Windows better than Linux, says Linus

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

From a story at Silicon.com: Despite some success, it will be
10 to 15 years
before home users begin to adopt Linux. -jamiemccarthy

Microsoft keeps an eye on Napster

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

If Napster prevails in
appealing the court order effectively shutting it down, reports PC World News,
and the courts rule that online music swapping is legal,
what’s to stop users from “sharing” other digital
property–like, say, Windows?

Rude dot com says, “Pay for long distance? Fughdat!”

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

On billboards around Los Angeles for the last six weeks, motorists have seen an image of George W. Bush on the phone, touting the services of Bigredwire.com. From the Boston Globe.

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Expert says PCs are better than consoles

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

In an MSNBC tech report, legendary game designer Sid Meier says, â€œEvery
now and then the lines blur a little bit, but then they diverge
again. Iâ€™m not sure whether the console really is the best
online platform.â€

Microsoft programmers make the worst mistake yet

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Itâ€™s been two steps forward, one step
back for Microsoft, as they have worked to
patch a security problem that has been dubbed
â€œprobably the most dangerous programming
error in Windows â€¦ that Microsoft has made.â€ From a report by Bugnet.

IM standard: ready, AIM? Fire!

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

IMUnified, the band of
instant-messaging providers working to come up
with a common protocol that enables their
products to interoperate, is on schedule to have a
standard published by the end of the month, says ZDNN.

Australia rebels against ‘zine 2600 ruling

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDNN reports that Australian Web sites will continue to
link to and host instructions for descrambling
DVD movies, despite a ruling by a United States
court against hacker â€˜zine 2600 for publishing
controversial DeCSS code on its Web site.

Napster says, “You screwed up, your honor”

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

In a brief filed Friday, the “high-tech bane of the music industry” reiterated its position that neither its users or the company itself are in violation of copyright laws, says the Associated Press.

German firms pay $46 billion for mobile phone licenses

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Six bidders drove up the price of wireless phone licenses in Germany to
a “staggering” $46 billion.

Web surfers want privacy protections

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August 21, 2000

Author: JT Smith

MSNBC is reporting websurfers want privacy, but aren’t sure how to keep their information private.