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  1. Comment - WWDC may see beta debut of Mac OS X 10.6

    (Jun 6, 2008 - 5:34 AM)

    My guess is Apple will do something along these lines :

    10.6 - Drop PPC support, tidy code, small price or free, no new features.

    WWDC - set out roadmap for 10.7,10.8 etc.

    10.7 - Drop carbon, full 64bit, new features ZFS etc.

    make sense..?

  2. Comment - That's the ballgame: Toshiba bows out of HD DVD

    (Feb 20, 2008 - 4:54 AM)

    I'm glad the war has finally been decided but a few points to consider are:

    As Sumner Redstone's famous quote goes 'content is king'. In the same way Super Audio CD's and DVD audio didn't acquire mainstream market adoption. Will people rush to Blu-Ray or just continue to download more and more content in Divx format in the same way people obtain mp3's..? The ability to have high quality doesn't mean people will make the effort to obtain it.

    Copying - Like it or not, having the ability to make copies does fuel the adoption of this type of technology. Constantly locking down content makes people less likely to jump to the technology in the first place.

    Sony - Having Sony at the head of this new generation of content system is not something I'm looking forward to. Its track record has not been the best over the past few years. Now the competition has been removed, what’s the alternative if they fire up the rookits and spyware again?

  3. Comment - Three-Layer 51 GB HD DVD Apparently Approved by DVD Forum

    (Sep 13, 2007 - 4:38 AM)

    Maybe Sony are still trying to figure out the best way to implement their latest rootkit.

  4. Comment - Top 10 New Features in Windows Server 2008

    (May 25, 2007 - 11:08 AM)

    #1: Server Core = GUI-free server OSes

    Novell and UNIX had this ability 15 years ago or more.

    The more things change the more they stay the same.

    It looks like we've gone full circle.

  5. Comment - Microsoft Officially Unveils Zune

    (Sep 15, 2006 - 8:14 AM)

    I hope Zune uses a extension/plugin feature, in the same way Firefox can be modified.

    This would allow developers to create different codecs/features etc. Making it 'the' universal digital content platform.

    Only then could Microsoft have a potential ipod killer.