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Michael Robertson . com:
Bye Bye Microsoft Word, Hello ajaxWrite — What if there was alternative for Microsoft Word that would install and open in 6 seconds, read and write Microsoft Word .doc files and run on Macintosh, Microsoft Windows or Linux computers? And oh yeah, it was FREE so consumers didn't have to pay $499 for Microsoft Office.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
AjaxWrite, the Newest Ajax Office Entrant — AjaxWrite, an online Ajax version of Word, is the newest entrant into the online office space. It opens and saves documents in Word format (you can also save in PDF), has good basic functionality and is fairly fast.
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David Pogue / New York Times:
TV Here, There, Everywhere — IN the olden days, Americans gathered in front of the television sets in their living rooms to watch designated shows at designated times. You had a choice of three channels, and if you missed the broadcast, you'd feel like an idiot at the water cooler the next day.
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Oliver / MobileCrunch:
Why Buy Sling Mobile When Orb is Free? — MsMobiles has a post today on Sling Media's launch of Sling Mobile which according to Sling Media is a mobile player software application that makes it possible to play your stored or streamed content direct from your home PC to your Mobile Device.
Wired News:
You Play World of Warcraft? You're Hired! — In late 2004, Stephen Gillett was in the running for a choice job at Yahoo! - a senior management position in engineering. He was a strong contender. Gillett had been responsible for CNET's backend, and he had helped launch a number of successful startups.
Microsoft:
Microsoft Realigns Platforms & Services Division for Greater Growth and Agility — Steven Sinofsky joins PSD to lead Windows and Windows Live development. — REDMOND, Wash. — March 23, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a broad restructuring of its Platforms & Services Division …
Fred / A VC:
My Favorite Business Model — Give your service away for free, possibly ad supported but maybe not, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketing, etc, then offer premium priced value added services or an enhanced version of your service to your customer base.
Chris Morris / CNN:
Sony reveals PlayStation 3 online plans — Free model will compete with Microsoft's Xbox Live, but analysts aren't impressed. — SAN JOSE (CNNMoney.com) - Sony is taking pains to ensure that criticisms about its PlayStation 2 online strategy won't be repeated when the PlayStation 3 is released this November.
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Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Apple calls French law 'state-sponsored piracy' — A proposed French law that would force Apple Computer to make the songs it sells through its iTunes music store playable on devices that compete with its own iPod amounts to "state-sponsored piracy," Apple said Wednesday.
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Carlo Longino / MobHappy:
PayPal Mobile Launches, Mobile Payments Apocalypse Upon Us, etc etc — As you've probably noticed, PayPal launched its long-awaited mobile service today, ready to bring down the pain on all other pretenders to the mobile payments crown. — Or is it? — There's little doubt that PayPal …
Scott M. Fulton, III / tgdaily.com:
High-def discs will never require dedicated Internet connection, says AACS rep — Redmond (WA) - Contrary to statements made by reputable officials, reported in TG Daily and elsewhere, stating that Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition video disc players would require dedicated …
Preston Gralla / Networking Pipeline:
FCC Chief: AT&T Can Limit Net Bandwidth — FCC Chief Kevin Martin yesterday gave his support to AT&T and other telcos who want to be able to limit bandwidth to sites like Google, unless those sites pay extortion fees. Martin made it clear in a speech yesterday that he supports such a a "tiered" Internet.
Guardian:
Ordnance Survey challenged to open up — The inventor of the world wide web wants access to Ordnance Survey data - and the freedom to manipulate it as he sees fit — SA Mathieson and Michael Cross — The inventor of the world wide web has called for more open access to Ordnance Survey …
Jeremy Zawodny / Jeremy Zawodny's blog:
The Flip Side — I knew it would happen. Someone would latch onto my story about Yahoo! Finance and extrapolate to the whole company. It's human nature. — Henry Blodget writes, among other things, the following: … It's so tempting to do that—to use my example as evidence for all of Yahoo being doomed.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Jigsaw is a Really, Really Bad Idea — Well, just as soon as one company stopped being evil, another one has stepped in to take its place. Jigsaw is a marketplace for contact information, and it is very efficient. If boasts detailed personal contact information for 2.5 million people, and 7,000 new people are added every day.
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Ryan Katz / Think Secret:
Briefly: Apple pulling slow selling software from shelves; new hardware serial numbers coming soon — March 22, 2006 - Apple has started removing slow selling titles from the software shelves of select retail stores, Think Secret has learned. Sources report the freed up shelf space …
Staci / PaidContent.org:
Universal Pictures, Lovefilm Team Up To Sell DVD/Downloads Via AOL UK : Starting April 10, AOL's UK web site will sell Universal Pictures' downloads in a combo package with the movie's DVD. DVD rental firm Lovefilm, which operates AOL's UK movie service, is partnering with the studio.
