8 posts and columns on choice

There's Still Time to Take the ATD Survey: Who Are the 10 Most Interesting People in Tech in 2010?

in News on December 21, 2010 at 5:05 am PT

Last week, BoomTown posted a survey–titled “Who Are the 10 Most Interesting People in Tech in 2010?”–asking for readers’ choices. We have gotten a cornucopia of responses so far, but All Things Digital is running the poll one more week. We’ll publish the winners as part of our year-in-review postings before 2011 dawns and we get a whole new passel of digital characters to kick around.

FTC Backs Do-Not-Track System for Web

in News on December 1, 2010 at 2:40 pm PT

The Federal Trade Commission unveiled a report on Internet privacy Wednesday that calls for the development of a do-not-track system that would enable people to avoid having their actions monitored online, a move the online-advertising industry has opposed.

No, the Microsoft Browser Ballot Will Not Include an “I’m Feeling Lucky” Option

in News on February 19, 2010 at 8:26 am PT

Microsoft will begin rolling out its “No Browser Left Behind” scheme in Europe next week, offering Windows users a choice of Web browsers, as stipulated by its antitrust settlement with the European Commission.

BoomTown Psychic Prediction: "iPad" Will Be Name of New Apple Tablet (Take a Poll to Make Your Guess!)

in News on January 20, 2010 at 3:33 am PT

While “iSlate” is classier and “iTab” or “iTablet” more descriptive, BoomTown is making an all-in bet that Apple will use “iPad” as the brand name of its new tablet device, which is expected to be launched one week from today. Interestingly, there was an intriguing post on MacRumors today that pointed to new trademark filings from what it claims is a dummy Apple corporation, suggesting that iPad could be the moniker of the much anticipated device. While I claim no such source for my own Miss Cleo prediction, here’s my case for the iPad name and a poll where you can vote for your choice (not that Apple CEO Steve Jobs cares what we think!).
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Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Neelie Kroes Edition

in News on July 24, 2009 at 11:14 am PT

Despite all its threats and protestations, Microsoft has finally capitulated to the European Commission’s demand that it bundle rival Web browsers along with Internet Explorer in Windows 7. “Microsoft has proposed a consumer ballot screen as a solution to the pending antitrust case,” the Commission said in a press release. Microsoft, for its part, says the move is a “big step forward.”
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Microsoft's Browser Move to Make Windows Even More Annoying

in News on June 15, 2009 at 8:50 am PT

Microsoft’s proposal to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7 in Europe may put the company in compliance with European law, but it’s not going to lead to better competition in the browser market. That’s the word from Microsoft’s rivals at home and abroad who say the “must-carry” provision the European Commission has been mulling as a solution to the company’s antitrust indiscretions is the only one that will work.
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Microsoft’s Browser Move to Make Windows Even More Annoying

in News on June 15, 2009 at 8:50 am PT

Microsoft’s proposal to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7 in Europe may put the company in compliance with European law, but it’s not going to lead to better competition in the browser market. That’s the word from Microsoft’s rivals at home and abroad who say the “must-carry” provision the European Commission has been mulling as a solution to the company’s antitrust indiscretions is the only one that will work.
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