caution: microbrain double-speak ahead) ... "We respect the customer's decision. As with any of our other Federal customers, it's our job to help DOT maximize the value of its Enterprise Agreement through the adoption of our technology. We are engaged with large, strategic customers across government at every level, and are working closely with them on these products through their participation in our Technical Adoption Programs."...

From the blog of Mary Jo Foley: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=301
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Journal Journal: Amazon Down

Wow! Just quickly noted. As of 2:20pm PST, the Amazon.com site was down (not responding). Just imagine what level of load would have to exist to trigger that failure in a system as large as Amazon's.

I took a screen shot, but not wanting to /. my personal site, I'll leave it out of this post.

Comment continously connected (Score 1) 814

After years with my Newton (then Palm, Zaurus, back to Newton, yada yada) I've found the most useful attribute of a handheld is it's connectivity.

I'm now carrying a Hiptop device from Danger, now being sold by T-Mobile as the Sidekick. It's got lots of nifty quirks, the flip screen and the scrollwheel-centric interface especially. But the thing that makes be carry -it- instead of my dear Newt is that it gives me email, instant messaging and such NOW, not when I "go online" or sync or some such.

It's always on, and that makes all the difference.

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