Yesterday, David Williams posted on ITWire’s Linux Distillery an article about how Linux is keeping Microsoft honest. The real meat begins with a discussion about Windows PowerShell, Microsoft’s newest scripting language. ‘New’ is a relative...
Topics: CLI, Cygwin, DOS, FUD, gui, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, MKS, PowerShell, scripting, Shell & Command Line (CLI), Shell scripting, Sourceforge, Toolkit, windows

I’m soooooo glad that the PC Weenies have taken the time to explain the Microsoft commercial! The Shoe Circus is a Mac Store slam and Microsoft’s future is a fried snack.P.S. You probably know by now that I believe in supporting artists, and.
Topics: business, churro, commercial, fanboy, Gates, Linux, mac, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Seinfeld

The new Microsoft commercial featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates aired for the first time late last week. I caught it yesterday morning, but was on a treadmill at the gym and couldn’t hear what they were saying, so I had to catch up on...
Topics: advertisement, business, churro, commercial, Conquistador, Gates, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Seinfeld, shoes, tv

Linux is often mentioned in discussions on Intellectual Property (IP) and the protection thereof. The reason is two-fold. First, the Linux platform is often seen as the “Wild West” where there are no (enforceable) laws. The perception is that...
Topics: barrier to entry, business, codec, competition, digital, DMCRA, intellectual property, IP, Linux, marketing, media, music, News, piracy, protection, RIAA, rights, shareware, Show of Hands

As Microsoft is chided by the media and in the blogosphere about its decision to hire comedian Jerry Seinfeld as the new Vista spokesperson, I ponder just who the Linux community would hire as their representative. Assume for a moment that the community.
Topics: comedians, Dangerfield, Engvall, Foxworthy, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, News, Nicholson, Seinfeld