Archive for June, 2008
TechWeb - InformationWeek - By charging only $65,000 per year, Sun hopes to challenge traditional commercial software providers that charge large license fees and maintenance costs.
Reuters - Damages sought by software maker
Oracle Corp could top $1 billion in an intellectual
property lawsuit it has brought against arch-rival SAP AG
, according to a court filing.
PC World - Microsoft plans to buy MobiComp to expand its mobile Internet offerings.
AFP - Bill Gates is spending his last day at Microsoft Friday before turning his attention full time to philanthropy after decades spent building the US software colossus.
Reuters - Bill Gates said a teary
goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp , the software
maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology
company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on
every desk and in every home.
PC World - Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental…
TechWeb - I’ve had occasion to chat with Bill Gates a number of times over the years, and there’s often a point when something unexpected happens. He’s been brutally honest, occasionally evasive, and surreptitiously a nice guy. As Gates gets ready to ride off into the software sunset, here are a few anecdotes that stand out.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Devices that could communicate with the Google software include the video-game consoles PlayStation and Xbox 360 as well as HP’s high-definition TVs.
AP - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don’t want to be forced into using XP’s successor, Vista.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it
started selling its new server virtualization software about
six weeks ahead of schedule, putting pressure on market leader
VMware Inc.