2010
Apple: The Microsoft of Mobile?
(via)Apple could soon be the target of an antitrust investigation by either the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice, according to numerous press reports, with the feds focusing on its new policy requiring developers to write iPhone OS apps using only Apple-approved programming languages.
The Dogs of War: Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft
(via)It’s hard to grasp the breathtaking scale of the epic war between Microsoft, Google and Apple.
2009
Microsoft to copy Apple Store design, will include “Guru Bar”
(via)With Microsoft copying Apple lock and step, it’s like 1995 all over again. In the latest piece of un-innovation from Redmond, a leaked presentation
Microsoft changes Laptop Hunters ad after Apple complains
(via)Microsoft has responded to Apple’s complaint about the software giant’s Laptop Hunters campaign by quietly tweaking at least one of the ads, taking down the old ad from its website and sites like YouTube, and replacing it with a new one.
Microsoft to Open Retail Stores Next to Apple’s
(via)Here’s a tale of bad neighbors waiting to unravel: Microsoft is planning to set up shop right next to its worst enemy, Apple.
2008
Download for the day - Defcon
DEFCON is a compelling online multiplayer strategy game based around the theme of global thermonuclear war. The game, inspired by the 1983 cult-classic WarGames, superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion surrounding the Cold War era.
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