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A gentler, softer Microsoft

Just when you thought Microsoft has passed on the baton to hard-hitting Steve Ballmer, the company suddenly went soft on alleged pirates of Windows Vista. The software giant is abandoning a system that disables programs on a user’s computer if it suspects that the software is pirated. Instead, it is opting for a gentler approach… Read More »

The obvious secret

Take a look at this image (apologies for the small size as it’s taken from FORTUNE‘s online article, “Meet the Pivo 2: The car won’t reverse“) and the accompanying caption: At Nissan’s tech center in Japan, the shape of the future is a closely held company secret. I find the caption laughable because if they… Read More »

Airbus A380

After the embarrassment of having to announce repeated delays to the delivery of its flagship super jumbo, the folks at Airbus must be gloating over the similar misfortune that has befallen its rival. Boeing said that it would have to postpone the first deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner to late November or December 2008.… Read More »