Note To Apple: Proprietary Is Good

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Google's Good-Vibes IPO Hits Sour Note

Google's Good-Vibes IPO Hits Sour Note 08/06/2004 06:40 PM
AP via Newsday Aug 6 2004 11:08PM GMT

Google's Good-Vibes IPO Hits Sour Note
(AP)

Google's Good-Vibes IPO Hits Sour Note
(AP) 08/06/2004 04:44 PM
AP - All the glee and glamour surrounding Google Inc.'s IPO is rapidly dissolving into feelings of dread and derision about the online search engine's long-awaited stock market debut.

Google good-vibes IPO hits sour note

Google good-vibes IPO hits sour note 08/08/2004 07:05 AM
Arab Times Aug 8 2004 10:29AM GMT

Google's good-vibes IPO hits a sour note

Google's good-vibes IPO hits a sour note 08/07/2004 06:43 AM
Thedailycamera.com - Sat Aug 7, 09:48 am GMT

Apple posts new G5 developer note

Apple posts new G5 developer note 07/06/2004 12:10 PM
Apple has released its developer note for the newly updated Power Mac G5s...

Apple PowerMac G5 Developer Note

Apple PowerMac G5 Developer Note 07/07/2004 09:18 AM
Apple posted a revised developer's note for the new PowerMac G5 line of computers. The latest incarnation features liquid based cooling in the high...

RealNetworks' Sour Apple Note

RealNetworks' Sour Apple Note 07/29/2004 01:53 PM
RealNetworks' new digital music product is anything but harmonious.

Apple Hits a High Note with Express

Apple Hits a High Note with Express 06/09/2004 02:13 PM
“Chalk up another great product design from the leader in the field, Apple (AAPL ). On June 7, it took the wraps off the AirPort Express, a pint-size Wi-Fi high-speed data router customized to stream music from a computer to a stereo. The size of a small cassette recorder, the AirPort Express primarily targets music lovers who have long sought a way to play the songs stored on their PC elsewhere in the home. Naturally, they’ll have to run Apple’s own iTunes software to access the coolest music networking features on the Express.”

Note To Developers: Apple Is Changing
The Rules With Xcode

Note To Developers: Apple Is Changing
The Rules With Xcode 10/29/2003 07:09 PM
For Apple to compete with Windows, Mac developers have to have best-in-class developer tools. With Xcode, Apple has assured that this will be case. It may be subtle, but welcome to the revolution. By Bryan Chaffin (Mac Observer via MyAppleMenu)

Apple is not the good guy

Apple is not the good guy 05/14/2004 01:49 PM
Arro gance + Insanity = iTunes Patent.

Apple has been granted a patent for its iTunes interface, marking the latest milestone in a path of preposterous interface patents that started with Amazon’s 1-click e-commerce feature. What is Apple protecting? Does the company have serious software rivals in the Mac universe? Is there a developer in the Windows universe that doesn’t consider iTunes to be an undeveloped weakling among desktop media players? Compared to iRiver’s Media Jukebox, MusicMatch, and even the wretched RealPlayer (which is not represented by any interface patents, despite being ten years old), iTunes is an inconsequential plaything.

But only one competitor matters, and this patent is no doubt shielding iTunes from the thieving designs of Microsoft, which, as every Neptunian knows, attained world domination the last time it raided Apple’s interface.

[The Digital Music Weblog]

Just remember who Apple is the next time you open up your PowerBook. This is not to say that Micrsoft aren't stone cold bastards either - but that doesn't make Apple the good guys.

Apple Searches for a Few Good Clusters

Apple Searches for a Few Good Clusters 05/14/2004 09:11 AM
The Macintosh maker holds a contest to supply five scientific research projects with its hardware and software.

'Pent-up demand' good for Apple

'Pent-up demand' good for Apple 08/27/2004 02:15 PM
As reported earlier today, shares of Apple rose to their highest level in nearly four years ahead of the launch of the HP-branded iPod and Apple's revamped iMac...

Shrinking Apple Expos... A Good Thing?

Shrinking Apple Expos... A Good Thing? 07/30/2004 11:56 AM

Exhibitor on shrinking Apple expos: It's
a good thing!

Exhibitor on shrinking Apple expos: It's
a good thing! 07/30/2004 10:35 AM
Kevin Ford, MacWorld Boston exhibitor and CEO of Parliant (makers of the PhoneValet telephony solution) has written a good essay from the small vendor's perspective on why Apple's shrinking shows may actually be great for the Mac community.

Apple Update Has 'Em Standing In Line
For Good Reason

Apple Update Has 'Em Standing In Line
For Good Reason 10/29/2003 09:11 AM
Panther delivers considerable and assertive bang for the buck, tempting the sensible wheat side of you that wants new, useful features as well as the sugar-frosted side that wants everything to be fast, easy and cool. It's compelling; it will easily become the Mac's de facto OS by the end of the year. By Andy Ihnatko (Chicago Sun-Times via MyAppleMenu)

Apple III: one-click to buy = good; 20
clicks and 2 phone calls to return = bad

Apple III: one-click to buy = good; 20
clicks and 2 phone calls to return = bad 01/07/2004 02:42 PM
But alas, the story is not a completely happy one. For in addition to the iMac, I needed a router. At first bought a Belkin router from the Apple site. (By now, I had changed the one-click preferences to ship to my parents, so I was able to buy the Belkin router with one click.) But then seeing that I could get a Belkin wireless router elsewhere (of course, not on the site selling Airports), I tried to cancel the order from Apple. Yet when I went to return the Belkin router, life was not so simple. There was no link in the confirming email, and it took a good routing around on the Apple site till I found a web form to request the canceling of an order (it was too late to call, I discovered after calling). So literally 20 minutes after I placed the order, on Christmas Day, I sent a request to cancel it. Today, five days later, I received an email informing me that it was too late to cancel the order -- which I had discovered, since my Dad called to say the router had arrived. Twenty minutes on hold later, I received a RMA to return the router -- of course, we pay shipping. I wonder just what the thinking of the Apple Exec who set up this one-click-to-buy, a million-clicks-to-fail-to-cancel system was: "We'll make it really hard for them to cancel an order, and maybe they'll get so frustrated, they just won't cancel it!" Yes, that is brilliant. Oh well, here's to the Crazy Ones.

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..."

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..." 08/31/2004 08:45 PM

IBM: proprietary technology not enough

IBM: proprietary technology not enough 04/06/2005 02:20 PM
These days, it's necessary to balance proprietary, open-source approaches, Big Blue exec stresses at conference.

Public yet Proprietary

Public yet Proprietary 12/19/2004 03:06 PM

News about Google Print raises some interesting questions.

If John has the only copy in existance of a physical book of which content not available anywhere, and its copyrights have expired, what rights does John have over the content of the book?

If Dave makes a deal with John to digitize the book's content, what rights does Dave have over the digitized content?

John owns the physical instance of the book, therefore he has full control over access to it even though he does not own the content.  Can John legally dictate terms of use over the content which he does not own in exchange for access?

Dave has a virtual instance of the book, so he also has full access control.  Can Dave provide online access to the book's content under whatever terms he dictates?

Now replace John with an public or government-funded institution.  What rights does the we have over the book and it's digitized contents?

Another twist.  Suppose Evan breaks into Dave's system, takes a copy of the digitized content, and posts it in newsgroups which Phil downloads.  Did Phil break any laws?  Can Phil use the content?

I am not a copyright lawyer so I don't know the answers to these questions.  Perhaps Professor Lessig can answer.

To me, ownerless doesn't mean community property.  It means free for the taking.  Google is doing exactly that, taking.  I have mixed feelings about what they are doing.  On one side, they are making new information readily available which is good.  On the other side, they seem to be claiming stewardship over orphaned information.

In defense of proprietary software

In defense of proprietary software 12/16/2003 10:03 AM
ZDNet Dec 16 2003 9:14AM ET

Linux's Proprietary Booster

Linux's Proprietary Booster 02/03/2003 10:14 AM
Linux Magazine talks toLarry Ellison."LM: But more realistically, do you think that Oracle's had to cede the lower end of the database market to MySQL to concentrate on the enterprise, or is that a customer base you wouldn't reach anyway?ELLISON: No. It's a little bit like asking if we are worried about people who pirate Oracle. The people who pirate Oracle are not the people who would buy our database. The people who use MySQL are not the people who would buy our database. They don't have

RoamAD Says Metro Wi-Fi Should Not Be
Proprietary

RoamAD Says Metro Wi-Fi Should Not Be
Proprietary 03/29/2005 11:45 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Mar 30 2005 4:28AM GMT

Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs?

Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs? 12/15/2003 03:16 PM
Microsoft's career page contains a very interesting job advertisement. The ad says that the Xbox Team "is looking for a strong PM/Engineer to manage the design and development of the Xbox Game Disc for the next generation Xbox console." Moreover, the ad stresses the importance of anti-piracy technology in the development of the new discs for the next generation console. Although it is possible that MS will simply try to incorporate sophisticated anti-piracy features in the now standard DVD medium, it is probably easier for them to develop a proprietary format. Nintendo did it with their GameCube discs, and they were quite effective in combating piracy -- so why not Microsoft?

ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 3.11.1

ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 3.11.1 08/05/2004 04:20 PM

Reducing Dependence on Proprietary
Systems

Reducing Dependence on Proprietary
Systems 07/21/2004 12:42 PM

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go
Proprietary?

Will Open Source Be Forced To Go
Proprietary? 12/11/2003 05:03 PM

Red Hat Linux is proprietary, claims Sun
boss

Red Hat Linux is proprietary, claims Sun
boss 05/02/2004 02:01 PM

Proprietary vs. open source, part 2

Proprietary vs. open source, part 2 05/14/2004 01:37 PM
ZDNet May 14 2004 5:12PM GMT

Telephony Battle: Open Vs. Proprietary

Telephony Battle: Open Vs. Proprietary 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Silicon Valley is fast moving into the world of telephony, and it is dragging the contest between open and proprietary code along with it.

Intermec Claims RFID is Proprietary

Intermec Claims RFID is Proprietary 07/08/2004 09:05 PM

Open source vs proprietary: Both have
advantages

Open source vs proprietary: Both have
advantages 05/27/2004 12:19 AM
ZDNet Australia May 27 2004 4:24AM GMT

In Defense and Attack of Proprietary
Software

In Defense and Attack of Proprietary
Software 12/17/2003 09:37 AM
The International Telecommunications Union's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was last week. Of particular interest was a moderated debate on the issue of preferential treatment for open-source products in government procurement. John Carroll editorializes for proprietary software and RMS on the other side, against it.

Linus Defends Proprietary File Formats

Linus Defends Proprietary File Formats 04/13/2005 02:30 PM

Aus Govt: Proprietary software not a
security risk

Aus Govt: Proprietary software not a
security risk 05/05/2004 09:54 AM

Intel, Partners To Develop Proprietary
UWB Spec

Intel, Partners To Develop Proprietary
UWB Spec 02/18/2004 10:38 PM
Frustrated by an impasse in the IEEE standards body, Intel Corp. and its partners have decided to pull out of the standards organization and develop their own version of ultrawideband technology.

Microsoft Partially Opens Proprietary
XML Format

Microsoft Partially Opens Proprietary
XML Format 03/25/2005 11:53 AM

Proprietary, paperless e-voting is
failing -- and selling

Proprietary, paperless e-voting is
failing -- and selling 05/03/2004 03:48 AM
Computer security experts are hoping a California election systems panel's recent rejection of embittered voting machine-maker Diebold's touch screen systems, among other legislative attempts and media-covered machine mess-ups, might lead to an embrace of paper backups and open source.

China May Drop Controversial Proprietary
Wi-Fi Security Requirement

China May Drop Controversial Proprietary
Wi-Fi Security Requirement 04/21/2004 05:02 PM
News.com's Richard Shim breaks the news that China might drop its requirement for foreign manufacturers to use a new, proprietary Wi-Fi security spec for products sold in that country: Shim's initial report provides no detail beyond the headline. China has said that Wi-Fi devices sold in the country after June 1 must include the WAPI (Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) security system, which is proprietary to China, and can only be included in products by a handful of Chinese firms with which foreign companies must partner. Many U.S. firms objected and the Bush administration also stood up to bat. It's possible the WAPI action would have violated WTO rules, as well....

Open-Source Developers Close In on
Proprietary Vendors

Open-Source Developers Close In on
Proprietary Vendors 04/05/2005 10:21 PM
Open-source vendors of enterprise application software will have competitive advantages over established proprietary license vendors, especially in the SMB field, says Larry Augustin, CEO of Medsphere Systems, during the Open Source Business Conference.
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