Wednesday, August 30, 2006

iTunes Inspires Changes in Music Industry. Imagine a world where Musicians keep the copyright to their music and make $5 or $6 per album sold instead the current $1 or $2. This is a model being proposed by Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group. [digg / Technology] comment []7:45:04 PM

Mac OS X-friendly OpenOffice to go public next month. No more X11... soon A version of OpenOffice that will run natively under Mac OS X's Aqua user interface will be demo'd in public at Apple Expo Paris next month, the team behind the software have revealed.âo[oe] [The Register] comment []3:02:53 PM

Apple and Google alliance shakes industry?. "A few days ago when Google announced what is a precursor to Google Office, many saw it as a big move against the long term nemesis, Microsoft. Today’s news of Google CEO Eric Schmidt joining the board of directors of Apple Computer portends potential headaches not just for Microsoft, but for anyone with digital media ambitions." [digg / Technology] comment []1:50:14 PM

Google Chief Joins the Board of Apple [New York Times: Technology] comment []1:45:32 PM

Share Huge Files Online with Gigasize (1.5 GB/FILE!). Gigasize is new on the block, but compared to sites like Rapidshare and Megaupload, it is light years ahead. Without signing up, you can host files up to 1 gigabyte, or sign up to host huge 1.5 gigabyte files. Could sites like this kill P2P networks? [digg / Technology] comment []1:28:14 PM

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