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Need a good laugh? Microsoft made a list of the most ethical companies
This from the company that opened an office in Canada just across the border from their HQ because they couldn't get enough H1B workers. I won't bother with their funneling income through off-shore sources to defray taxes, or Steve Balmer lobbying heavily to reduce capital gains taxes in Washington state, and after it passed, dumping $300 million ( Read more... ) -
Software piracy complains from Microsoft help Russia quash political opposition
"The New York Times reports that Russia selectively pursues software piracy complaints from Microsoft in order to suppress the opposition - confiscating computers for evidence, searching offices, and the like. Microsoft lawyers usually back the authorities in such cases, even when cases such as that of the environmentalist group Baikal Waves, ( Read more... ) -
Google ditching Windows workstations to shore up security
A lot of this is in response to their getting hacked by China last year. Employees will now have the choice of a Mac or a PC running Linux, the article didn't specify which flavor.
If you need to run Windows, you have to get permission from VERY high up, you need approval from the CIO.
There's an interesting paragraph:
The move created mild ( Read more... ) -
Microsoft and HP cancel slate computing device projects
A day or so after Steve Jobs announced the iPad, Microsoft announced their Courier product, a Windows 7-based (allegedly) device with two touch/pen screens that opened like a book. It struck me as a knee-jerk reaction announcement ("My god, Apple's got something amazing coming out, we have to announce SOMETHING!") and not likely to see the light ( Read more... ) -
The IE exploit that allowed the Google hack? MS knew about it IN SEPTEMBER
From TFA: Microsoft confirmed it learned of the so-called “zero-day” flaw months ago ( Read more... ) -
Joining Germany, France suggests people abandon Internet Explorer
"Microsoft still has not released a patch for a major zero-day flaw in IE6 that was used by Chinese hackers to attack Google. After sample code was posted on a website, calls began for Microsoft to release an out-of-cycle patch. Now, France has joined Germany in recommending its citizens abandon IE altogether, rather than waiting for a patch. ( Read more... ) -
The German gov't advises people to stop using Internet Explorer!
"After McAfee's disclosure of an IE 0-day vulnerability this week that had been used in Operation Aurora, the hack and stealing of data from Google, Adobe and about 3 dozen other major companies, the German government has advised the public to switch to alternative browsers. Given that the exploit has now been made public and the patch from ( Read more... ) -
Windows 7 shipped last week
Windows 7 released last week. A lot of people, myself included, are calling it Vista 2.0, but Microsoft would like to distance itself from the Vista name. If you have newer hardware, i.e. less than 2 years old and lots of memory and good video card, you probably shouldn't have any issues with upgrading as long as you're careful. I downloaded the ( Read more... ) -
Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will move programmers out of the country
if Obama goes through with revising tax shelter legislation to make American corporations pay more of the taxes that they're supposed to ( Read more... ) -
Hee! Microsoft gets bitch-slapped by India!
They claimed they didn't have to pay taxes because they weren't selling licenses, they were selling the actual software and that there were no royalties involved.
The court didn't buy it. GEE, I wonder why!http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/02/2237233