Like the shambling horrors which suck out your brains and won’t die unless you cut off the head, Windows XP apparently will shuffle like the undead until 2012. This comes from Thurott’s SuperSite via a Dell representatives note to a reader. The note clearly states that Dell will continue to offer Windows XP Professional available on several of its product lines. I can’t say that I’m all that surprised, considering Steve “Lunatic” Ballmer himself stated that Vista is incomplete.
Finally, Electronista is reporting that they have more details on MSI’s competitor to the ASUS Eee PC line dubbed Wind. The small lappies will ship with 1.0-1.6GHz CPUs and a claimed battery life of up to 7 hours. There are no details on whether the MSI Wind will be available in the US.
I’ve been mulling over this idea that has been postulated amidst the Psystar dust-up regarding the idea that Apple’s EULA restrictions could constitute a monopoly. I’ve come to the conclusion that it cannot. The definition of the word ‘Monopoly’ yields many clues to how this is possible:
mo•nop•o•ly
n. pl. mo·nop·o·lies
Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service: “Monopoly frequently … arises from government support or from collusive agreements among individuals” (Milton Friedman).
Law A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party.
A company or group having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
A commodity or service so controlled.
Exclusive possession or control: arrogantly claims to have a monopoly on the truth.
Something that is exclusively possessed or controlled: showed that scientific achievement is not a male monopoly.
Exclusive possession or control: arrogantly claims to have a monopoly on the truth.
Something that is exclusively possessed or controlled: showed that scientific achievement is not a male monopoly
Somehow, I just don’t see how Apple’s EULA falls into this definition. Continue reading »
I was rummaging through the site’s log data (we use AWstats, if you’re curious) and re-discovered that there is someone or a few someones who uses a RISC OS system to read the Dojo. I must say, I’m honored. The Dojo isn’t known for its RISC OS-oriented headlines, but RISC OS-based system users are well known as tenacious technology users. Cheers to you, our mates in the UK! Read on for more statistics on who reads the Dojo! Continue reading »
Those feckless heathens over at Gizmodo have dug up yet more dirt on the so-called Psystar debacle. While its not yet proven without a shadow of a doubt, it seems pretty clear that Psystar is simply either some kind of gag or a very badly mis-managed attempt at legitimacy. Check out the Giz for extensive details on what they, so far, have collected.
PS: If this is fake, good job Rodolfo Pedraza! You fooled us all.
Got yourself a yen for a pocketable Linux device that actually works like a desktop system? Sure ya do! Therefore, the Pandora people (I can’t tell you if that’s the product name, project name, or the dog’s name, but its from the guys who brought us the GP32X) are building it for you. Word from Pandora is that they are shipping development units this month or next and general “development kits” will be available to anyone in June or July. Pricing in the States will be US$330 (£199 inc. VAT, €212 exc. VAT).
You want specs? Easy: The DS-like unit sports an ARM Cortex A8 CPU running at ~600MHz (likely 624MHz), 4.3″ 800×480 16-bit touchscreen display, PowerVR SGX 3D video chipset, integrated Wi-Fi, a USB host port, dual SDHC card slots, and even S-Video out! No decisions have yet been made on RAM or on-board storage, but the battery will be a 4000mAh LiIon monster. If you have more questions, check out the FAQ. There will be around 100 units of the developer model made and around 3,000 of the user model when it gets finalized. I’m gonna try like hell to get one!
[ADDED]The lawless rogues over at Gizmodo may be onto something. They’ve apparently been trying to contact Psystar and have been having a hard time doing so. I’ve also been using Google to research their history and can find none. Very, very interesting, no?[END ADDED]
If there was ever a reason to fight, Psystar thinks it has one. Personally, I don’t know the law, but when a company makes a product it is allowed to define how it gets used. Apple stipulates, not surprisingly, that Mac OS X can only be run on Apple branded hardware. Well, Psystar doesn’t like that much, so in an interview with Information Week’s Paul McDougall, a guy named “Robert” stated that Psystar would take Apple to court and challenge their EULA on the basis that it violates Antitrust laws governing monopolies. Robert declines to identify himself personally, which either means he doesn’t speak officially for Psystar or he doesn’t want Apple to target him for a lawsuit.
Robert goes on to say that Apple marks up its products 80%. Psystar is offering what it calls the OpenMac, which relies on open source EFI (the EFI replaces the BIOS) emulator to trick the Mac OS X installer into believing that the hardware is really from Apple.
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The time came and I got it done! Yeah! Ok, so its not such a big deal, except for me. I use WordPress and I counted on Fantastico to provide regularly updated automatically updated installs for WordPress. They couldn't so I've moved everything over to SimpleScripts. I could do this all manually, but it would take up a great deal of my time, time that could be spent writing new stories! Cheers.
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