Posts by Mike Fleischmann

World goes SIM-free, leaving Sony and HTC trailing behind

Japanese Cell phones

Some of the cell phones in Japan are really innovative. I wish they worked in the US!! http://www.kyoex.com/

Microsoft: NSA security fallout 'getting worse' ... 'not blowing over'

The problem is that windows 8 reports everything

I don't think this has anything to do with spying, it has to do with windows 8 reporting EVERYTHING to microsoft. In my opinion windows 8 is spyware. I have personally recommended against it to every business I know.

Microsoft slams 'sensationalist' Vista analysis

If M$ really wanted to see what the market had to say.

They would allow the vendors to offer both Vista and XP on every machine. If Vista is so wonderful all the users would ask for it surely? If not then they would no be forcing it on everyone and would have a true market response to their new product. As it is when you are only allowed one choice that does not indicate customer satisfaction.

Ubuntu man challenges open source to out-pretty Apple

LInux missing the point

I have to go along with Drak and Gerhardt, but with one more twist. I know of at least one business that would switch over to Linux in a heartbeat if (AND ONLY IF) they could get their business software to run on it. (Either by using a Mono-Wine bridge or by having the manufacturer support Linux). The desktop itself is close enough already. They are thoroughly fed up with Micro-dollar and do not want to go to Vista. People need to have the software they rely on working on a new OS before they will switch. That is the largest hurdle that Linux will need to get over if it is to win significant amounts of the market. If I had the dollars to invest I would pour the entire amount into emulation environments until Linux reached such critical mass that developers considered it a MUST platform to support for their products.

BOFH: The PFY wants a reference

PFY slipped up

If the PFY had been properly sharp on the workings of the work place, He would have known better than have his boss write a reference. Unless... The other four went to the correct place and this was a bogus one so that the BOFH wouldn't get suspicious of the other references.

Record labels to ditch CD singles for USB Flash drives

One simple point

Did it occur to anyone to see if the USB was read only. If so then a real waste of money, cause I can't re-use it if I don't like the song anymore.