As Windows is one of Microsoft's main two cash cows, Microsoft
can't afford for consumers and businesses to stop buying Windows
desktops until Longhorn arrives. Until then, what should Redmond do?
Come out with a "Shorthorn" stopgap release? Slash XP prices? (Since
Microsoft likes to point out that "free" doesn't matter when computing
total cost of ownership, why not try giving away Windows, a la open
source?) -- Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft anti-virus software, an ethical dilemma?
Microsoft anti-virus software, an ethical dilemma?06/17/2004 11:26 AM Reuters has recently reported that Microsoft plans to release their
own anti-virus software. I got into an IM conversation with Etan from
Too Much Sexy...
"Schlotzsky's reports 40 percent of customers consider Wi-Fi and
Web browsing as factor in visiting: As the chain has expanded to 38
company-owned and franchise stores mostly in the South that offer
in-store free computer access and Wi-Fi, their latest market research
shows a significant uptick in awareness.
The company reported that 40 percent of customers surveyed
considered Wi-Fi and computer access a factor in their decision to
come to Schlotzsky's, while 6 percent said Wi-Fi access alone was why
they were there....
But the CEO wasn't a geek; he liked seeing entire families or
sports teams or groups of parents and kids come in and spent time
using the high-speed connection. It's important to recall that a small
but significant minority of Internet users have broadband; for the
rest, Schlotzsky's offering is a profound (and free) pleasure.... [Wi-Fi Networking
News]
This screams libraries to me! We already provide the high-speed
access and the computers, so why is it so difficult for library
directors to understand the benefit of adding wireless to the mix?
Maybe we just need the financial and marketing resources to do
these kinds of surveys and promotions, but then it's a chicken and egg
scenario, isn't it? It doesn't really matter if wireless users are the
chicken or the egg, because they should be library users.
Taking The Bull By The Horns
Taking The Bull By The Horns08/23/2004 12:47 AM The fact of the matter is that Microsoft empire is falling. No big
deal you might say. Well, the problem is however that Microsoft empire
is falling because of Microsoft itself -- not because of overly
aggressive competition. By Windows Mobile (via MyAppleMenu)
The DVD Dilemma!04/20/2004 03:15 AM Everyone from the MPAA to Sony are pushing for new formats and there
are many companies that are on one...
The LinkedIn dilemma
The LinkedIn dilemma12/16/2003 03:01 PM
Here's what stopped me from writing an endorsement for somebody on LinkedIn today: the requirement
to define our relationship as one of these choices:
The same kind of thing stopped me from joining the identity-badge
party at the Digital ID conference recently. I'm bugged by forms that
invite or require me to specify the unspecifiable. Particularly when
Google already knows the subtle truth of the matter. For example, the
signup for nTag asked me to state
my interests. But I already do that all the time. Everything I write
is a statement of my interest in something. Should it be my job to fit
those interests into the Procrustean bed of somebody else's form?
...
Calif. dilemma
Calif. dilemma08/07/2004 07:06 PM USA Today Aug 8 2004 0:01AM GMT
Delta's Dilemma09/09/2004 02:41 PM The airline wants to be a low-fare carrier. Maybe.
Dilemma Over New Flu Vaccine
Dilemma Over New Flu Vaccine12/15/2003 05:51 AM Vaccine experts deciding on this season's flu shot had to choose
between using last year's formula, though a new strain was building
strength, or creating a new vaccine and risking complications, delays
and possible shortages.
Developer's Dilemma: Perl or PHP?11/08/2002 08:08 AM Speed, quality, price. Pick two. You have no doubt heard that mantra
before, but PHP and Perl offer all three. The question is, how do you
choose between the two programming languages, which are both insanely
popular for Web development?
The 80-Cent Dollar Dilemma
The 80-Cent Dollar Dilemma08/27/2004 01:40 PM Whitney Tilson shares how he protects his portfolio in uncertain
times.
Developer's Dilemma: Perl vs. PHP
Developer's Dilemma: Perl vs. PHP10/18/2002 06:19 AM Perl -- the programmer's putty that helps paste together disparate Web
technologies -- may be in a jam, threatened by obsolescence and an
eager replacement patiently waiting to pounce: PHP.
Microsoft's Security Dilemma
Microsoft's Security Dilemma04/12/2004 02:06 PM There seem to be two competing visions at the company—one in which
security is paramount and another in which top priority goes to
features that make it easy for anyone to build applications.
Separation: The Web Designer's Dilemma
Separation: The Web Designer's Dilemma05/14/2004 09:13 AM Presentation separated from structure. Structure separated from
content. The foot bone connected to the ... what were we talking
about? Michael Cohen steps in to examine our assumptions and relieve
our separation anxiety.
application/xhtml+xml dilemma12/07/2002 03:37 PM I decided that I wanted to serve this site in the type
"application/xhtml+xml", if the user's browser supports it. I figured
out simply how to do this with PHP, and everyone was happy.
if ( strpos ( $_SERVER[ "HTTP_ACCEPT" ] , "application/xhtml+xml" ) )
{
header ( "Content-type: application/xhtml+xml" );
}
Or so I thought. It seems that when I use this code, all of my
wonderful DOM compliant Javascript that brings you recent RSS feeds
stops working. I can't figure out a concrete reason why, but I can
only assume that when a page is interpreted with this content-type, it
no longer is treated as a regular web document, but as strict XML. If
anyone can shed some light on the situation, please e-mail me.
The Democrats' dilemma | csmonitor.com11/19/2003 08:03 AM "WE COULD COME PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO A ONE-PARTY STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE COULD WIND UP WITH TWO MORE ANTONIN
SCALIAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” .. The Christian Science
Monitor .. The Democrats’
Dilemma
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The Realist-Idealist Dilemma09/27/2004 05:19 AM Is President Bush a man of principle or pragmatism? So far, he has
vacillated between the two. But leaders can't have it both ways.
Pakistan Again Poses Dilemma for U.S. (AP)
Pakistan Again Poses Dilemma for U.S. (AP)08/09/2004 05:30 AM AP - Pakistan has again proved it is the single-most crucial player in
the war on terror: the site of an al-Qaida ring that was targeting
this country and led to the raising of the terror alert, and the
nation whose cooperation is needed most to make arrests happen.
UK faces Mars funding dilemma
UK faces Mars funding dilemma07/21/2004 12:55 PM The UK faces some tough choices if it wants to commit itself to a
major programme to explore the Red Planet.
Steve Jobs' Keynote Dilemma01/10/2004 12:30 AM How can he change the buying cycle of Mac customers while still
maintaining his Macworld showmanship? By David Lang (CMUG via
MyAppleMenu)
High tech's government dilemma
High tech's government dilemma12/12/2003 08:07 AM CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes that the U.S. technology
industry needs to move on from holding two opposing views of its
relationship to lawmakers.
NewsFactor: Developer's Dilemma: Perl or PHP?
NewsFactor: Developer's Dilemma: Perl or PHP?11/11/2002 08:04 AM "PHP made headlines when Yahoo's Michael Radwin announced at PHPCon
2002 that the portal giant was embracing PHP for new development..." Grok Description matches for Microsoft: Impaled on the Horns of a Dilemma GrokA matches for Microsoft: Impaled on the Horns of a Dilemma
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If I had horns this big on my head, I'd be laying down, too.