Reuters reports that Microsoft is targetting its cheap (sorry, “low cost”) version of Windows XP to Asian markets. The stated purpose of this is to try to make Windows more appealing in emerging markets. The real reasons are: to hook home users into Windows, to try to stop the rampant Read more…
Technollama is coming to you today from the Playfair Library, where we are attending the very interesting conference named “Towards Utopia or Irreconcilable Tensions: the interface between intellectual property, competition and human rights“. More reports later, but I am hoping to load the powerpoints from some of the talks later Read more…
The Register reports on a new study that attempts to settle once and for all the Linux v Windows security debate. Unsurprisingly, Linux comes out smelling of roses, while Windows is attacked for having a bad track record in fixing vulnerabilities. This would seem quite straightforward, telling us stuff that Read more…