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Software

Microsoft Proposes Obnoxiously Restrictive Pay-As-You-Go Computing System

7:58PM John Herrman | Many have said that the future of Microsoft will be in subscription-based software, cloud computing or some combination of the two. Well, let’s hope that it doesn’t turn out anything like patent application 20080319910. More »
Computers

$US99 Netbooks from HP, Dell and Asus Could Be Coming Soon

3:00AM Jack Loftus | On Halloween, our spooky Mark “The Great Pumpkiniser” Wilson discovered $US200 Eee netbooks were a distinct possibility next year. That’s a great start, but there was also word this weekend that $US99 netbooks could be around the corner too. Of course there’s a catch, and anyone with a mobile phone can probably guess what it is.