Computer software terms 'unfair'
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Some of the world's biggest computer firms are accused of imposing unfair contracts on people buying software.
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General Electric employee Nadine Meslin says dealing with computer software in any language is tricky, but it's even worse when you're French and the jargon is in English. So what's the answer? Sue!
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Like many, I was pretty shocked by the recent Microsoft-EU deal to settle the long-running investigation into interoperability issues.  This was not so much because of the way Microsoft has used every kind of delaying tactic it could before eventually agreeing (for the nth time) to try harder in the future.  My real dismay was provoked by the gap between appearance and reality â a chasm that I think bodes ill for the future of open source. read more
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How far is too far when it comes to the freedom of software? Plus: Palm slipping, Windows sliding.
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A pilot program at the Microsoft Download Center will require users to validate their Windows license in exchange for access to file downloads. Users with counterfeit software may find themselves locked out altogether.
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The changes are in response to a complaint by Google that a feature of the operating system is anticompetitive.
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Comparing on-demand CRM products is a lot like comparing ice to steam. Both are technically water, but the form makes all the difference.
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By Miguel Helft  Millions of people enjoy free Web-based software programs, but they have a drawback in that they are available to users only when they are online.
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The promise of an easy transition between 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows is easing the minds of many users, but PC vendors and the major software houses may see things differently.
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A European judge today cast a skeptical eye on whether Microsoft Corp. should be forced to create two versions of its Windows operating system, one with its program for
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A corporation is not the person the legal fiction makes it so much as a collection of different interests. I was reminded of this fact a couple of weeks ago when I went shopping for a laptop. Remembering that Hewlett-Packard almost singlehandedly solved the basic problem of laser printer support for GNU/Linux, I ended up buying one of the company's laptops. Consumer reports, price, and HP's listing as one of the greener hardware manufacturers according to Greenpeace also affected my decision, but my impression of HP as a free software friendly company was a large criteria.
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The first time I heard the phrase "digital rights management" was in 2000. It came from the mouth of Dick Brass, who at the time headed up Microsoft's (MSFT) automotive computing division.  I didn't like the phrase from the start.
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Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism.
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US search engine titan Google has complained to antitrust authorities that Microsoft&#39;s Windows Vista operating-system software puts rivals at an unfair disadvantage, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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JavaScript development goes to the dogs What you can - and cannot do - with your software is often determined by the code owner's license. From not using open source APIs with closed-source digital rights management (DRM) to being barred from fiddling with Windows source code, we've seen it all.â¦Learn &amp; Contribute, Live &amp; Online - The Register Debates Green Computing
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Users of Adobe's programs are taking issue with an apparent feature within the company's products that is sending out some type of data to an outside service.
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French researcher says Vista's user interface suffers from more 'friction' than Microsoft XP.