The Steve Jobs master plan: iPhone hacking

I completely agree with Don Reisinger’s assessment here… Steve Jobs too smart for it to be anything else - bring it on!

Here’s my prediction: the iPhone unlock will be simple enough for both casual and hard-core users alike to use their new device anywhere. Read more

WGA failure highlights major flaw in Microsoft’s anti-piracy strategy

This article just highlights the growing dissatisfaction with WGA…Analysis: Unfortunately for Microsoft, as an anti-piracy system, WGA’s track record is mostly negative. This weekend’s Windows Genuine Advantage outage was a powerful indicator of the asymmetrical trade-off inherent in Microsoft’s anti-piracy efforts. Read more

Over-hyping Licensing is a highway to losing customers…

Seen this article recently? “Symantec has delayed its virtualized security system for Intel’s vPro platform because of licensing issues around Windows CE.” What about this one? “Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide outage, problems galore.” What happens when you make it expensive and difficult to license your software? You simply make room for competitors who will fill the gap with reasonably priced software, whose license arrangements are a breeze…

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Monster.com falls victim to trojan attack

This is yet another example of how very clever hackers are infesting legitimate websites - what’s really scary is the untold number the security experts haven’t found yet… Brett @ TechGripe!

Recruitment website, Monster.com has suffered a massive security breach, leaving thousands of users’ personal details exposed. The breach was reported yesterday, as a new trojan called Infostealer.Monstres was detected while uploading data from a remote server of the recruiter. Read more

More Raves for Vista

The Fake Steve jobs is at it again - but this is a great article…
“We were talking about Vista. Beastmaster, Monkey Boy, throw in the towel. Vista is a disaster. By refusing to admit it, you’re just making it worse. You look clueless, out of touch. You look like IBM during those years when they kept insisting the whole world really was going to move to OS/2 long after everyone knew it wasn’t going to happen. Remember those days? Remember IBM putting out press releases talking about OS/2’s fantastic momentum? Remember how you guys at Microsoft used to laugh at IBM? I’d tell you to go look in the mirror, but we all know you don’t throw a reflection. But trust me. The ghost of Jim Cannavino is roaming the halls in Redmond.”
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Desktop Wars - Why does the OS we prefer evoke such powerful passions?

One of the things you might notice whenever there is an article about Vista is that a lot of people seem to feel VERY strongly about their chosen Operating System - whether its Vista or not. Why is this? Why do the comments at the bottom of such articles seem more akin to a religious debate on points of theology? Maybe we are all just a lot more committed to our computers and the interface we use to operate them than we realise!

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