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The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up After all, Halloween is the only time of year you'll get away with having a skeleton crew on the helpdesk… Leaving the Halloween terrors behind us, let's talk of an issue similarly likely to strike... [30 Oct 2009]
iPhone 'mugging fear' unfounded, say police
News Operation Prestige was timed to coincide with an anticipated rise in robbery offences in the eight London boroughs around Halloween, Bonfire Night and in the build up to Christmas. Fears the iPhone could lead to a rise... [07 Jan 2008]
Dell profits dip
News The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker's revenue for the quarter was $13.9bn, which was in line with its Halloween warning that it would not hit higher estimates. Dell, whose direct-delivery model for years helped it... [11 Nov 2005]
Microsoft no secret backer, SCO says
News The Open Source Initiative made the memo part of its collection of so-called Halloween documents, which are leaked memos from or about Microsoft's attempts to fight the open source software movement. SCO Group dismissed... [05 Mar 2004]
Happy birthday Bezos you 'old fart'
News The picture shows the Amazon CEO, dressed for Halloween in blue crushed velvet suit, cravate and comedy horn rim specs (which at least makes a change from blue shirt and chinos). Jeff Bezos may have achieved more in 40... [13 Jan 2004]
This time in '99: Microsoft keeps a close eye on Linux
News Microsoft has not commented on the story, but ever since open source guru Eric Raymond leaked the Halloween memos last year the industry has known that Microsoft is watching Linux closely. This is how the original story... [24 May 2000]
Microsoft keeps a close eye on Linux
News Microsoft has not commented on the story, but ever since open source guru Eric Raymond leaked the Halloween memos last year the industry has known that Microsoft is watching Linux closely. Microsoft has created a team to... [25 May 1999]
Linux Special: Why open source is good news for Microsoft
Comment The so-called Halloween Memos, leaked from Seattle last November, indicate Microsoft is heeding the lessons already. Linux is ready for corporate use - that's the resounding verdict of Silicon.com viewers. [19 May 1999]
Silicon.com viewers back Java ruling
News If you think about it, they actually tried to implement the strategy outlined in the Halloween memoranda for combating open standards. Silicon.com viewers are voicing their support for Judge Ronald Whyte's decision to... [20 Nov 1998]
Open source guru speaks out on Linux memos
News Eric Raymond - the man behind the open source software movement - has quashed rumours that Microsoft faked the famous 'Halloween memos' just to put the US Department of Justice (DoJ) off its trail. Two weeks ago, Raymond... [17 Nov 1998]
