7th April 2001 Archive

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• Microsoft excludes world+dog from Passport climb-down

  Y'all, go to hell

  No, we weren't going nuts. Although Microsoft very publicly ate humble pie this week, after its Passport authentication hub's Terms of Use appeared to give it carte blanche over users' intellectual property, it seems that it was eating American Pie only. To be precise, Microsoft's revision of its Passport Terms of Use applies …

  Software 7 Apr 2001, 00:49

• Xerox bans Windows XP beta after ‘major network outages’

  Not Microsoft's fault, company says

  Xerox has warned all 50,000 employees in the US not to install the Windows XP beta on company computers. The printer giant sent round an email on Wednesday telling staff that Xerox had experienced "three major network outages since Friday, March 30, that are directly traceable to the installation of the Microsoft Windows XP …

  Software 7 Apr 2001, 07:12

• Dr Tom runs with the Cheetah

  HWRoundup Hard disks galore

  Remember, it's Tom's Hardware Guide. Dr. Tom and team take time out of reviewing chips and mobos, to publish a blockbuster update on storage. He is very taken with the Seagate's new monster drive The Seagate Cheetah X15 - definitely not for the budget buyer, but a winner for optimised RAID performance. Anand has been been …

  Hardware Roundup 7 Apr 2001, 11:03