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...i700 has room for other enhancements. "Things need to be simplified," says InfoTrends analyst Michelle Lampmann. "There needs to be an invisible solution where it's just snap and share, like setting a VCR." For example, a standard operating system, like the Palm OS, could make the i700 a real alternative to Net-enabled smart phones or handhelds...
...fans know that video-editing software and Firewire ports are already standard issue on most new Apples. And it's no coincidence that Apple will release a beta (trial) version of its new operating system, OS X, the day before Me hits stores. If it were a beauty contest, OS X's watery blue interface would win hands down over boring little Me. Then again, the much-delayed OS X is still vaporware, so beta users would be wise to tread lightly. Meantime, I'll still be hammering on Windows...
...upgrade will mean that users running Windows 3.1, or older versions of Mac OS, will no longer be able to connect to the FAS network...
...Wednesday when he waited until 4:30 to do his part for the antitrust history books. But this one shouldn't have surprised anybody. Just like the government wanted him to, Jackson ordered up a two-way, 10-year split of Microsoft (one company for apps, one for the OS, and Bill Gates can only work at one of them) and a laundry list of "conduct remedies" for the meantime. Basically, the plan is that the Redmond boys check with their lawyers before going to the bathroom. It's the biggest antitrust decision since the 1984 AT&T splintering (which...
...alternative to Windows." Linux, says Taylor, is more of a backbone system - and for, say, a kitchen appliance that downloads recipes and keeps electronic tabs on the contents of your refrigerator, AOL will be better able to tailor its own interface to paper on top of Linux's OS guts. For Case and friends, that's not only better for branding, it means no more kowtowing to Lord Gates. "It's 'the alternative' project," says Taylor. "AOL's been shaping up as the anti-Microsoft for some time, and this is the latest move." Microsoft had planned a similarly themed...