Tuesday, December 09, 2003

PC Pro: SCO's Investors Grab the Helm Off Legals The agreement, issued today in an SEC filing, means that SCO must seek prior approval from the investors before embarking on any action that would result in SCO's legal firms receiving its 20 per cent contingency fee.  [Linux Today]
9:04:53 PM    

Microsoft: No patches this month. The software giant announces that no security patches will be forthcoming this month. [CNET News.com - Front Door]
9:01:40 PM    

ePlus Upgrade Eases E-Catalog Creation. The enterprise cost management software provider will announce tomorrow the next iteration of its Content+ Supplier Portal software. [eWEEK Technology News]
9:01:10 PM    

Novell adds some muscle to OSDL - Infoworld Staff. The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) on Tuesday gained a little more market influence to convince corporate users to adopt Linux by announcing that Novell has joined the consortium to help drive both server and desktop initiatives. [InfoWorld: Top News]
8:59:15 PM    

Steve Jobs and the State of Legal Music Downloads

Steve Jobs and the State of Legal Music Downloads
Music
Apple
Businesses
Media
Posted by pudge on Tuesday December 09, @12:19PM
from the if-it-is-not-possible-then-please-drop-your-sharing-limits-in-itunes dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Rolling Stone has published an interview with Steve Jobs about the current state of the music industry. He is a smart man, that guy. 'When we first went to talk to these record companies -- about eighteen months ago -- we said, "None of this technology that you're talking about's gonna work. We have Ph.D.s here who know the stuff cold, and we don't believe it's possible to protect digital content."'"

 [Slashdot]


1:34:42 PM    

Time Warner OKs Net Phone Service Deal (AP). AP - Time Warner Cable is working with Sprint Corp. and MCI Inc. to offer phone service using the up-and-coming voice-over-Internet technology, one of the surest signs yet that cable companies are assaulting the local phone industry. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
9:15:40 AM