EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Another week, another top ten. This one is perhaps a bit contentious in trying to name the top ten villains of the industry.

There's a few no-brainers in there - for example, anyone that tries to claim ownership of the Linux source code deserves what they get.

Other inclusions though might raise an eyebrow or two...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson | March 30, 2009

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different. Here's the top ten people we love to hate.

By Phil Muncaster | March 30, 2009

Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services has become the latest big name to say it will not be joining up to the controversial Open Cloud Manifesto set to launch this week.

By Phil Muncaster | March 30, 2009

Canadian researchers have revealed an alleged extensive Chinese spying operation, which involved the hacking of over 1000 computers in 103 countries, according to reports.

By Staff Writers | March 30, 2009

Nokia's pull-back from using subcontractors in phone-making will shed more than US$5 billion in revenue from electronics contract manufacturers, research firm iSuppli said.

By Phil Muncaster | March 30, 2009

Google's iconic Gmail webmail service is set to celebrate its fifth birthday this week, and the rumour mil has been in full voice speculating that the firm is set to make a major new feature announcement to coincide with the event.

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