Wednesday, August 28, 2002

Explorer putting the squeeze on Netscape. Despite new technology from Netscape, Internet Explorer now commands well over 90 percent of the market, according to a new study. [CNET News.com] IE has now reached 96 percent market share, according to StatMarket, up from 87 percent a year agoIE has now reached 96 percent market share, according to StatMarket, up from 87 percent a year ago. 10:32:06 AM

Microsoft's New Irrelevance.  [osOpinion] Not worth reading. however it has one good quote: "Buzz has been missing from Redmond, Washington, for so long that if it suddenly descended upon Microsoft headquarters, the company's executives would probably flee in terror, mistaking it for a swarm of bees sent to annihilate them." 10:26:32 AM

Microsoft puts privacy policy on display. The latest beta version of the software maker's Windows Media Player 9 Series isn't shy about letting consumers control the amount of information they choose to share. [CNET News.com] 10:24:51 AM

Mozilla 1.1 debuts to mixed reviews. The new browser is faster and easier to use, according to its developers. But some users are saying the software still has a ways to go. [CNET News.com] 10:23:11 AM

HP and Dell ditch MS Works for WordPerfect. Retail play [The Register] 10:18:58 AM

This Modern World. We've got to attack ... something. [Salon.com] 10:12:38 AM

New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder [Slashdot] Linux gets less useful. 9:33:03 AM