tgcid - Slashdot User

Comment Re:The Slashdot Stepfords (Score 1) 692

by tgcid on Saturday May 24, 2008 @03:44PM (#23530548) Attached to: Ballmer Says Vista Selling Really Well

Basically, it's a loud message to Microsoft: Don't innovate, we can't appreciate it.

You're right, I don't appreciate it. I don't appreciate the six year, multi-billion investment wasted on a product with fewer improvements than a point release that Apple seems to hit every two years or so. I don't appreciate Microsoft flexing its muscles to force companies like Dell and HP to carry their new over-priced products so that they can make back this wasted investment and look good in front of shareholders.

Miguel Plans Silverlight on Mono & Linux by Years End 350

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday May 03, 2007 @05:41PM from the how-does-miguel-get-to-be-a-vp dept.

El Lobo writes "The Mono open-source project will create a Linux version of Silverlight by the end of year, said Miguel de Icaza, a Novell vice president and head of Mono. Asked about plans for Linux, Microsoft executives have been non-committal, saying that it will depend on demand. But de Icaza, who is attending Mix, was able to commit without hesitating."

Outcry Over Google's Purchase of Doubleclick 242

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday April 23, 2007 @06:08PM from the fear-of-change dept.

TheCybernator writes to mention that several activist groups have cried out in protest of the Google buyout of Doubleclick reported in recent news. "'Google's proposed acquisition of DoubleClick will give one company access to more information about the Internet activities of consumers than any other company in the world,' said the complaint lodged with the Federal Trade Commission. 'Moreover, Google will operate with virtually no legal obligation to ensure the privacy, security, and accuracy of the personal data that it collects.' The complaint was filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center along with the Center for Digital Democracy and the US Public Interest Research Group, all of which are involved in online privacy issues."

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