Wednesday, July 3, 2002

MSNBC: Microsoft's Freon project is an Xbox, with extras

Though it is unclear whether such a product will ever be built, its core concept appears to have the backing of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, who wrote in an internal memorandum in January that he was a "big fan" of a machine that would combine video services with gaming.
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Clay Shirky: Half the World

The Phrase establishes telecommunications access as a Big Problem and, by extension, validates the speaker as a Thinker-About-Big-Problems. But saying "Half the world has never made a phone call" makes no more sense than saying "My car goes from 0 to 60" or "It rained 15 inches."
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Microsoft Actually Losing Money. Are Microsoft actually doing so well financially? Bill Parish says not. If he's right, the fallout could make Enron look like a drop in the ocean. [kuro5hin.org]
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Ovitz Bitterly Bares Soul, and Film Industry Reacts. Michael S. Ovitz, once the reigning über-agent and dealmaker of Hollywood, has given a blistering and, to many, bewildering interview to Vanity Fair. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Business]
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John C. Malone's Enviable Position. While the downdraft in the wireless telecommunications sector has wiped out billions of dollars in other people's wealth, Liberty Media's John C. Malone is sitting pretty. By Seth Schiesel. [New York Times: Business]
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G.M. Bucks Detroit Trend and Reports Higher Sales. A day after introducing an aggressive incentive plan, General Motors reported stronger June auto sales even as sales by its Detroit-based rivals and the rest of the industry sagged. By Micheline Maynard. [New York Times: Business]
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Its a Notebook, It's a Tablet, It's a hybrid. The PaceBook from PaceBlade is available now, combining features of a desktop, notebook, and tablet PC. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Pure Java Wireless Device Reference Design Available. Combines the features of a mobile handset, a PDA, and a gaming device - and Java executed in silicon - fast! [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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