October 12, 2011
Microsoft calls out Firefox and Chrome for security weaknesses: On ZDNet, Ed Bott looks at a new Web site by Microsoft. “When you visit the site, called Your Browser Matters, it allows you to see a score for the browser you’re using. Well, if you’re using IE, Chrome, or Firefox—other browsers are excluded. Not surprisingly, Microsoft’s latest release, Internet Explorer 9, gets a perfect 4 out of 4,” Bott writes. What’s your opinion?
RIM stands, staggers, falls again: On The Register, Bill Ray writes that RIM is in denial. “Like a drunk in denial, RIM keeps telling us it is absolutely fine, before staggering around for a bit and finally collapsing in an unresponsive heap, leaving users disconnected and making the iPhone appear an increasingly attractive alternative,” he says. What’s your opinion?
Michael Dell: Four messages he’ll deliver at Dell World: The VAR Guy predicts what the audience will hear this week. “ Chances are, Dell will carefully balance this message — pointing out that Dell gains component pricing power by selling both PCs and servers. That’s a dig against Hewlett-Packard, which is exploring a potential PC business spin-out. But Dell will also likely seek to expand his message beyond hardware to include all the items below,” he writes. What's your opinion?