Trust program suspends comScore software
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| An organization that certifies computer software as consumer-friendly and
| noninvasive has suspended comScore Inc. and one of its programs used to track
| Internet usage.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070822/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_comscore_suspension
Remember all those biased Web statistics that only take account of
Windows-centric sites? How about these search engines figures? Or Alexa? All
that spyware is usually IE/Windows-only. Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Speaking of Windows-centric stupidity (from Jack 'Microsoft' Schofield):
Wal-Mart offers cheaper DRM-free music, but not for Mac owners
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| Wal-Mart has started offering Universal music tracks in the unprotected MP3
| format, as promised. These play anywhere, but the site only works with
| Windows...
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http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2007/08/22/walmart_offers_cheaper_drmfree_music_but_not_for_mac_owners.html
Screenshot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11955586@N03/
Related:
Microsoft's Silverlight Promises to Disrupt Linux Web Users
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| Just as it seemed that Linux users (especially 64-bit users) would
| finally be able to enjoy streaming content with a minimum of
| hassle, Microsoft's new Silverlight software promises to throw a
| wrench in the works. Because of sites like Google Video and
| Youtube, Flash video has become a common means of streaming
| multimedia over the Internet.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1418.html
Photosynth for Linux?
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| This is the demonstration video of Photo Tourism which was later
| transformed into Microsoft Photosynth (Wikipedia). Now, you'll find
| it difficult to disagree with me when I say this is a great product.
| It just has that "cool factor".
|
| However, the Photosynth website says at the system requirements: Only
| Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista RC1 or later are supported at this
| time. However, the video I showed above clearly shows it running on
| Linux (take a look at the titlebar of the web browser or the "add
| annotation dialog"). This could mean two things:
|
| 1. Microsoft deliberately decided not to support Linux
| 2. Microsoft may still want to make this available for Linux
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http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/photosynth-for-linux/
Microsoft's 'Everywhere' excludes Linux
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| This browser add-on enables rendering of WPF content, but
| "Everywhere" doesn't include Linux.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7794/53/
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