This Week in Tech

Nov 12th 2006

This Week in Tech 76

Too Zune?

Hosted by Leo Laporte

Why the Zune will fail, bye bye Mac Guy, and in defense of multi-core...

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Category: News

Why the Zune will fail, bye bye Mac Guy, and in defense of multi-core...

  • Windows Vista has gone RTM
  • The 64-bit version of Windows Vista will be much more secure than the 32-bit version.
  • Jim Allchin claims that Windows Vista is good enough for his 7-year old without an antivirus.
  • President Bush has given a plug to Dell televisions.
  • Microsoft's review agreement for the Zune is rather restrictive.
  • Forbes says that the Zune stinks.
  • Microsoft is going to give Universal a fee for every Zune sold.
  • Office 2007 has gone RTM.
  • A judge has approved a challenge to the RIAA's $750-per-song claim.
  • Apple has ditched the "Mac Guy" from its ads.
  • Apple has released Macbooks with the Intel Core 2 Duo.
  • CNet News and CNet have gotten Web 2.0 redesigns.
  • A 43-year old software developer is now suing NTP.
  • Google has accidentally sent the "Kama Sutra" worm to 50,000 people on one of its mailing lists.
  • Bit-Tech has an article defending multi-core processors.