Comments on: Will Tomorrow’s Ubuntu Release be Overshadowed by News of Microsoft Layoffs? http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/news-of-microsoft-layoffs-april/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/news-of-microsoft-layoffs-april/comment-page-1/#comment-62302 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:52:48 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9178#comment-62302 That seems discriminatory. I guess Google Desktop too will count as an "app", unlike Microsoft's shovelware. That seems discriminatory. I guess Google Desktop too will count as an “app”, unlike Microsoft’s shovelware.

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/news-of-microsoft-layoffs-april/comment-page-1/#comment-62298 David Gerard Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:41:47 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9178#comment-62298 WIndows 7 Dumbass Edition <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=844" rel="nofollow">won't count Windows Explorer as an app</a> (and that's from Ed Bott, so it might as well be MSDN documentation). But Windows Explorer is Internet Explorer. I expect that's their joined-up revenue plan for Starter Edition: you get IE for free, you don't get other browsers. WIndows 7 Dumbass Edition won’t count Windows Explorer as an app (and that’s from Ed Bott, so it might as well be MSDN documentation).

But Windows Explorer is Internet Explorer.

I expect that’s their joined-up revenue plan for Starter Edition: you get IE for free, you don’t get other browsers.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/news-of-microsoft-layoffs-april/comment-page-1/#comment-62284 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:47:17 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9178#comment-62284 Microsoft has just announced pubCenter, as you suggested they should yesterday. Microsoft has just announced pubCenter, as you suggested they should yesterday.

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/news-of-microsoft-layoffs-april/comment-page-1/#comment-62278 David Gerard Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:39:31 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9178#comment-62278 <a href="http://notnews.today.com/2009/04/22/microsoft-snatches-publicity-crown-from-ubuntu-linux/" rel="nofollow">This</a> is entirely your fault. This is entirely your fault.

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