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Comment on On APIs and Copyright by On The Issue Of Standardization Around AWS APIs

On The Issue Of Standardization Around AWS APIs — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:23:29 +0000

[...] like Creative Commons. Stephen O’Grady from Redmonk highlights the second part very well in his blog post and I thought it is worth sharing in this space. That said, it’s worth noting that many large [...]

Comment on On APIs and Copyright by Did Microsoft Buy FUD From Barnes and Noble? Did Microsoft Simply Pay a Bribe? If So, Is That Legal? | Techrights

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:20:06 +0000

[...] another front, APIs in Android are leading to copyright madness. “Irrespective of my opinion on the subject,” writes [...]

Comment on Why a Developer Laptop? by Links 12/5/2012: Dell Linux Laptops, OLPC Supported by Australia | Techrights

Sat, 12 May 2012 07:20:12 +0000

[...] Why a Developer Laptop? At the Ubuntu Developer Summit this week, Dell announced an effort they’re calling Project Sputnik. The basic idea was Dell’s latest and greatest XPS hardware pre-provisioned with developer infrastructure: a developer laptop, in other words. As Barton George discussed, this was in part – full disclosure – an idea of mine. One of the questions we’re fielding from the media following this announcement is why? What’s the point of a developer laptop? I cannot speak for Dell on their motivations or the project logistics, but there are two primary reasons I believe a developer laptop program broadly makes sense. [...]

Comment on Why a Developer Laptop? by Cezar Cocu

Cezar Cocu — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:44:42 +0000

I feel that the “It just works” principle as well as the allure of Mac being cool played a role. I do feel that there is the beginning of a counter culture brewing among Mac dev’s. All the attention is being pushed to IOS because of the money. I ask myself whether full laptops/desktops will one day be a niche product, I think that Apple’s long term bet is just that.

Comment on The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: February 2012 by The 2nd Tenet of PaaS: The P in PaaS Stands for Platform, Not Product | tentenet.net

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:57:44 +0000

[...] Other PaaS providers may offer support for the Java language, or for just a few Java frameworks like Spring. They often have proprietary Java APIs that can only run in one cloud. But, OpenShift provides access to the entire Java EE ecosystem because it offers the same middleware that leading enterprises use in their own datacenters. This is especially important for enterprises, given that Java is still routinely one of the top couple programming languages and continuing to grow rapidly in usage. [...]

Comment on Software is the New On Base Percentage by People are your competitive advantage | fozbaca’s WordPress

People are your competitive advantage | fozbaca’s WordPress — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:44:35 +0000

[...] O’Grady has a piece today, Software is the New On Base Percentage, which proposes that effective use of software is no longer a way for a business to gain a [...]

Comment on On APIs and Copyright by Oracle gets a chance to rewrite software law | BussinessTree News

Oracle gets a chance to rewrite software law | BussinessTree News — Tue, 08 May 2012 08:48:13 +0000

[...] It is likely to be extensive, cascading and a lesson in unintended consequences,” said Redmonk analyst Stephen O’Grady. “A decision in favor of copyrightable APIs is likely to be at least as damaging as the [...]

Comment on On APIs and Copyright by Oracle’s chance to rewrite software law

Oracle’s chance to rewrite software law — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:42:17 +0000

[...] It is likely to be extensive, cascading, and a lesson in unintended consequences,” said RedMonk analyst Stephen O’Grady. “A decision in favour of copyrightable APIs is likely to be at least as damaging as the [...]

Comment on On APIs and Copyright by Oracle gets a chance to rewrite software law | Brian's Blog Site

Oracle gets a chance to rewrite software law | Brian's Blog Site — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:29:11 +0000

Comment on Eucalyptus Doubles Down on its Amazon Bet by It’s the API, Stupid! How to Crowdsource Your App Ecosystem

It’s the API, Stupid! How to Crowdsource Your App Ecosystem — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:19:57 +0000

[...] Amazon Web Services takes their API supremely seriously, and there are entire companies, like Eucapyptus, betting on them to continue doing so. Foursquare innovates with their API regularly enough that you use the date [...]