TechBytes Episode 14: Software Patents in Phones, Android, and in General
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2010-11-29 22:59:53 UTC
Modified: 2010-11-29 23:36:04 UTC
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Summary : This show concentrates on the smartphones market and in particular on how failing to compete based on technical merit alone, companies like Apple and Microsoft try to tax or ban their competition which is Linux based
T ODAY'S show finally touches the issue of software patents. Tim's site, OpenBytes , has published some show notes and we must apologise for connection issues that harmed the quality of this recording.
Today's show ends with "Pianist Envy" from Chilly Gonzales (at SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists ). We hope you will join us for future shows and spread the word if you enjoy this audiocast which is only a month old. Also consider subscribing to the show via the RSS feed and visit our archives . If you have an Identi.ca account, consider subscribing to TechBytes in order to keep up to date. ⬆
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Show overview Show title Date recorded
Episode 1 : Brandon from FedoraTechBytes Episode 1: Apple, Microsoft, Bundling, and Fedora 14 (With Special Guest Brandon Lozza) 1/11/2010
Episode 2 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 2: Ubuntu's One Way, Silverlight Goes Dark, and GNU Octave Discovered 7/11/2010
Episode 3 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 3: Games, Wayland, Xfce, Restrictive Application Stores, and Office Suites 8/11/2010
Episode 4 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 4: Fedora 14 Impressions, MPAA et al. Payday, and Emma Lee's Magic 9/11/2010
Episode 5 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 5: Windows Loses to Linux in Phones, GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share Estimations, and Much More 12/11/2010
Episode 6 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 6: KINect a Cheapo Gadget, Sharing Perceptually Criminalised, Fedora and Fusion 14 in Review 13/11/2010
Episode 7 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 7: FUD From The Economist, New Releases, and Linux Eureka Moment at Netflix 14/11/2010
Episode 8 : Gordon Sinclair on Linux MintTechBytes Episode 8: Linux Mint Special With Gordon Sinclair (ThistleWeb) 15/11/2010
Episode 9 : Gordon Sinclair returnsTechBytes Episode 9: The Potentially Permanent Return of ThistleWeb 17/11/2010
Episode 10 : Special show formatTechBytes Episode 10: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux 19/11/2010
Episode 11 : Part 2 of special showTechBytes Episode 11: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux - Part II 21/11/2010
Episode 12 : Novell specialTechBytes Episode 12: Novell Sold for Microsoft Gains 23/11/2010
Episode 13 : No guestsTechBytes Episode 13: Copyfight, Wikileaks, and Other Chat 28/11/2010