by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 14, 2007 | Microsoft, Technology
An interesting little bit of speculation… You’d be forgiven for missing it, but Vista turned a year old last month. November 30, 2006, marked the official launch of Vista to the business community: the first part of an odd two-stage liftoff which was followed...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 30, 2007 | Microsoft, Technology
WebFives/Vizrea aquired by Microsoft so download your content in the next 30 days. WebFives (previously known as Vizrea) has been aquired by Microsoft and the service will shut down after 31 December. It is interesting to note that the WebFives/Vizrea service was...
by Manny J | Nov 24, 2007 | BSD, Microsoft, Open Source, Solaris, Technology
I wonder what would happen if Microsoft dropped the Windows NT core, making an about face, like Apple did years ago with BSD and adopted Sun’s “Open Solaris” as the core? No, I am not talking about the movie! Granted I am sure I could write an essay and make some...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 21, 2007 | Google, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Ubuntu
Microsoft’s rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS? Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 31, 2007 | Open Source, Technology
Opponents of making the Microsoft Word format an ISO document standard, like OpenDocument Fellowship member Russell Ossendryver, compare GNOME’s actions to Democrats offering counters to President Bush’s 2005 plan on privatizing Social Security — any...