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Entries Tagged as 'Microsoft'

FREE digital Media = DRM

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Recently Chris Anderson of Wired was interview by Charlie Rose. This was one of the better Tech interview I have seen this year. (Direct link to Charlie Rose and it Comments page) It was to promote Chris Anderson’s new book on “Free!” in which he lays down the reasons why the future on [...]

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Tags: DRM · IPTV · Microsoft · P2P · google

Microsoft going Open = Signs of cracks in developer foundations.

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Recently Microsoft announced that they are making available API information (Docs that describe how their products work. Note: no source code). This is a huge plus for everyone using Microsoft technology. I see great things coming from this. Still, I have never seen Microsoft do anything without reason.
The documents being released where, [...]

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Tags: Development · Microsoft

Yahoo is playing into Microsoft’s hands.

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments

As the MicroHoo sideshow continues, it is hard not to have something to say about the biggest hostile takeover in IT/Internet history. In a previous post I noted how Microsoft has won either way. The Dam-Buster bomb has gone off and hit its target. We are just waiting for the dame that [...]

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Tags: Microsoft

Blu-Ray in Xbox360. Of course.

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

In Jan this year, I posted to some blogs that I expected Blu-Ray on the Xbox360 before the end of the year.  I like making predictions especially when they come true as my June post on Blu-Ray winning, and now Xbox-going Blue-ray. See this article about rumours of Blu-Ray for the Xbox.
Still, I want to [...]

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Tags: IPTV · Microsoft · Sony

Where is the digital media ignition point?

February 12th, 2008 · No Comments

If you have not noticed, my blog mainly covers technological issues to do with the adoption or digital media. As such, I talk to a lot of people regarding their business models for expanding digital media. One strange, trend that has appeared is that many companies developing digital media strategies are, by admition, [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Apple · DRM · IPTV · Microsoft · Standards