Reading Between the Lines of the Sun-Microsoft Fine Print

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Microsoft Goes After 'Lindows' in Fine
Print (NewsFactor)

Microsoft Goes After 'Lindows' in Fine
Print (NewsFactor) 05/12/2004 03:44 PM
NewsFactor - Launching its newest complaint against Lindows, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) asserts that the distributor of the Linux desktop software has been violating a Netherlands court order to refrain from using the "Lindows" name in Benelux countries. According to Microsoft's filing, Lindows has yet to pull the use of its company name as a trade name.

Allegheny's Fine Print

Allegheny's Fine Print 07/21/2004 01:08 PM
Allegheny Technologies reports profits supported by... precious little.

FCC Allows Add-on Antennas But Read the
Fine Print

FCC Allows Add-on Antennas But Read the
Fine Print 07/23/2004 11:39 AM
FCC rule allows end-users to change out antennas on their Wi-Fi and other gear legally if the manufacturer has performed the right tests and the antennas conform to certain guidelines: Jim Thompson alerted me to FCC rule 04-165 issued July 12, 2004, which has some substantial changes for devices that use unlicensed spectrum, most significantly Wi-Fi. The rules affect devices that operate under Part 2 and Part 15 rules, and we're most concerned with Part 15, which governs 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and several bands in 5 GHz. The most notable general applicable of this rule change is in section 2, which starts with point 18: "Replacement Antennas for Unlicensed Devices." Until now, the FCC has required that any antenna to be used with a device operating under Part 15 rules had to be tested and certified as part of a system. There was no mix and match proviso. Further, the FCC required unique connectors for each manufacturer, and required new connectors to be designed as the existing ones became commonplace. "Wait," you may ask--"I can go to HyperLink Technologies or other companies and buy antennas with the right connectors and attach them to my Wi-Fi gateway. If it's illegal, how can I buy this gear?" Simple. It's legal to sell antennas; it's illegal to use them. It's the same logic that guides the sale of bongs and switchblade kits. It's opposite to the logic that underlies the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The antenna/switchblade law essentially says that the seller isn't responsible for all the uses to which a purchaser may put a product. The purchaser is obliged to know local and federal rules and conform to them. Thus, attach the antenna, and you're a pirate. Assemble the switchblade, and you're a criminal. Forget that there have been approximately zero prosecutions for the use of these antennas on home or business systems. But no one wants to be in de facto violation of a law, especially businesses that may considering building out Wi-Fi as part of their operations. The lawyers might look askance, and the companies might have to pay enormously higher fees to purchase legal antennas--if they're available. Those fees help cover the companies' cost in certifying the antennas as part of a system, but also represent their lock-in market for legal use. The FCC rule doesn't suddenly make all antennas legal for all systems. Instead, they have chosen...

Fine Print on the Microsoft's New Tablet
OS

Fine Print on the Microsoft's New Tablet
OS 11/18/2003 02:28 AM
Extreme Tech Nov 18 2003 1:57AM ET

Reed Elsevier's Fine Print

Reed Elsevier's Fine Print 08/06/2004 02:43 PM
European publisher illustrates how pro forma accounting knows no borders.

Not WiMAX Announcement Followed By Lots
Of Fine Print

Not WiMAX Announcement Followed By Lots
Of Fine Print 07/13/2004 03:38 PM
We've trashed companies and reporters recently over their infatuation with calling non-WiMAX wireless broadband deployments WiMAX. Apparently, the message that it's not good to call non-standard pre-standard non-WiMAX equipment WiMAX is starting to get through to the business folks, but the PR people simply can't resist. That's about the only explanation that makes sense for this article concerning a not really WiMAX wireless broadband offering in Argentina. The first paragraph is about how Millicom will be launching "the first WiMax network in Latin America" using equipment from Alvarion. The rest of the article is a series of quotes from Alvarion's VP of marketing explaining why it's not really good to call this stuff WiMAX, but the PR people from the carriers just can't help themselves. He wishes that the announcements were much clearer in pointing out that this isn't really WiMAX and he worries about confusion in the industry. In other words, the article is basically stating "look at this WiMAX deployment!!!" in bold type, followed by lots and lots of fine print about how it isn't WiMAX at all. If Alvarion really didn't want to hype up non-WiMAX as WiMAX they, themselves, should be clear to their partners and customers that what they're offering is not WiMAX. It's fine to say you will offer WiMAX, once certification of WiMAX begins, but claiming "pre-WiMAX" on non-WiMAX equipment just leads to confusion.

Notes and Tips: AppleCare Fine Print

Notes and Tips: AppleCare Fine Print 12/24/2004 12:13 PM
Be careful with AppleCare's fine-print, which specifies the *shipping* date as the start of your contract, even if you don't get the computer until several days later.

See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to
Examine the Fine Print

See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to
Examine the Fine Print 05/01/2004 08:03 PM
When it comes to technology, consumers often must decide between buying something new and cool, or waiting until the engineers turn the schematics right side up.

Read the Windows Update Fine Print

Read the Windows Update Fine Print 07/29/2004 01:48 PM
Microsoft has been testing in tandem Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Version 5 of its Windows Update patching system. But, as it warned its testers earlier this week, the newest Windows Update release won't support Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003 from the get-go.

Blade servers: the fine print matters

Blade servers: the fine print matters 06/23/2004 10:27 PM
ZDNet Australia Jun 24 2004 2:30AM GMT

A Web Offer Too Good to Be True? Read
the Fine Print

A Web Offer Too Good to Be True? Read
the Fine Print 12/25/2004 11:00 PM
New York Times Dec 26 2004 2:26AM GMT

Web offer too good to be true? Read fine
print

Web offer too good to be true? Read fine
print 12/26/2004 07:07 PM
CNET News.com Dec 26 2004 8:41PM GMT

Danish electronic document repository:
Did government read fine print?

Danish electronic document repository:
Did government read fine print? 01/27/2004 07:16 AM
As an individual who is participating in the development of free software solutions for enabling e-government access for the blind, I was very interested to learn of the Danish government's effort to create an electronic document repository. However, the government will face some serious problems if it is carried through according to the current plan. Here's why.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Fine Art Giclèe
Print

Star Wars: Clone Wars Fine Art Giclèe
Print 05/09/2004 01:43 AM
The first authorized, limited edition art from the animated micro-series Star Wars: Clone Wars entitled "Heroes and Villains" will soon be available from Acme Archives. Click on the thumbnail above for more details.

The Justice Department has added a
fourth prosecutor to the team
investigating the leak of an undercover
CIA officer's identity, while the FBI
has said a grand jury may be called to
take testimony from administration
officials. Read the fine print! 12/26

The Justice Department has added a
fourth prosecutor to the team
investigating the leak of an undercover
CIA officer's identity, while the FBI
has said a grand jury may be called to
take testimony from administration
officials. Read the fine print! 12/26 12/26/2003 07:46 AM

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30842-2003Dec25.html
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Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary
Reading in America

Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary
Reading in America 07/09/2004 01:22 PM
download a .pdf of the actual study on reading .. report

nea.gov/pub/ReadingAtRisk.pdf
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Battle lines drawn over washing lines
(Reuters)

Battle lines drawn over washing lines
(Reuters) 05/11/2004 09:18 AM
Reuters - Rows of washing strung across the road between Coronation Street-style terraced houses may become a thing of the past after a council said they are against the law.

Microsoft Appeals EU Fine

Microsoft Appeals EU Fine 06/09/2004 02:55 AM
Digital Chosunilbo Jun 9 2004 6:45AM GMT

SAP, Microsoft draw battle lines

SAP, Microsoft draw battle lines 12/10/2003 04:16 PM
The companies are set to clash in the business software market, despite public attempts to downplay the budding rivalry.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 recommended
reading

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 recommended
reading 07/13/2004 05:18 PM

Microsoft banks cash for EU fine

Microsoft banks cash for EU fine 07/01/2004 02:13 PM
Microsoft has set aside 497m euro to pay a record fine imposed on the firm by the European Union for abusing its market position.

Microsoft pays EU antitrust fine

Microsoft pays EU antitrust fine 07/07/2004 09:34 PM
Out-Law.com Jul 8 2004 0:03AM GMT

Source: Japan Likely Won't Fine
Microsoft

Source: Japan Likely Won't Fine
Microsoft 07/09/2004 01:11 PM
Xposed Jul 9 2004 5:19PM GMT

Microsoft pays fine, but appeals

Microsoft pays fine, but appeals 07/02/2004 03:04 AM
Business Day South Africa Jul 2 2004 7:27AM GMT

Microsoft faces possible $3 billion fine

Microsoft faces possible $3 billion fine 11/11/2003 11:39 AM
CNN Nov 11 2003 10:52AM ET

Microsoft Registers Record Fine

Microsoft Registers Record Fine 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
"Microsoft has been hit with a 497m euro (331m pound) fine and other penalties by the European Commission for the company's anti-competitive practices involving its Windows Media Player software"

Microsoft to fight record EU fine

Microsoft to fight record EU fine 06/08/2004 05:59 AM
The software giant appeals against a record EU fine and ruling that it abused its position as the dominant industry player.

Microsoft bids to overturn EU fine

Microsoft bids to overturn EU fine 06/08/2004 06:58 PM
RTE Online Jun 8 2004 9:57PM GMT

Microsoft battle to stop EU fine

Microsoft battle to stop EU fine 01/28/2004 10:17 AM
MICROSOFT is to embark on a last-ditch charm offensive over the coming weeks to avoid paying a multibillion-dollar fine to the European Commission, which is preparing to make a ruling on its long-running antitrust investigation into the US software giant. Executive and legal advisers from Microsoft are expected to hold several discussions with competition regulators working for Mario Monti, the EU’s Competition Commissioner, in the hope of reaching a settlement before the Commission delivers a ruling on the case.

Microsoft (sort of) pays the EU fine

Microsoft (sort of) pays the EU fine 07/05/2004 10:53 AM

Commission fine: Microsoft pays up

Commission fine: Microsoft pays up 07/01/2004 03:50 PM
RTE Online Jul 1 2004 8:06PM GMT

$5m daily fine beckons for bad boy
Microsoft

$5m daily fine beckons for bad boy
Microsoft 03/19/2005 02:46 AM
Punishment becomes profit

Microsoft pays 497-million fine

Microsoft pays 497-million fine 07/01/2004 08:55 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Jul 2 2004 0:06AM GMT

Microsoft pays the EU's €497 million
fine

Microsoft pays the EU's €497 million
fine 07/02/2004 01:01 PM
Microsoft Corp. has paid the €497 million fine levied against it by the European Commission for abusing its dominance in the operating systems market, a Commission spokeswoman confirmed Friday. The fine, amounting to a little over US$600 million, was paid in full and is being held in an escrow account pending the results of an appeal Microsoft filed against the ruling last month, she said.

Microsoft Asks Court To Fine Lindows Yet
Again

Microsoft Asks Court To Fine Lindows Yet
Again 05/11/2004 04:32 PM
One thing you can definitely say about Michael Robertson is that he knows how to use controversy and lawsuits to get publicity. After first losing the trademark dispute with Microsoft over the Lindows name in Benelux, he changed the product name to Lin---s. This didn't make Microsoft happy, so they changed the name again to Linspire. However, it appears Microsoft is still not satisfied and is asking the court to fine them again - which must delight Robertson for the publicity he's getting. However, when you look at the details, this move by Microsoft seems particularly petty (though, it must be admitted, switching the name to Lin---s was fairly petty as well). Here, the complaint is that in the copyright notice on the Linspire page, it still says that Linspire is owned by the company Lindows. Microsoft is claiming that this will confuse people - which is a huge stretch. The judge should toss this out. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Lindows/Linspire should stop wasting time over things like this and spend their money and effort on things that actually make their products more useful.

Microsoft pays the EU's ?497 million
fine

Microsoft pays the EU's ?497 million
fine 07/02/2004 11:27 AM
Microsoft Corp. has paid the ?497 million fine levied against it by the European Commission for abusing its dominance in the operating systems market, a Commission spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

Microsoft pays fine imposed by Europe

Microsoft pays fine imposed by Europe 07/02/2004 09:52 AM
CNET Jul 2 2004 2:08PM GMT

Microsoft pays 497-million-euro fine

Microsoft pays 497-million-euro fine 07/01/2004 12:17 PM
New Straits Times Jul 1 2004 3:48PM GMT

Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine

Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine 03/31/2005 07:41 PM

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