Sun begins layoffs. The company succumbs to the economic slump and begins a massive layoff, a process that will cut about 3,900 jobs. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

JD Lasica has a fantastic set of links to stories about weblogs.  [Scripting News]

webcamXP Beta 2 Released [BetaNews.Com]

Microsoft has announced that the Bluetooth SIG Inc. has qualified the Bluetooth implementation in Windows® CE .NET, the next version of the Windows CE operating system, as compliant with the Bluetooth specification. [The Bluetooth Weblog]

Usability Study: Microsoft Windows XP [BetaNews.Com]

Groove Grooves with Windows Messenger. The Beverly, Mass.-based firm unveils an enhanced version of its peer-to-peer software that integrates with the new Microsoft products. Among other things, Groove users will now be able to communicate with those using Windows Messenger in Windows XP. [Product News]

I just posted another essay: "Web Services, Business Models, and Storage". It examines the role of who controls storage in the success or failure of Web services, and the difference between being a "product" vs. a "service". I'm concerned that the move to services could be bad for innovation because of the advantage it gives to established companies. In addition, I see a danger that a lot of development money is going into architectures that customers will be wary of supporting. Finally, I see this issue explaining some of the lure of Peer-to-Peer architectures. [Dan Bricklin Log by Stapler]