4 posts and columns on standoff

Vodafone: Texting Still Down in Egypt, Except for Government Propaganda

in Enterprise on February 3, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

The U.K.-based wireless carrier says the government hasn’t allowed text messaging to be turned back on, and that it has been forced to send pro-government messages to customers. Plus, more updates from Abdulla in Cairo.

RIM, India Trade Texts, Still Not BFFs

in Mobile on December 3, 2010 at 3:40 pm PT

India and Research in Motion are still struggling to find common ground in a dispute over how much access the government is given to corporate emails and instant messages. According to AFP, an Indian government minister told Parliament on Friday that no solution has been reached in the standoff. RIM faces a January 31 deadline to meet the country’s demand for a way to monitor communications.

Microsoft Announces Plans to Announce Yahoo Announcement

in News on May 1, 2008 at 5:03 pm PT

“We oughta know something–we oughta announce something in very short order,” Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said of the company’s acquisition standoff with Yahoo (YHOO) this morning. Apparently in Ballmerese “short order” means “at some indeterminate point in the future,” because here we are at close of business and the company hasn’t announced anything except [...]

Steve Ballmer: Tenacious B

in News on May 1, 2008 at 10:59 am PT