A domain name does not a business make. Even so, business.com has launched a sorry Web site on the back of their $7.5 million payout for their domain name. A quick survey of the most successful Internet businesses finds them using names like yahoo.com, ebay.com, and amazon.com. A tip for would-be Internet entrepreneurs … what you need is a business plan, not a URL.


Why 100% Pure Java is a Crock.


Judge Jackson has rendered his decision, and unsurprisingly he has ordered the breakup of Microsoft (pending appeals, of course). All of the industry news sites have multi-story packages on the decision, and Steve Ballmer is already moaning about how this will hurt “innovation”. The court has a Web site where the official documents are posted in a nice, easy to read format. The Memorandum and Order is Judge Jackson’s rationale behind denying Microsoft’s motions for more hearings and issuing the judgement now, and the Final Judgement contains the Judge’s ruling.