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Did big patent ruling doom software patents?

Topix - Linux  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 14:24

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's blockbuster patent rulingA Thursday in the In re Bilski case obviously has important repercussions for the future of software patents, a subject I wrote ...


 

Blockbuster's New Download (Beta) Service Explained

Topix - Linux  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 23:52

It appears that Blockbuster has rolled out their new "Download" Rent/Buy movie service to all subscribers now .


 

297 words in story

Topix - Linux  Tue, 06/10/2008 - 16:11

BLOCKBUSTER, Strip Mall, Thursday - In the face of ludicrously overreaching intellectual property claims by the Hollywood copyright-industrial complex , consumers are rebelling - by buying new High-Definition ...


 

Linux 2.6.25 -- the "motherload" release

Linux-Watch.com  Thu, 04/17/2008 - 13:30

Linus Torvalds has annointed a blockbuster new kernel that required some 7.5 megabytes just for its changelog.

The 2.6.25 release sets the stage for a war between ARM and x86 for the personal computing environment of the future, while also merging tons of improvements for real-time devices, desktops, and servers.


 

Blockbuster Set Top Boxes and Microsoft Retail Stores?

MacRumors  Mon, 04/14/2008 - 15:03

When Apple first launched their retail stores in 2001, there were numerous predictions why Apple would fail in this market:

"I give them two years before they're turning out the lights on a very painful and expensive mistake"

Of co...