Microsoft, legendary for its marketing, has blown it in the media relations department lately. As most people in the technology side of the industry already know, Microsoft refuses to admit a mistake and exhibits a “my way, or the highway” mentality in everything they do. Increasingly, journalists seem to be catching on to that aspect of Microsoft’s corporate persona as well.
Aaron M. Renn takes a look at the philosophical differences between the people supporting the term “Open Source software” and those who support the original term, “free software,” in his paper “Free”, “Open Source”, and Philosophies of Software Ownership. He’s right to argue that the difference is more than just semantics.
Up for some incoherent babble today? Check out the item at Mac OS Rumors with the headline “Dell-IBM: What does it mean for the Mac?” It’s exactly this sort of thing that prevents me from visiting Mac sites (other than Macintouch) with any regularity these days.
The absurd AIP salary survey lives on in this article at Builder.com. The survey, which encompassed only AIP members and had a ridiculously small sample size, actually revealed that technical managers earn more than CEOs. The information in this seemingly worthless survey is being sold to loyal Builder.com readers at the bargain price of $400. Don’t fret though, you can get the executive summary online at no charge.