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These are the latest 20 or so posts in my selection. Past Archives are found in my Google Reader shared list.
My Selected Articles on Software Dev and Applications
2008-10-7
- Has open source won--or has it lost?
Open source hasn't achieved all the objectives of its most ardent followers, but it has dramatically changed how software is developed and people collaborate. ... - Ballmer: Tech buoyant
The tech industry is still showing "buoyancy," despite the recent Wall Street turmoil and broader economic weakness, Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Thursday. ... - Why Palm needs Google now
The idea that Palm would abandon its own operating system for Google's sounds like sacrilege. But it might be exactly what troubled Palm needs. ... - Gadget makers face grim holiday season
... - Microsoft to reclaim developers with free software?
Software maker is trying to secure the next generation of developers by giving them software at no cost, but it may be too late to compete with free open-source releases. ... - Amazon's EC2 to offer Windows, SQL Server options
Software maker says that, starting later this year, those using its cloud computing service will be able to run Microsoft's operating system and database software. ... - What Oracle didn't say at OpenWorld
Oracle didn't have much to say at its annual OpenWorld conference, and that may be the point. ... - Oracle's hardware gambit: Not so crazy
Larry Ellison has a lot riding on Oracle's burgeoning alliance with HP and its new data warehouse appliance. And unlike his failed network computer project a decade ago, this time around, he just might do hardware right. ... - Microsoft study overlooks Windows biggest cost
Total-cost-of-ownership studies from Microsoft fail to tell the most critical part of the cost equation: the cost of exit. ... - Linux criticisms probably won't win Solaris converts
Sun has been slow to relinquish Solaris for Linux. Given the choices, is this surprising? ... - Ballmer on search: 'I don't like not being No. 1'
In his Silicon Valley chat, the Microsoft chief executive says it's going to be a long haul in the search battle with Google. He also talks phones and Windows. ... - Ballmer on defining the cloud
Cloud computing can mean different things to different people. Microsoft's CEO tries to put it in context. ... - Dell warns of weaker IT demand
Read full story for latest details. ... - Don't back up? The storage industry wants you
With a line of stylish new drives and a TV marketing campaign, Seagate hopes to make digital backup more popular than... well, flossing. ... - Google's Chrome Shakes Up Browser Design
I wouldn't assume they'll be successful with it, but Google's got a lot of great ideas with their new browser excuse me, application environment. Have they turned those ideas into good code? - Everyone's talking about Chrome, Google's new Web browser that endeavors to be more than a web... ... - What to Expect from Google in the Next 10 Years
Thanks to Chrome and its subsequent pairing with Android, Google will extend beyond being the No. 1 search engine to being the premier Web applications provider in the world by 2018. Its application development for mobile and wireless devices will ramp up. Microsoft struggles to keep up but is very... ... - Sun Gets Big Traction in Storage Market
Sun moves ahead of such international competitors as Hitachi Data Systems and Fujitsu and into fifth place on the world chart with $494 million in sales (7 percent of the market). Sun recorded a 29.2 percent year-over-year increase in factory revenue for the second quarter, far outperforming the... ... - A Technical Overview of Google Chrome
Google's new Chrome browser has a lot to offer in terms of new technology. Jeff Cogswell looks under the hood to see what makes it tick. - In the pages that follow, I give a rundown of the new Chrome browser from Google from a technical perspective. Im not giving every detail of the nuts and... ... - F# to Join VB and C# in Microsoft Language Stable
Microsoft will deliver a new general-purpose language known as F# to developers next year. F# supports financial modeling and analysis, scientific data analysis, algorithms and academic computing. F# is a functional programming language for .NET. - NEW YORK Microsoft plans to deliver a new... ... - Yahoo Open: Finally, a real answer to Google
It's late and no quick fix, but the Yahoo Open Strategy has the potential to move the Web pioneer closer to the center of the Internet action again. ...
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