MS tenta patentear a Internet outra vez

Saiu no SlashDot:

In what is described as yet another example of how patents can kill or inhibit standards, a patent has come to light that was granted to Microsoft in the year 2000 that looks surprisingly similar to IPv6 (the next-gen IP standard that is starting, slowly, to be taken up in some parts of the world). And several Microsoft engineers, named on the patent just happenned to be part of the IPv6 group for the IETF…”

Comparando maçãs com laranjas

Para atiçar mais um pouco o nosso debate sobre Macs e PCs, repasso o artigo de Dan Frakes, da Macworld, que comenta estas comparações:

The Mac mini: Comparing Apples and Oranges
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/01/miniapplesandoranges/index.php

The Mac mini: Apples and Oranges, a Follow-up
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/01/miniapplesandoranges2/index.php

O artigo é uma comparação entre um PC barato (Dell) e um Mac barato (Mac mini). O Mac mini é a primeira investida da Apple em anos, para aumentar sua fatia de mercado (viu, Mello?). Vamos ver se dá certo.