Microsoft plans an R&D centre in Vancouver, Canada to get around the
shortage of skilled staff in the US and stringent immigration:
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/070705/z070502A.html
SWSoft releases the LGPGL'd components of Parallels, the OS X
virtualisation of Windows that it based on the Wine emulator:
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=55665&src=site-marq
Microsoft and Novell start to back away from their Linux deal, attempting
to disclaim their obligations under the GPL. This may not fly:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070705205728953
The Xbox 360 "red lights" problem causes Microsoft to take a US$1
billion hit, as approximately 30% of Xboxes fail due to overheating:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/06/microsoft_red_ring_death_charge/
The Zune has shipped one million units - to retailers, not customers
despite a recent 20% cut in retail price by most dealers:
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/117019.asp
And finally. As New Zealanders take the advice to protect themselves
from the sun, they get vitamin D deficiency. No now we'll need additives:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200707051132/nzers_seen_as_adhering_to_sun-smart_guidelines_too_closel
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.