Friday, April 30, 2004
Microsoft, Proprietary Code and the Shared Source Initiative
In a move to build better relationships with certain classes of customer, Microsoft in 2001 began allowing them to look at portions of Windows source code. Several programs were set up, serving selected enterprises, "most valuable professionals," OEMs, system integrators, academics and several other customer categories all grouped under one heading: the Shared Source Initiative. [More...]
Free Utilities To Annihilate Spyware
For the average user, almost any spyware variant would be hard to detect and even more difficult to remove. Many users have begun to turn to spyware detection-and-removal programs to protect their privacy and their systems. [More..]
Google files for unusual IPO
WASHINGTON - Google Inc., the company that made searching the Internet efficient, announced Thursday that it would use an unusual auction process to sell $2.7 billion in stock to the public. [More...]