“Redmond’s scanning the Net” is the chilling title of this no-so-chilling tale of Microsoft Research’s studies of community activity on the Internet. Interesting reading.
Archive | May, 2003
Should I be worried?
Ballmer unloads more Microsoft stock. Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer cashes in on nearly 2 million company shares, bringing the total number he sold this month to about 51 million. [CNET News.com]
The True Costs of Software
qotd may 28. Thomas A. Edison: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]
The True Costs of Software
Alan MacCormack: The True Costs of Software. A good essay and survey of published documents in the field showing that TCO is not a simple measurement like “miles per gallon,” and that the context of computer use can have a major effect. At this point, everyone needs to analyze what the total cost of ownership of a particular piece of hardware or software is for them. Link from Scripting News
When you Shouldn’t be Using Linux
When you Shouldn’t be Using Linux. Words of wisdom – a simple list of when another operating system might be a better choice. Link from OSNews
SCO Threatens Torvalds
SCO Threatens Torvalds. And if you’re not careful, they’ll sue you, too. I wonder who else could be targeted? From OSNews.
Magnificent!
Zen Garden: “A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSSöbased design.” [Scripting News]
EricR has a blog!
EricR has a blog! Imagine that! I ran across a reference to Eric Rudder’s blog on Chris Sells blog on his “Senior VP meeting” after a month at Microsoft here: Chris Sells: “Imagine a company run as a strict meritocracy that’s one of the most important and profitable in it’s industry.” ( via Scripting News). It seems that Eric, while not a daily blogger, is using Chris Anderson’s BlogX tool http://www.simplegeek.com).
So far, one blog entry doth not make a log. Keep trying, Eric!
PageRank is dead.
Zawodny: “PageRank stopped working really well when people began to understand how PageRank worked.” via Scripting News
Some bureaucrats do have a sense of humor!
From BoingBoing.net via Garrett Fitzgerald’s blog.