Motorola Leaves Windows Mobile

Motorola gives appraisal to operating system based on open source that developing by Google, Android. Motorola at this time in the middle of survival for keep growth has became Microsoft Windows partner since long time, but their also became supporter for open source application developing, and even now Motorola only focused for one open system platform, Android. Because want only focus to develop Android operating system in their gadget product, this vendor willing sacrifice another operating system. From financial side, that can denied that Android is open source platform can give free. The best benefit from open source is less expenditure to develop. Because this fact, Android priority to innovation than expenditure. Motorola be confident their can created excellent tools because they can create their own application tools.

Windows XP Modification in China

Four China citizens jailed because they created and distributed Windows XP software that already modification so authenticated and certificated system been disable. One of the citizen has name Hong Lei also have part as website creator titled Tomato Garden that distributed that pirate Windows XP software. The Result, they get punished by 3.5 years in jail and fine worth US$ 146,000. China accused as the most country that used pirate software in the world. Even many sides also said software pirate problem in the industry countries is worse than China. According to an American senator whom just visiting Beijing, China government effort to stopped intellectual property law break appraised weak and not effective because China government only talk and lack in implementation. Beside that, there are many website in China that still provide favorite pirate material link and download likes movie, music, and game.

Google Donation

Google known so supported open source community was given fund donation US$ 400,000 to Open Source Lab, Oregon State University. This additional fund will support their effort to provide hosting services that used by many projects and open source community. Chris DiBona, Google Program Manager explains that Oregon State University (OSU) has already given contribution to open source world. This makes OSU as leader in global education. This year, OSU also fallowed to be participant as organization adviser in Google Summer of Code Program. Contribution that Google given was part of campaign for OSU, a campaign given fund supported for publication in 2007. This campaign have goal to get US$ 625 million that will be used for scholarship, research, new learning facility, and other.

Facebook Implemented New Rules

Facebook have plan to implemented new changed in their Term of Service. One of the changed rules is banned thing to write by Facebook users on their status row. That changed will be ban to user status for commercial purposes. So if Facebook user still used to sale their status update to an advertiser, it will be consider as rules breaker. In commonly, Facebook private user profile will be ban for use to get commercial gain. Draft of new rule goes as follow: “You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain (such as selling your status update to an advertiser).” This time, the new rules just submitted by their official blog and you can see it in Facebook Site Governance. If have no objections, Facebook will be implemented this draft as new rule that must obeyed by all members.

Android Targeting BlackBerry

Android destiny in the future have possibility will directed became big competitor for BlackBerry made by Research in Motion (RIM). Google as platform developer clarified that the operating system will be focused on business market, not customer. This is like Reuter reported, quoted from one of the Google top executive that have responsibility from Android developing, Andy Rubin. In his statement, Rubin said that beside to developing consumer features like social networking and games, Android will become platform for business developing solution to supported jobs. Android debut already started in this years, and predict will come about 20 handset variant from many smartphone vendors in the last 2009. Rubin predicted Android will be looking by business class users starting in this year. If Google come in, competition in handset business market will be harder because Google has online services for this market likes Google Apps. Before, Google was demonstrated combination between high feature equipment with application, and online service.

MySpace Launched E-mail

MySpace try with many ways to persuade his user. One of this ways is launched an e-mail service, MySpace Mail. MySpace Mail already existed in beta version. This e-mail service will available in all over the world in the some week future. With MySpace Mail, user has change to communicated and content sharing with other person. By this service, user can attachment their photo directly from profile to e-mail, send music and video as attachment without storage limitation. MySpace user also can used name that already used in social networking by added @myspace.com. In recently, Myspace enchantment began to become overcast, with more increased popularity of facebook prestige. Even for some time ago, this website owner by New Corp must reduced 30% of his workers. Because of that, MySpace really need to some breakthroughs like presented this e-mail service, to challenge facebook popularity. But I think MySpace need more than only presented e-mail service. We wait what the next Myspace breakthrough.

Microsoft Persuaded European United

Microsoft not gives up with monopoly accused by European United Commission to Internet Explorer installation in every Windows system. Microsoft has already lobbying European United. In his offered, Microsoft still want to keep Internet Explorer in every Windows 7 that released in Europe countries, but will give additional application named “Ballot Screen” that make user can easily to installed another Internet Explorer competitor browser, and make non activation of Microsoft browser application. European United Commission not makes decision yet about Internet Explorer. But rumors said this Microsoft peaceful offered is interested for European United. Commission will take this offer with open hand, and European United will make investigation for user choice affectivity. Unfair competition accused by European United to Microsoft started on last January. Internet Explorer complained too following Windows popularity so is difficult to catch up by another competitor browser like Firefox, Opera, and Chrome.