August 22, 2008
Can Jerry Seinfeld Save Vista?
The Wall Street Journal
Ben Worthen reports that comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be doing ads for Windows Vista — not that there’s anything wrong with that — and he has some ideas.
“An ad based on the famous contest episode, where Seinfeld and the Mac guy see how long they can go without rebooting. Or riffing on the same episode, one where Seinfeld uses his Vista PC to become master of his own Internet domain. He could have a run in with the tech Nazi, only to be saved by his PC, or face off against an overzealous software-licensing detective.”
Five ways Novell should spend Microsoft’s money
The VAR Guy
The VAR Guy wants to help Novell spend some money.
“Microsoft is sending another $100 million toward Novell as part of an ongoing Windows-SUSE Linux relationship. Here are five things Novell should do with that dough.”
Prince can’t keep babies from dancing on YouTube
Valley Wag
Jackson West has news of a victory for advocates of copyright reform.
“U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel has ruled that fair use — a complex set of exemptions to copyright meant to allow for commentary, criticism, and parody — must be taken into consideration before rightsholders request the removal of infringing content from websites like YouTube.”