Friday, June 13, 2003

Microsoft drops development of Internet Explorer for Mac. Microsoft on Friday officially dropped development of Internet Explorer for Macintosh. The company's Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) will release an update for the OS X version of the browser on Monday that will have security and performance enhancements, but no new features. Microsoft said it would continue to support Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac for the foreseeable future, but development of the browser has been discontinued. Any future updates to the browser will only contain maintenance or security fixes, no new features. [MacCentral] 11:16:04 PM

SCO prepares to expand Linux fight. SCO Group, which contends Linux contains Unix source code, is preparing to target another major hardware manufacturer. Additionally, SCO contends that IBM has violated terms of its Unix contract and says it could seek an injunction against Big Blue as soon as Monday. [CNET News.com] 11:15:31 PM

"Trouble in Paradise". Ernst Lubitsch's 1932 masterpiece, the most sophisticated of all American romantic comedies, resurfaces at last, both on DVD and (yes!) on the big screen. [Salon.com] 11:15:11 PM

"The Eye". In this sentimental, supernatural saga, a blind woman regains her sight only to see vengeful ghosts, mysterious villages and, well, something you'll never forget. [Salon.com] 11:14:52 PM

HyperTransport may be focus of WWDC sessions. Writing for CNET, Michael Kanellos posits that details about the Mac platform's future use of HyperTransport may factor into Apple's plans for this months's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). HyperTransport is a chip connection technology that enables computer chips to exchange data faster than many other technologies now used. Kanellos cites unnamed sources as claiming that Apple plans to use HyperTransport in upcoming Mac models. Apple declined to comment for Kanellos' article. Kanellos admitted that Apple's product strategy "is often difficult to predict with complete accuracy." [MacCentral] 11:08:19 AM