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Universal exec – say goodbye to the old record co.
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Andrew Orlowski
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An RIAA board member and executive from the world’s biggest record company has said the old way of doing business has gone forever now. Larry Kenswil, president of Universal Music Group’s eLabs, might not speak for all of Universal Music, but he does speak for an important part of it. Kenswil today said labels could…
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Yes, we have no incompatibilties
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Andrew Orlowski
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Savour this irony. Last week, we learned that incompatibilities Microsoft hadn’t written into its operating system posed a grave threat to users. Last week, we also learned that genuine incompatibilities Microsoft had deliberately written into its operating system posed no threat at all.…
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Robert Kahn on Net Neutrality
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Andrew Orlowski
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Robert Kahn, the most senior figure in the development of the internet, has delivered a strong warning against “Net Neutrality” legislation. Speaking to an audience at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California at an event held in his honour, Kahn warned against legislation that inhibited experimentation and innovation where it was needed. Kahn…
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Joost – the new, new TV thing
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Andrew Orlowski
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One of the most talked-about startups came out of the shadows this week, as The Venice Project revealed itself to the world as Joost. The company invited The Reg to its West End offices for a demonstration and a chat with CEO Fredrik de Wahl. Joost is an interactive, IP-based TV software system from the…
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Really Stupid Things People Say About Technology. No.38,014
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Andrew Orlowski
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Two items of interest for those of you who collect Really Stupid Things People Say About Technology. [The first plea for Web 2.0 corporate welfare I had noticed. It came from The Guardian]…
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How AT&T chewed up, and spat out Net Neutrality
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Andrew Orlowski
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“It sure would be nice, but it doesn’t have much chance of happening because of market power, size, etc. I think it would be real hard to do. I don’t think the regulators would let that happen, in my judgment.” – Ed Whitacre on the possibility of taking over BellSouth, 2005. The definition of a…