Today’s Google Starred Items: “Initial Thoughts on Oracle vs Google Patent Lawsuit”
Miguel de Icaza: “I would like to think that this is going to be solved with a quick settlement where Oracle will shake Google for a few billion dollars and the entire matter will be put behind. …Unlike the Java patent grant, the Microsoft Community Promise for both C#, the core class libraries and the VM only require that you have a full implementation. Supersetting is allowed. ”
“Silverlight for Symbian goes RTM”
Alex Golesh: “Microsoft just announced the general availability of Silverlight for Symbian. This brings the Silverlight experience to the 20+ million users of Nokia S60 5th edition Nokia 5800 XPressMusic and Nokia N97 devices.”
“Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)”
Cory Doctorow: “The model of interaction with the iPad is to be a ‘consumer,’ what William Gibson memorably described as ‘something the size of a baby hippo, the color of a week-old boiled potato, that lives by itself, in the dark, in a double-wide on the outskirts of Topeka. It’s covered with eyes and it sweats constantly. The sweat runs into those eyes and makes them sting. It has no mouth... no genitals, and can only express its mute extremes of murderous rage and infantile desire by changing the channels on a universal remote.’ ”
From 2009: “AT&T Responds To Fake Steve Jobs’ Real DDoS”
dslreports.com: “To add insult to injury, AT&T wireless chief Ralph de la Vega last week came out with comments that seemingly blamed customers for actually using the network, and inaccurately argued the flat-rate model they’ve been making tens of billions of dollars off—wasn’t able to fund expansion. Of course de la Vega was talking to investors, who usually lack long-term vision. You’ll recall how the same investors whined extensively about Verizon future-proofing their network with fiber to the home, oblivious to how the investment made the company a game changer and solidified Verizon's competitive position for years to come.”