XMAS BLUES

Dec 6, 2002 | business

Interesting wrapup from a newsletter sent by Windows & .NET Magazine. ”There are signs of recovery in the tech sector. Technology research firm IDC reports that 2003 worldwide PC shipments will jump by more than 8 percent to 136 million units; portable computers...

COREL DEATHWATCH CONTINUES

Nov 6, 2002 | business

Canadian news is reporting that Corel is laying off 22% of its remaining workforce in another last-ditch effort to stay alive. That leaves Corel with a grand total of 769 employees worldwide. Corel has zero momentum in any market. Attorneys, if you’re clinging to...

MICROSOFT DECISION LEAKED EARLY

Nov 4, 2002 | business, law, Microsoft

An interesting technical sidelight on Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s approval of the Microsoft-DOJ settlement. The release of her decision was carefully scheduled for 4:30pm US Eastern time, after the markets had closed. The folks running the Court’s web site apparently...

TELCOS PLAY BOTH SIDES

Oct 30, 2002 | business

CNN has an interesting article about games played by the telcos. Verizon and SBC and the rest sell your phone numbers to telemarketers, along with the heavy-duty equipment that makes the intrusive telemarketing calls. Then they sell programs to consumers to block...

TELEDESIC KILLS GLOBAL SATELLITE PLAN

Oct 2, 2002 | broadband, business

Teledesic was the brainchild of Bill Gates and Craig McCaw, set up a few years ago to launch a constellation of low-earth orbiting satellites and provide global high-speed Internet service. An ambitious plan, but during the late ‘90s ambitious broadband plans looked...

KAZAA UP TO ITS OLD SCUMMY TRICKS

Sep 27, 2002 | business, file_sharing

The more things change, the more they stay the same. You may not know that commissions are paid by some online stores to web sites that provide links to the stores. Small businesses use affiliate links for some extra income; charities use them for fundraisers. When...