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November 2, 2003
Microsoft unwraps Longhorn at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Apple's OS has a bad week -- customers complain of data loss after Panther upgrade, while @Stake warns of three serious security vulnerabilities. Gator renames itself to Claria in a bid to distance itself from the term 'spyware'. Plus, news about Microsoft's offer to Google, 80 additional lawsuits from the music industry, W3C's stand on the Eolas vs. Microsoft case, an attack on the GPL license from The SCO Group and much more.
November 9, 2003
In a move sanctioned by the U.S. government, Microsoft starts offering monetary rewards to those who turn in information leading to the arrests of authors of particularly damaging viruses, worms and other malicious programs. Novell snaps up SuSE Linux with IBM backing, in a developement that vies to reshape the Linux world. Apple's iTunes music service and and Roxio's recently reborn Napster clash over online song sales. Plus, news on a Lycos lawsuit against Overture, MTV's plans to compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store, Sony's upcoming iPod rivalry and much more.
November 16, 2003
U.S. telecoms are hurrying to comply with an FCC rule, which will let customers retain their phone numbers after switching carriers. SCO subpoenas key Linux figures in its lawsuit against IBM. Among those served are the creator of the Linux kernel Linus Torvalds and GNU's founder Richard Stallman. U.S. authorities agree to reexamine Eolas' patent for browser plug-in technology, after the W3C requested that the federal government do so urgently. Plus, news on an appeal for the adoption of an anti-spam law, MP3.com's acquisition by CNET and much more.
November 23, 2003
Comdex is no longer about hi-tech gadgets and staggering crowds. This year it's all about getting down to business. Bill Gates touts new vision and upcoming Microsoft technology, Sun offers high-end Opteron-based servers, HP enters photocopiers' market, while Dell unveils big-screen LCD TVs. Meanwhile, The SCO Group escalates its Linux battle, threatening lawsuits against major Linux customers and seeking to block Novell's buyout of SuSE. Microsoft confirms plans to launch an online music store next year. Plus, news on Debian's hacked servers, the disputed name of Red Hat's Fedora project, newly adopted U.S. anti-spam legislation and much more.
November 30, 2003
The world famous Norwegian hacker who devised DeCSS releases a software tool that cracks the copyright protection technology of Apple's iTunes Music Store. IBM-backed Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) mounts a campaign to raise awareness about the Linux kernel development process and releases a report dubbing SCO's accusations against the open-source community 'desperate'. Danish security firm Secunia warns of 'extremely critical' and yet-to-be-fixed holes in Internet Explorer. Plus, news on the upcoming Linux kernel 2.6, U.S. anti-spam legislation, the Microsoft vs. Lindows case, an AOL lawsuit against former executives and much more.
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