Ashcroft welcomes Microsoft settlement. The United States Attorney-General, John Ashcroft, says the proposed court settlement between the government and computer giant Microsoft is a good one. [ABC News]

Winamp locks onto Windows title bars. The latest to thumb its nose at Microsoft by tweaking the titan's interfaces, Winamp puts controls on title bars of applications--including the bar of Microsoft's competing Windows Media Player. [CNET News.com: Media]

Microsoft patches XP laptop freeze [ActiveWin]

VMware riding on Windows XP coattails. VMware's 3.0 version goes on sale Monday and will allow a Linux "virtual machine" to run on Microsoft's Windows XP system, among other operating system twists. [CNET News.com]

FAQ: What the Microsoft-DOJ deal means. A lot has been stirred up during the contentious antitrust case. Has everything been resolved? Connect the dots with these questions and answers. [CNET News.com]

Settlement is "a reward, not a remedy". The Microsoft settlement does little to reverse the company's dominance or slow its growth in Internet services. [CNET News.com]

Passport's Pocket Picked [Slashdot]

US unemployment rockets. America's recession deepens, as figures show that almost half a million jobs were lost in the wake of the 11 September attacks. [BBC News: world]

Oh, geez. It's Windows XP TV. Do we really need this?

Reviews: PCs with XP. CNN Nov 2 2001 2:36PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

XP: It Just May Fan a Consuming Passion. Analysts don't see Microsoft's new operating system doing much to lift computer sales. Anecdotal evidence suggests they may be wrong [Business Week: Technology]

Stealing MS Passport's Wallet. Microsoft rushes to fix a hole that could allow someone to steal credit card numbers and other data from users of its Passport service. It's not the first time the service has been penetrated. By Brian McWilliams. [Wired News]

c|net chooses OS X over Windows XP [MacNN]

Metricom assets sold for $8.25 million. CNET Nov 2 2001 3:06PM ET [Wireless sector news]

Judge to Review Microsoft Deal. Offering an end to their epic legal battle, the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp. asked a judge Friday to approve a settlement of antitrust charges that would set new rules for the nation's hard-hit technology industry. [AP Tech News]

Mac OS X beats Windows XP in 'death match' [MacCentral]

Victory for Code as Free Speech in California. California appellate court has ruled that code is code is constitutionally protected free speech, and that the First Amendment's protections trump trade secrets legislation. The case is DVD-CCA v. Bunner. Bunner published DeCSS on his Web site, the DVD-CCA brought suit against him, and Bunner won. However, a higher court still has to rule on MPAA v. 2600.

If you haven't joined the EFF yet, this is a good to do so. [Advogato]