June 12, 2003
WIRED: Bill Gates, Entertainment God.
These two homes represent two futures. The first is what consumers want: digital media their way, in whatever form suits. The second is what Hollywood wants: media lockdown, with every use subject to permission and often then only for a fee. In the middle stands Microsoft, determined to navigate these extremes.
News.Com: Is Ma Microsoft calling?
That's just the tip of the iceberg: In a move that could shake up the telephony services market, Microsoft eventually plans to add support for video conferencing, cheap Internet voice calls, and complex message-management functions.
EE Times: IEEE OKs 802.11g WLAN standard, three others.
The IEEE on Thursday gave its stamp of approval to two new wireless local- and personal-area networking standards and two corresponding recommended practices. The move is expected to open the floodgates to product introductions and upgrades while ensuring interoperability between those products.
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