Promising antispam technique gets nod
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| While the Sender ID program is similar in principle to DomainKeys,
| its acceptance has been limited because Microsoft initially did not
| agree to license patents in ways that are compatible with GNU
| General Public License. For its part, Yahoo has agreed to open
| up a number of its pending and granted patents for use with DomainKeys.
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http://news.com.com/Promising+antispam+technique+gets+nod/2100-1029_3-6185904.html?tag=nefd.lede
Microsoft funds new open-source digital ID projects
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| Microsoft has been sending mixed messages to the open-source
| community lately. On one hand, with projects like the ones
| unveiled Wednesday, it's clear Microsoft sees the need to
| open up some of its technology and protocols so other
| systems can communicate easily with Windows-based systems.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070523/tc_infoworld/88788_1
Can We Trust Microsoft with Claimspace?
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| The first problem is that many social-software-savvy technologists will
| avoid using Claimspace altogether because people don't trust Microsoft.
| A significant portion of the technologists who I need to attract into
| my community program assert--right or wrong--that Microsoft is evil.
| Humor of the last link aside, there are those who rigorously track what
| they see as Microsoft's demonstrably bad behavior. In fact, just
| Googling "Microsoft is Evil" reveals how deeply the mistrust of
| Microsoft runs.
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http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/can-we-trust-microsoft-with-claimspace/
Google is failing the Microsoft litmus test
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| If you want to evaluate the "evil" quotient of any company's
| strategy/behavior, consider how you'd feel about it if it were
| Microsoft in the driver seat.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=466
The Soul of Google, The Cruelty of Microsoft
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| Meanwhile, as long as Google continues to grow as fast as it does,
| it will be able to get away with an aggressive acquisition strategy.
| But as things slow and investors start paying more attention, simply
| doling out huge gobs of cash (or stock) will prompt much more scrutiny.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070523/36374_id.html?.v=1
Google has just acquired Feedburner for $0.1 billion.
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