From the department of stating the blindingly obvious.

Google looks like it is gearing for a tactical assault on the internet telephony market, expanding its arsenal in a way that will allow it to go up against Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Apple’s iChat and the many others in this space. (Via Mr Carmo).

What are they playing at? Do they want anybody to buy Windows? Have they never heard of grace in defeat? Obviously not.

Microsoft seem to be the only ones who feel contempt for the EU commission, I believe that the EU Microsoft case is the reason that Apple has (and will probably continue to) charge a little extra money for the full version of their media player, Quicktime Pro.

Most businesses larger than a few individuals are using Windows XP, but Microsoft seems determined to make the upgrade path into an expensive obstacle course. Is this really necessary? Are these the actions of a company trying to hold on to a large, and largely loyal, userbase?

businesses looking to migrate to Windows 7 could find the whole process much harder and more expensive than it needs to be … thanks to Microsoft.

Now with Snow Leopard, the Mac has out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, something even Windows PCs don’t have. […] You set it up and, like so much else on the Mac, it just works.

Technology Nirvana? We’ll find out in September. One family pack of Snow Leopard on pre-order.

* especially if you already own a copy of Leopard (OSX 10.5)

Laugh out loud funny, thanks to the Macalope for the link.