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Submission + - Opera Tells EU That Microsoft's IE Hurts the Web (computerworld.com)

Submitted by

kastababy

on Friday December 14, 2007 @12:08PM

kastababy writes: "In yet another instance of up-and-coming browser developers fighting back against the Microsoft behemoth, the makers of Opera have filed a complaint with the European Union against Microsoft. In their complaint, they allege that IE's 77% market share abuses its dominant position by tying IE to Windows and its refusal to accept Web standards, causing significant interoperability issues. The complaint also requests that the EU's Antitrust Division force Microsoft to separate IE from Windows and accept several different standards, thereby resolving major interoperability issues and providing consumers more choice in the browser market."

Submission + - Cisco to Allow Third Parties to access IOS (networkworld.com)

Submitted by MT628496 on Friday December 14, 2007 @11:08AM

MT628496 writes: Cisco plans to build IOS on a UNIX kernel and allow third party developers to access certain parts of it. IOS has traditionally been a closely guarded piece of software without any way for anyone to add functionality. There is not a time frame for when this is to occur.

Submission + - Broadband isn't broadband unless its 2Mbps?

Submitted by quanticle on Friday May 18, 2007 @10:38AM

quanticle writes: According to House Democrats, broadband isn't broadband unless its at least 2Mbps.

From the article:

The Broadband Census of America Act, currently in draft form, asks the FCC to increase its broadband threshold speed from 200Kbps to 2Mbps and to stop claiming that a ZIP code has broadband access if even a single resident in that ZIP code does.

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