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Report: Spam now 90 percent of all e-mail
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| Spam now accounts for 90.4 percent of all e-mail, according to a report
| released Monday from security vendor Symantec. This means that 1 out of every
| 1.1 e-mails is junk. The report also notes that spam shot up 5.1 percent just
| from April to May.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10249172-83.html
A very recent study showed how much this contributes to climate change.
Greenpeace gives Microsoft's Ballmer score of 7 -- out of 100
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| That's the score received by the Microsoft CEO in a new Greenpeace report
| card ranking the top technology executives on their environmental records.
| The report dings Ballmer for not speaking out on the environment. It also
| takes the company to task over its emissions reduction targets and political
| advocacy.
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http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Greenpeace_gives_Microsofts_Ballmer_score_of_7_--_out_of_100_46283612.html
Recent:
Spam overwhelms e-mail messages
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| More than 97% of all e-mails sent over the net are unwanted, according to a
| Microsoft security report.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7988579.stm
Related:
Greenpeace Slams Microsoft, Nintendo
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| Greenpeace gave Microsoft and Nintendo abysmal rankings Tuesday on their
| efforts to phase out toxic chemicals from their game consoles.
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iMTouo0ymHoVxuplHfS70u-BJEPQD8T671N80
Greenpeace: Vista could trigger a deluge of electronic waste
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| Beau Baconguis of the Southeast Asia section of the environmental
| protection organization Greenpeace has warned that the introduction
| by Microsoft of its new operating system Windows Vista might as a
| side effect trigger a deluge of electronic waste (E-waste). "With
| Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolesence of half
| the world's PCs, especially in the absence of fully-functioning
| global take back systems for PCs," Ms. Baconguis declared.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/84816/from/rss09
Greenpeace: Vista could trigger a deluge of electronic waste
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| Beau Baconguis of the Southeast Asia section of the environmental
| protection organization Greenpeace has warned that the introduction
| by Microsoft of its new operating system Windows Vista might as a
| side effect trigger a deluge of electronic waste (E-waste). "With
| Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolesence of half
| the world's PCs, especially in the absence of fully-functioning
| global take back systems for PCs," Ms. Baconguis declared.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/84816/from/rss09
Vista poses environmental dangers
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| Microsoft Vista could have serious environmental implications,
| experts have warned.
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| The latest version of Windows uses encryption methods that are
| incompatible with some older PCs. It also features high-end
| graphics capabilities that can only run on newer hardware.
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http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2174400/vista-poses-environmental
Vista gets slated - by the Greens
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| The Green Party has slammed Microsoft and it's forthcoming operating
| system, Windows Vista, in a withering attack on the company's "monopoly".
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| Microsoft not only takes criticism for allegedly environmentally
| unfriendly policies, but for attacking civil liberties.
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| The party claims that "Vista gives Microsoft the ability to lock
| you out of your computer," and that "Microsoft are determined not
| to play fair" in the video content market.
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http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=107813
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