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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Big guns cut technology spend forecasts   Bill Gates slams DRM systems   Free Software Foundation attacks Vista   Microsoft critical vulnerability boom persists   Microsoft signs China search deal with Baidu   Nokia and Siemens delay merger   Nokia hailed as greenest tech company   Oracle 2nd-qtr profit rises   Skype releases online TV beta   Cingular signs exclusive MySpace deal   IBM-Yahoo pairing should spark price and feature war in enterprise search   Mozy sells unlimited online storage for US$5 a month   Outsourcing security doesn't mean you're desperate   Review: Thunderbird 2.0 beta 1 adds new look and feel   Salesforce taps ISVs to feed the growth beast
Tuesday, 19th December 2006
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This afternoon, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has stated that there are "huge problems" with current digital rights management (DRM) systems, and has advised that the best strategy is just to "buy a CD and rip it", an act which is illegal under UK law.

Also making news, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has kicked off a campaign that aims to steer consumers and businesses away from Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system.

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Big guns cut technology spend forecasts
Projected rises of six percent in 2007 slashed to 2.8 percent.


Bill Gates slams DRM systems
Tells bloggers to break UK law rather than deal with DRM.


Free Software Foundation attacks Vista
'Bad Vista' campaign plans to stage 'unusual actions'.


Microsoft critical vulnerability boom persists
Vulnerability marketplace sparks hike in critical Microsoft flaws.


Microsoft signs China search deal with Baidu
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Nokia and Siemens delay merger
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Nokia hailed as greenest tech company
While Apple festers at the bottom of the barrel.


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Cingular signs exclusive MySpace deal
A set of tools will let Cingular subscribers edit their MySpace profiles, view and add friends' profiles, post photos and blogs, and send and receive messages.


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