Wednesday, September 18, 2002
News
Microsoft Claims Lion's Share Of OS Market
RedSherriff reports on 17 September that Microsoft claims 96.75% of the worldwide OS market, and OneStat.com reported on 10 September that Microsoft had 97.46% of the market.
Dueling DVD Groups Head For Slowdown
The two industry groups fighting to set a rewritable DVD standard are showing no interest in working together, but technology tricks and behind-the-scenes talks could inch the sides toward a compromise.
Apple To Attend Linux Expo UK 2002
Apple says it will use the show to "showcase Mac OS X."
Opinion
Apple, The Saddest School Dropout
The days when Jobs & Co. ruled the classroom are rapidly fading. Why? School officials and parents are scared to stray from the PC herd.
Review
Apple's Dual-1.25 G4
In our tests, the new dual-1GHz Power Mac performed roughly the same as the dual-1GHz model that came before it. Although the new model has a faster system bus, it also has half the L3 cache per processor—a very important factor in a system's speed.
Sidetrack
NetNewsWire Lite, a new application gaining popularity in the Mac blogging world, is edging to a 1.0 release.
Joel Spolsky: What I don't understand is people who think it's OK to move the developers ten time zones away from their managers and expect good results.
Welcome, Phoebe Adelle Gates.
Wintel
Lindows Takes Wraps Off New Version
Lindows, the software start-up offering a consumer-friendly version of the Linux operating system, announced a new version of its software Wednesday.
The New Challenge To Microsoft
As the government's antitrust lawsuit winds down, Microsoft's next battle may be a knock-down, drag-out fight against Linux.