Morpheus got slammed because it installed “GATOR”. Gator is evil. It tracks your web surfing, “sells” unused cycles on your computer, and targets banner advertising. As an added bonus, it’s buggy, is a memory pig, and the company is run...
The death of Napster is not so much a signifier of the victory of the RIAA over the infidels as it is of the defeat of companies which had no identifiable business plan.. -Ian. ———–...
I wrote about this on FOIB, I think, a couple of years ago with a similar tirade. This is moronic not only because it is a completely unenforceable and indefensible patent claim, but for so many more reasons. They can’t possibly win. Why? – BT, as a seller...
I guess people are starting to wise up to the fact that most dying companies blaming their closures on the events of September 11 were fucked long before Muhamad Atta piloted a 767 into the WTC. This latest claim is the most absurd I have heard of — being...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
