======================================================================== ROBERT X. CRINGELY http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, November 22, 2004
PEOPLESOFT SEEKS RELIEF, MICROSOFT NAILS THIEF By Robert X. Cringely(R) Posted November 19, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time I've spent the past week playing with MSN's new beta search engine. Unfortunately, Redmond fixed the bug that displayed Google.com as the first hit when searching for the phrase "more evil than Satan." But I noticed the default location setting is Cupertino, Calif. Do you think Microsoft's planning a play for Apple? ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Enemy in Your In-box: Perimeter Email Strategies that Will Work Join experts from Network World, Meta Group and Proofpoint for this new, on-demand webcast as they identify the top 10 concerns for email managers and action steps to address them. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A1241C:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The PeopleSoft Have Spoken: PeopleSoft's Board aggressively rejected Oracle's takeover offer, accompanied by a series of hand gestures unfit for family viewing. Shareholders had until Nov. 19 to decide whether to join Larry's extended family. Rumor has it if the P-Soft deal falls through, Mr. E. may buy a pro football team. I'm not sure he'll like that -- in the NFL, they penalize you for unnecessary roughness. Or You Can Buy Both for $12: Microsoft can breathe easier now that the feds have arrested a scofflaw who sold an undercover agent Windows 2000 source code for $20. According to SecurityFocus, the perp says he offered the code for sale as a joke, because it was available for free on p-to-p networks. He also claims the same agent paid $15 for the equally titillating Paris Hilton video, leading to the obvious question -- Which item was more overpriced? Power of the Press: Within minutes of reading here about Microsoft's failure to make good on its promise to boost Hotmail storage, four readers say their free accounts magically blossomed from 2MB to 250MB. Microsoft is mine, I tell you -- mine! Within a few weeks, Bill Gates will be detailing my car. A Bad Case of Ringworm: According to The Register, a gas station attendant in Turkey lost his cell phone, so he called the number -- and heard his dog's stomach ringing. He has since recovered the phone, but apparently the reception is now really ... shoddy. Dear [Valued Customer]: A Cringester says he received a marketing e-mail from Dell that addressed him by a part of his anatomy. Dell can't account for how this could have happened, though it's possible a "friend" signed him up as a prank. I can't repeat what body part was used, but it's not a place you'd want to store your cell phone. Got hot tips or cell phone storage tips? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you may snag a bag. Send tips to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================== Because you can't have too much decision support You choose the platforms, the languages, the developers. And everything -- the whole IT infrastructure, the success of the enterprise - flows from there. With that much on the line, you can't have too much of the good advice you'll get in the Strategic Developer newsletter, by InfoWorld Test Center lead analyst Jon Udell. Delivered every Thursday. Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A12418:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A12419:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A1241B:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A1241A:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
