Microsoft is again at work undermining Linux by signing patent agreements with OEMs. This time, it’s HTC, and it’s about Android. While it’s another sign that software patents should not exist and need to be taken out of the global IP system the WIPO and others are trying to develop, …
The other day I got somewhat puzzled, like many people by the new pricing of the former Sun ODF plugin for Microsoft Office. There was first this button “free download” that was really pointing to a page displaying a price of 90$ for the dowload. I then went back on …
I usually don’t write about this topic often, but I thought it would be interesting -and perhaps enlightening- to explain a bit more what my company, Ars Aperta provides as a business. I think it’s the right time today, as we have almost finished our upgrade to Ikaaro’s new release. …
Alex Brown criticizes OOXML, claims it will not be implemented in MS Office 2010 echoes what many had predicted or knew for years. Perhaps someone’s monthly fee was not sent in time, go figure. Microsoft’s troubles in court over OOXML and the i4i patent continue, and it’s serious. I used …