Articles Archive for June 2001
Technology »
Reading the fineprint.
This isn’t a big victory for Microsoft – it’s only the beginning of a long journey towards fairness and open competition in the software industry.
From the appeal:
Microsoft argues that the District Court incorrectly defined
the relevant market. It also claims that there is no barrier to
entry in that market. Alternatively, Microsoft argues that
because the software industry is uniquely dynamic, direct
proof, rather than circumstantial evidence, more appropriately indicates whether it possesses monopoly power.Rejecting
each argument, we uphold the District Court’s finding of
monopoly power in its entirety.
In sum, we hold that with …
Storytelling »
Fourstones. Interesting writing – Douglas Coupland meets software development!
Technology »
WSJ: Microsoft To Drop Smart Tags. The net has won! Thanks to Dave, Scobleizer and lots of others for all their work on this important issue! All will probably be forgotten in six months, but who knows where would have been in 2 years if we had allowed Microsoft to continue conolize the net!
Startup »
KnowNow launches. Real time applications are back as a concept – time will tell whether KnowNow is the company that makes it work! Dan Gillmore notes of a somewhat competitor, Juice, in his column
Living »
Wonderful weather in copenhagen today – sitting at breed across from nyhavn in the harbour area. btw, if you’re looking for officespace or know somebody who does, send me an email – we’ve got lot’s of space in our 9,000 square feet garage in central copenhagen!
People »
One to watch:
Ka-Ping Yee. Haven’t heard of him before – definately a guy to watch. Lot’s of interesting projects – among others crit.org
