10th January 1999 Archive
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Opinion: Win98 in the all-together…
…and therefore elements of the Gates vs US case are exposed
It is now abundantly clear that it’s easy to disconnect Internet Explorer from Win98. (Story: Windows faster without IE4...) That’s doubly interesting because of Microsoft’s claims in the US courts that separating IE from the OS shell is difficult. (Our extensive coverage: Microsoft on trial) It turns out that it’s not in the …
Business 10 Jan 1999, 10:49
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Philips Semi in singles-bar shocker
Reminds us of Lou Gerstner’s boots
A throwaway line in yesterday’s magazine section of The Manchester Guardian has revealed that Philips' famous R&D unit has not ceased nor has it desisted from its wacky ideas. The newspaper reports that Philips has developed a chip which you can wear about your person, which can communicate with other people wearing similar …
Business 10 Jan 1999, 11:02
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Compaq unable to deck Alpha platform
The idea's a bad joke for a multitude of reasons
Information from the Gartner Group seen by The Register has suggested that companies investing in the Alpha platform running on Windows NT are betting on a "high risk" strategy over the 36 months. That is because Compaq could deck the Alpha platform, according to current thinking at Gartner. If Gartner's predicitions are true, …
Business 10 Jan 1999, 16:28
