4 posts and columns on programming language

Apple vs. Google: Game On

in Mobile on March 2, 2010 at 1:18 pm PT

Is Apple’s lawsuit against HTC a proxy through which to strike at Google and its increasingly popular Android OS? It certainly looks that way. While not directly named in the lawsuit, Google figures prominently in it simply because of the sheer number of times “Android products” are called out in the complaint.

All in Favor of Putting Sun Out of Its Misery, Say Aye

in News on July 17, 2009 at 4:00 am PT

The shareholders of Sun Microsystems have given the thumbs-up to the company’s merger agreement with Oracle. At a special meeting Thursday, a 62 percent majority of Sun’s common stock owners–not including CEO Jonathan Schwartz and board chairman and co-founder Scott McNealy, who, oddly, did not attend–approved the deal.

Oracle: Is The Street Ignoring The Risks In The Sun Deal?

in News on April 29, 2009 at 10:57 am PT

Oracle shares actually have gained ground since the company announced its plans to acquire Sun Microsystems thanks in part to the company’s promises to make the deal rapidly accretive to earnings. But in their enthusiasm for the deal, investors may be ignoring some significant risks.

First Test of Google’s New Browser

in Personal Technology on September 2, 2008 at 12:01 pm PT

Google’s new Chrome Web browser will make using the Internet faster and less frustrating, but this first version is rough around the edges and lacks some features, says Walt Mossberg in the first hands-on review.