Archive for October, 2007

Linux Losing Market Share to Windows Server

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Here’s something to do a reality check on. How do you measure market share of something that’s both a product and a stealth movement that requires no new purchases ?

It’s like saying “Water Losing Market Share to Coke.”

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House Version of Internet Tax Ban Opens Door to Taxes on Google, G-Mail,etc

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

A variation in the wording of the House bill extending the Internet Tax Freedom Act would allow states to tax services not directly provided by ISPs, according to a Congressional Research Service memo.

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Senate passes a 7-year extension to Internet Tax Ban

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

But if Congress doesn’t settle the differences between the House and Senate versions soon, it’s gonna be tax-a-palooza time.

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BEA begins freefall as Oracle bid set to expire

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

If you wondered what would happen to BEA stock when it went up past Oracle Corp’s bid price after Oracle refused to budge–well, it fell back down again. And with no buyers in sight, BEA might just be SOL.

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Did Google Ruin Your Reputation?

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

A sudden drop in Google Page Ranks for many popular sites has people thinking the Page (as in Larry Page) Rank algorithm has been jiggered again–and this time, it favors blogs less. So, maybe that explains why my ego hurts so much.


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Sun Puts NetBeans under GPL

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Sun’s dev tool for Java is now available under GPL, trying to get Linux mindshare. But will anyone really care? I’m thinking…no. Also released under CDDL, NetBeans lags way behind Eclipse in most developers’ give-a-hoot metric.

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The Layoff Lifeboat: How to Get Back to Work

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Got laid off ? eWEEK has this feature on how to dig yourself out of the rubble from an unexpected job loss and get yourself back into the tech workforce.

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