Archive for May, 2005

Apple’s treachery

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Apple continuously boasts on its web site how so
much of OS X and its software apps are based on open source
software.  Safari is their poster-child for oss.  I'm not
entirely sure why they repeatedly mention it.  Perhaps it makes
them appear innocent and wholesome.  I know plenty of librarians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librarian)
who see it as a cute and [...]

Microsoft Cars

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Bill Gates and the leader of Ford Motor co. recently outlined how, in the future, software would prevent cars from crashing and allow them to fix themelves (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05121/496752.stm).
Now, just imagine, you're driving your new Ford Escort, complete with
Microsoft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft) AutoWindows for cars.  Suddenly, your car stops,
flashes a blue screen on the windshield and [...]