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Steve Jobs’ diabolical plan to acquire Adobe

(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

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March 5th, 2010 by Frances Locke

Lately there has been some speculation about Apple’s aggressive stance towards Adobe. For years the companies have been on (to put it lightly) not so friendly terms with each other. Currently the bickering is about the alleged “bugginess” of Flash. According to Apple head honcho Steve Jobs, Flash is responsible for the majority of crashes on the ...

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Published by Frances Locke on Mar 5, 2010 under Computers | Post your comment now

Ruling Against Google Threatens Internet Freedom

(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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February 27th, 2010 by Frances Locke

Three Google executives were convicted of violating privacy laws in Italy on this month. This is the first case to hold the company’s executives criminally responsible for the content posted on its system. The verdict (subject to appeal), could have serious implications worldwide for Internet freedom. It suggests that Google is not merely a tool for its users, ...

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Published by Frances Locke on Feb 27, 2010 under Computers | Post your comment now

Several Major Electronics Companies Accused of Price Fixing

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February 27th, 2010 by Frances Locke

An electronics retail store has filed a class-action lawsuit against Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Hitachi and several subsidiaries, accusing the electronics manufacturers of conspiring to fix prices in the US optical disc drive (ODD) market. The suit claims the disc drive manufacturers used trade organization forums to meet and discuss agreements to keep prices of CD, DVD and ...

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Published by Frances Locke on Feb 27, 2010 under Computers | Post your comment now

Apple purges App Store of “Questionable Content”

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February 24th, 2010 by Frances Locke

Apple has gotten rid of more than 5,000 “overtly sexual” applications after receiving complaints from parent activist groups and software developers that they were crowding out the popular App store. The move, however, has provoked anger among smaller developers, who point out that similar risqué content from bigger brands has not been ousted. The popular Apple App ...

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Published by Frances Locke on Feb 24, 2010 under Computers | Post your comment now

Is Godaddy.com going to far with their TV Commercials & Gorilla marketing Tactics

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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February 8th, 2010 by dondavanzo

While many of you were watching the Super Bowl you might have seen the new Godaddy.com Commercials. Very scandalous, humorous, reveling, and directed at men, teens, angry wives, pretty much anyone willing to go to the site and entice their curiosity. For some strange and odd reason I have the craving, desire to get a massage and ...

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