Author Archives: Harish Venkatachalam
Becoming an American
On July 20th 2007, I took the formal oath to become a Citizen of the United States of America. I came to this country in the fall of 1989 and have lived here half my life. The first thing I … Continue reading
Macs in the Enterprise
For all those doubters / MS shills that claim Macs are no good in the enterprise. Here’s a ComputerWorld Article that details the switch. This is the same company that the Microsoft Goon squad – Microsoft Software Asset Management Engagement … Continue reading
iPhone FUD
So here we go.Now the MS Exchange team has weighed in with their own iFUD piece disguised as an article on IMAP and it’s so called lack of security features. This one is almost “Enderlesque”. Someone needs to educate these … Continue reading
Vengeance is mine
I usually stay away from two topics on this blog – Religion and Politics. That might be the cowardly approach mainly because these are two contentious topics but in my case it is more so that I consider these topics … Continue reading
Ubuntu won’t join the FUD wagon
The blogosphere was abuzz recently with rumors about the next Microsoft Patent FUD collaborator/victim. All eyes were on Ubuntu which has gained immense popularity in the past year as a Linux Distro. Mark Shuttleworth CEO of Canonical slammed the door … Continue reading
LG joins the FUD brigade
Microsoft has now signed up LG for a “Patent Swap” agreement and of course they just HAD to mention that it included use of “patented Microsoft technology” in its products, including Linux-based devices. As in the Novell deal Microsoft ends … Continue reading
Divide and Conquer
And another one has caved. Microsoft has signed a Novell like deal with Xandros. Part of the deal – the usual FUD line of “Patent Protection”. Another opportunity for Ballmer et. al. to go screaming out to the world saying … Continue reading
Memorial Day – A Time to Remember
They sacrifice every day so we may live to be free. No matter what your views are about the current “war” in Iraq, please take some time to remember our fallen soldiers this weekend. In Flanders Fields– John McCrae, May … Continue reading
The FUD is back
OK, who didn’t see this coming? Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith and licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez sat down with Fortune recently to map out their strategy for getting FOSS users to pay royalties. Revealing the precise figure for the first … Continue reading