11/09/2005
NationMaster's Wikipedia Cobuyitaphobia?
The Cobuyitaphobia blog hasn't been updated much -- the last news was from August. Perhaps terrible synergies are making the news less (or I just don't care as much! : ).
Finally, though, something appropriate: I discovered from Wikipedia that NationMaster, an unethical online business, has been finding its own synergies with a free online encyclopedia:
NationMaster appears to use the content from Wikipedia along with commercial advertisements in an attempt to generate revenue. For example see [1] and [2]. Its encyclopedic articles are at times almost identical to Wikipedia, but the relationship between NationMaster and Wikipedia, if any, is unclear.
Not just that, the way NationMaster copied-and-pasted content may be illegal
Nationmaster.com seems to specify more restrictive terms than (and thus be incompatible with) the Gnu Free Document License (GFDL) of the original Wikipedia content.
Of course, to this I added my own story of Nation Master's cruelty:
Additionally, NationMaster has threatened lawsuits against websites that publish negative reviews of its services.
Learn more about NationMaster's extortion
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08/17/2005
Fear of USPTO - Microsoft Synergy
From Slashdot...
Copyright Office: Everyone Uses MSIE, Right?
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from the typical-myopia dept.
richardtallent writes "Tim Bray caught that the United States Copyright Office's upcoming copyright pre-registration web application apparently only works with Internet Explorer, and they are seeking written comments from anyone who might have a problem being forced to use IE. Slashdotters, start your snail-mail."
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08/05/2005
Cobuyitaphobia Protects Privacy?
One of the possibile synergies of Apple's switch to Intel was that Apple could use Intel's privacy-invading cpu-level user tracking firmware.
Fortunately, that's not going to happen.
Hurrah for cobuyitaphobia!
| No DRM for Apple in Intel-based Macs |
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from the different-sides-of-the-story dept.
JWeinraub writes "OfB is reporting that, contrary to widely-published and discussed rumors, Apple is not including the controversial Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip in its Intel-based Macs. An anonymous registered Apple developer claims that the Apple x86 test boxes do not have DRM or TCPA components." From the article: "As to why those with access to the kits have been quiet concerning the claims, our source said, 'you can rest assured that Apple is keeping very close tabs on those of us who have them.' The kits are only available to those who accept a non-disclosure agreement."
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07/31/2005
HP Gets Cobuyitaphobia of Apple's Synergy
More fallout from Fiorina's disasterous reign of incompetence
| HP and Apple Separate; Apple gets Custody |
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from the can't-buy-me-love dept.
Kasracer writes "Yesterday, The Register reported that HP separated from Apple's iPod selling agreement. 'Doing its best to erase Carly Fiorina's mistakes, HP has culled an iPod reselling agreement in place with Apple since January of 2004.' It is unclear whether or not HP will create an mp3 player or partner with another computer to fill the void."
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07/28/2005
Is Apple Suffering from Cobuyitaphobia on Intel Move?
| Apple's Colossal Disappointment? |
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from the more-a-blunder-than-anything-else dept.
Mudzy writes "Michael Roberson, founder of Linspire, has an article at The TechZone talking about Apple's 'Colossal Disappointment' for not porting Mac OS X to PC after they announced the move to Intel processors. He discuss why this could be a mistake." From the article: "Instead of a brilliant strategic maneuver, it's a step necessitated by IBM's inability to keep pace with Intel. It seems Apple was tired of losing the gigahertz competition to the PC world. Apple had been promising faster computers for some time and had not been able to deliver them. In addition, they were frustrated at IBM's inability to produce a fast low-powered chip for laptops."
From Slashdot
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07/25/2005
The Cobuyitaphobia Cold War Grinds On
In the google search for Cobuyitaphobia, eight of the top ten links now directly to a tdaxp blog, or to a site than then directs to tdaxp!
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07/22/2005
What is Cobuyitaphobia?
According to a popular wiki, Cobuyitaphobia is...
... a fear of synergy as described in the Dilbert TV Episode number 20 titled: The Merger. People afflicted with Cobuyitaphobia will usually leave the room screaming upon hearing the word synergy
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07/17/2005
HP (Should have had Cobuyitaphobia Earlier)
Newsjock  (1000+ posts)     | Fri Jul-15-05 10:59 AM Original message |
| Huge HP layoff (10,000-25,000) expected any day |
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(from Democratic Underground)
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07/16/2005
More Apple-Intel Cobuyitaphobia (from Slashdot)
 | Another Theory on Apple's Move To Intel |
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Posted by Zonk on Saturday July 16, @05:26PM
from the got-to-love-theories dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Why did Apple really switch to Intel? Larry Loeb thinks that it has everything to do with the Trusted Computing Group's TNC (Trusted Network Connect)." From the article: "The Trusted Computer Group is a multivendor association that grew out of Microsoft's pre-emptive Trusted Computing Platform effort. Microsoft realized it couldn't force this down the manufacturers' throats, so it formed the TCG to give it the veneer of respectability and 'open standards.'"
(Courtesy Slashdot)
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Linux Cobuyitaphobia
| Time for a Linux Consolidation? |
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from the mebbe dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Are there too many Linux distributions currently available? Can there be too many? This article explores the effect of the large number of distros out right now and suggests that progress could possibly be made through a consolidation. The article is more focused on Linux on the desktop but the ideas presented would impact the entire community, especially as it is seen as a rival to Windows." From the article: "One of the less widely recognized reasons why Linux has not yet toppled Windows, despite it many advantages, is how divided the resources available to Linux are. With dozen of different distributions the Linux community is so diffuse that the power or significance of any specific entity is severally limited."
( From Slashdot)
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