Oct
2
On Microsoft and dotMac
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So it seems that Microsoft is coming out with the Zune2 (my moniker, not theirs). Gruber’s got some comments, as always. The first was by almost all counts a giant flop, though that’s hardly a reason to stop trying. But it seems they haven’t dealt with many of the major-er issues, like most of the uselessness of the WiFi (though syncing is a step up) and the idiocy of the 3-Plays-or-3-Days policy. And as if people didn’t have enough fun with the term “squirting,” they’re introducing us to the “squircle.”
Other News
- The notMac challenge, which was to create a free alternative to dotMac, has been completed.[via] Now I just need a spare Mac to run as a server.
- WikiGroaning. HMS Dauntless | H.M.S. Pinafore
- A bike-mower. Apparently, it’s a thing.
And a quote: Microsoft should switch to the vacuum cleaner business where people actually want products that suck. — Bruno Bratti [via]