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Microsoft's Unwinnable War on Linux and Open Source

Tue, 15 May 2007 09:57:04 -0700

RoughlyDrafted Magazine - By Daniel Eran - May. 15 (Opinion) - Microsoft, threatened by the encroachment of competition from open source, has long waged a detached propaganda war against free software and in particular Linux, but has recently escalated its conflict into a full blown attack. Here's what's happening, and why it will greatly accelerate the company's undoing.

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1990-1995: Microsoft's Yellow Road to Cairo

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:56:22 -0800

RoughlyDrafted Magazine - By Daniel Eran - Dec. 14 (News Analysis) - Automatic PC sales of DOS rapidly made Microsoft one of the largest software companies of the 80s. As its market power increased, it gained a reputation as a vendor with staying power. Nobody wanted to invest in the software of a company that might go out of business.

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Apple's Billion Dollar Patent Bluster

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:19:22 -0800

RoughlyDrafted Magazine - By Daniel Eran Dilger - Dec. 04 (Opinion) - It has been widely reported that Apple secured a patent worth a "billion dollars." According to a patent attorney involved in the issue, Apple will be "after every phone company, film maker, computer maker and video producer to pay royalties on every download of not just music but also movies and videos."

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iPod vs Zune: Microsoft's Slippery Astroturf

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:07:19 -0800

RoughlyDrafted Magazine - By Daniel Eran - Dec. 01 (News Analysis) - Apple's iPod has been so heavily marketed that it has become one of the best known brands, usurping the position of Sony's Walkman. Microsoft is working hard to get attention for the Zune in a crowded market. When push comes to shove, Microsoft has no problem fighting dirty. Here's a look at its tricks.

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Bill Gates for President? No Thanks.

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:06:05 -0800

RoughlyDrafted Magazine - By Daniel Eran - Dec. 01 (Opinion) - Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams recently blogged that America needs an atheist and rational thinker for president, and he's picked Bill Gates. The idea has become a popular subject in technical circles, which are commonly irreligious and tend to be more socially liberal. But as they say: be careful what you wish for, you might get it.

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The Secrets of Pink, Taligent and Copland

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:24:29 -0800

RoughlyDrafted Magazine - By Daniel Eran - Nov. 25 (News Analysis) - After Hitting the Wall in Mac System 7 development in the early 90s, Apple desperately needed a plan for the future. The isolationist, proprietary development style that had formerly differentiated Apple's products now stood in the way of the company's very survival. The same situation applies to Microsoft today.

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