15th October 2000 Archive

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Washington Roundup

The Senator from Microsoft addresses a grateful nation

US Senator Slade Gorton (Republican, Washington State) took to the airwaves with a polemic rant defending his beloved Microsoft from malevolent federal regulators and judges, during the weekly Republican radio address which he delivered on Saturday. "Unfortunately the Clinton-Gore Administration does not get it. Look at the …

Music and Media 15 Oct 2000, 07:55
Integrate your credits cards into Windows? MS buys dodgy patent

This one really pushes the, er, envelope...

Microsoft has bought a new ludicrous patent to add to its collection. That of course is not quite how the company describes US patent 5,655,089 - according to Redmond Innovation Central: "The patent protects electronic payments technology that will be integrated into future Microsoft initiatives." Cool? Well, you decide. The …

Software 15 Oct 2000, 10:33
Gorton hangs trial on Gore – will MS become an election issue?

'Big government, freedom to innovate, heavy hand of regulation...'

The Microsoft trial has shuffled closer to the centre stage of the presidential election, following an attack on the US government and the case by Senator Slade Gorton. Gorton getting stuck into the DoJ isn't exactly news; as the senator for Washington, Microsoft's home state, he's been defending our boys' freedom to innovate …

Software 15 Oct 2000, 12:04
This music will self destruct in 5 plays: RIAA looks to the future

Analysis The content protection you'll have to comply with

The RIAA's announcement last week that it would develop a digital music ID system probably is the last desperate throw of an outflanked and outmoded industry, but it'll likely get worse before it gets better. The RIAA tries to pitch its system as a positive move for "future on-line music commerce," but there's a more ominous …

Music and Media 15 Oct 2000, 15:08