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Apparently people inside Microsoft that have not been Scobleized

How can their be people working at Microsoft that do not know who Robert Scoble is. I know it's a big company, but come on they have to be living in a cave or never read the news. I agree 100% with the comments on the linked post. [Scoble Link Blog]

Microsoft Urges Users to Uninstall Netscape 8 (as if that were surprising)

Microsoft Corp. is urging Windows XP users to uninstall the new Netscape 8 webbrowser because it can conflict with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Not surprisingly, Microsoft is claiming that the problem is with Netscape, rather than their own browser that invades the operating system like kudzu.

Nokia Announces Linux-based Portable Internet Device

Nokia Announces Linux-based Portable Internet Device Nokia announced that its is developing a portable Internet device based on the open-source Linux operating system. Designed to take advantage of the wide distribution of accessible Wi-Fi networks, the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet features a widescreen display and an on-screen keyboard, a la a PDA on steroids. The device will also be able to connect to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones as an alternative network connection source.

Gates: Cell phones are the new iPod

According to Bill Gates, MP3-capable cell phones are going to replace the iPod as the player of choice. I see where he's coming from, but unfortunately I have the constant need to disagree with everything Bill Gates says. Especially this comment: "You can make parallels with computers: Apple was very strong in this field before, with its Macintosh and its

Court Overturns Broadcast Flag

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Friday that the Federal Communications Commission did not have the authority to prohibit the manufacture of computer and video hardware without the so-called "broadcast flag." The intended of the FCC regulation was to limit unauthorized redistribution of TV broadcasts via the Internet. I was very pleased to read this