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MacBook: Still Waiting…

September 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Though I’m super-excited about my new MacBook I can’t say I’m very impressed with Apple’s honesty with regards to shipping dates.
Their website advertises a shipping date of 5-7 business days.  When I ordered the laptop they gave me a shipping date 8 days out.  I could understand that being back-to-school time and all, but on [...]

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Tags: MacBook

Microsoft turns over a new leaf?

September 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Subsequent to an article I posted back in April (Microsoft Joins the Free Software Revolution), Microsoft has made another step towards public good-citizenry by making its Open Specification Promise on August 13th. This declaration states that Microsoft will not assert certain patents that it presently holds, or will hold in the future, around Web [...]

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Tags: Open Source · Programming · Tech News

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