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Nextcloud files competition complaint against Microsoft over OneDrive and Teams in Windows 11

Posted on 2021-11-27 by guenni

[German]Stuttgart-based software company Nextcloud has filed a competition complaint against Microsoft with the German Federal Cartel Office. The accusation is that Microsoft has a dominant market position and is exploiting it. It is about the integration of OneDrive and Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Did Adobe blocked my Twitter account via an DMCA complaint after a critical report about issues?

Posted on 2021-11-27 by guenni

[German]So now it's happened: Twitter has suspended my account because Adobe filed a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) complaint against a tweet of mine about bugs in the Adobe Acrobat DC installer. I has see this coming, since it hit … Continue reading →

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Pitfall: Change Microsoft VLSC portal login to business account by 11/19/2021

Posted on 2021-11-18 by guenni

[German]Most business users/administrators manage their licenses for Microsoft products via the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). However, a company account will be required for this, at the latest from November 19, 2021. It was already announced in 2020 to … Continue reading →

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25 years of Sysinternals

Posted on 2021-09-29 by guenni

It's crazy: 25 years ago, Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich started their Sysinternals tools. On October 14, 2021, there will therefore be a virtual anniversary event.  Advertising

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Microsoft is the most hated company in 22 countries

Posted on 2021-09-28 by guenni

[German]Redmond seems to be the most hated brand from the technology sector on this planet. That's the result of a review derived by Rave from many tweets about Big Tech gigants. They came to the conclusion that Microsoft has by … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Sir Clive Sinclair, the developer of the ZX81 died at 81

Posted on 2021-09-17 by guenni

[German]Small news from the world of computer technology: The inventor and entrepreneur Sir Clive Marles Sinclair died yesterday, September 16, 2021 in London, at the age of 81. Born near Richmond on July 30, 1940, the British inventor is considered, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft study shows effects remote work on collaboration of information workers

Posted on 2021-09-13 by guenni

[German]The new studyquantifies effects of remote working from home office among 61,000 Microsoft employees. The study concludes that Microsoft's Corona-related company-wide shift to remote work from the home office has impacted communication and collaboration between different business units within the … Continue reading →

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Docker Desktop now costs for large enterprises

Posted on 2021-09-03 by guenni

[German]Docker is limiting the use of the free version of its Docker Desktop utility to individuals or small businesses. At the same time, it introduced a new, more expensive subscription plan. The company has renamed its free plan "Personal" and … Continue reading →

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Avast is bought by Norton for 8.6 billion US dollars

Posted on 2021-08-12 by guenni

[German]NortonLifeLock and Avast are planning a merger that could be worth up to $8.6 billion, as The Verge reports. NortonLifeLock CEO Vincent Pilette made the announcement in this short note. NortonLifeLock is expected to acquire all of Avast's shares, which … Continue reading →

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Free Software Foundation considers Microsoft's GitHub Copilot unfair and not legal

Posted on 2021-08-05 by guenni

[German]Does Copilot, the AI solution launched by Microsoft on GitHub for embedding code snippets (e.g., in Visual Studio code), violate fair use and the rights of code developers? The nonprofit Free Software Foundation has just raised some questions about the … Continue reading →

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