Software Piracy, A Win-Win For China And Microsoft
Published Wednesday, April 26, 2006 by Technology Monster.| Not only does software piracy probably not hurt their economy, it doesn't necessarily hurt the software companies, like Microsoft. Companies using Windows, legitimately or not, are more likely to buy the software in the future, buy other Microsoft products, and help hold competitors at bay. While Microsoft has talked a tough game, taking a hardline anti-piracy stance, they've actually been pretty good about not being too aggressive, knowing that they could drive users to rival platforms. |
This Movie Still Smells Like A Stinker
Published by Technology Monster.| We've written a lot about what movie theaters need to do to compete these days is improve the theater-going experience, rather than complain about piracy or shrinking release windows. This idea really isn't new, going back to the 1960s for Smell-o-vision, or the scratch-n-sniff cards that accompanied the "Odorama" version of John Water's 1982 film Polyester, and it's hard to see how the idea's got any more appeal these days. |
Real Tries To Push Rhapsody Test Drives
Published Tuesday, April 18, 2006 by Technology Monster.| Along with the new version of the service, Real will also let people link directly to particular songs and albums within it , so if a blogger is writing about a song, they could link to it within Rhapsody so readers could easily listen to it. It's been pretty questionable just how successful music subscription services have been , so obviously Real wants to tempt people to see what Rhapsody's all about in hopes they'll like what they see. |