Rivals ask EU for action on Microsoft

Rivals ask EU for action on Microsoft

Google Inc. has joined other web browsers fighting with the European Union to make Microsoft Corp. provide a chance for new computer consumers to choose their main web browser. Microsoft currently has Internet Explorer as the default internet browser on new personal computers.
Google along with Firefox browser’s developers, Opera Software ASA and Mozilla Corp. want it to be easier for consumers to choose a different internet browser.
Microsoft has offered to put a ballot on Internet Explorer so the consumer can choose their personal browser.
Google and its fellow protestors think that putting a ballot on the default browser will not make a difference because Internet Explorer is already there.
In July, Microsoft accepted a demand from the EU that it provide a choice. Microsoft has already been fined so it is in its best interest to settle with the unhappy browsers.
I think this is a good idea. I didn’t know how to get a different internet browser on my personal computer until I took a computer class and my instructor showed me. I prefer a browser other than Internet Explorer but, for the longest time I didn’t know I had an option. Providing a choice would defiantly be in the best interest of the consumer.

Yahoo to spend $100M in bid for more brand buzz

Yahoo to spend $100M in bid for more brand buzz

According to Yahoo Inc, their achievements have been overlooked by investors and the media. Now they are taking action to compete with their competitor, Google.

Yahoo is spending more than $100 million on ads to get the word out to consumers.

Yahoo has been struggling in the shadow of Google. To get out of Google's shadow, they are marketing a new way of looking at your search engine. Yahoo is making themselves as more customized to their customer. One ad reads: "There's a new master of the digital universe. You.", said Boston.com.

I think that this is a good idea for Yahoo. But it kind of reminds me of the PC commercials that emphasize on your desktop being "you" to compete with Mac computers. Yahoo executives think that this ad campaign will reverse the "bad rap" that they have gotten. I don't think it can hurt them at all. This is a medium that Yahoo has no explored so, why not?

I personally have a Yahoo account and I have no complaints. I enjoy their homepage and email account. I hope that these ads do help them catch up to their Google Inc competitor. I believe in competition driving companies to produce the best product.I'm glad Google is keeping Yahoo on their toes.

Wall Street Journal mobile

Wall Street Journal Charging for mobile subscriptions

The Wall Street Journal is going to start charging for using it on your mobile devices. Unless you are a subscriber to both the print copy and the internet portion of the Journal, you have to pay for the mobile service.
Obviously, they are trying to gain revenue that they have been losing over time with less and less people subscribing to newspapers. The article said that the Wall Street Journal is one of the few papers to charge for internet subscriptions so, why not charge for mobile uses?
I can see both sides of this argument. First, I understand the papers need for revenue. On the other hand I don’t think as many readers are going to pay for these subscriptions when you can get other news journals online and on their mobile devices for free. I guess there is no harm in trying to sell some subscriptions.

Student must pay $675k for songs

I don't know how I feel about this story. I can see both sides of the argument (record label and student). The defending attorney made a good point when he said, this is a generation of kids who don't think downloading free music is wrong. I agree with this idea. I am a part of this generation of music pirates and I did not know that it was wrong until a year ago. I know many people that still don't think they can get in trouble for it.
On the other hand, I understand how this has had a crippling effect on the music industry. I agree that they should be paid for their work.
although, I think that this student was made into an example for the rest of the music pirates. I think the punishment was a little too harsh.
I do agree that the illegal pirating of music needs to stop but, I think that the record companies should be going after the people who are creating the "peer sharing" sites; not the individuals using the site.

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