links for 2008-10-28

how in the hell is O'Hare not on this list? it's horrendous

an interesting interview; refreshingly devoid of partisan politics

no surprises, but no good news

a few too many "new"'s and "rethinks" for me, but interesting read

just what it says

while the practical downstream implications of this remain unclear, it's not likely to be good news

pretty stark assessment of the impact of the financial implosion on the startup market

arguing against the government intervention, but intelligently. i can't say that i'm convinced, as i consider these circumstances differentiated, but i'm certain Laffer knows more about the history than i do.

i am a massive sucker for these kinds of stories

"But so what? Free software doesn’t get developed like proprietary software, why should the free software industry look like the proprietary software industry? Here’s my vision of the future: Smaller businesses. Each with fewer, happier clients. Less money. Lots of them, all over the world." – interesting piece from dneary. i'm mostly in agreement, and i do think that simply by virtue of the economics, open source will not command the same margin.

Sam on the Azure details

i, like Microsoft, have announced to friends and family the end of my support for Windows XP. Ubuntu, on the other hand, i'm fine supporting.

Shankland speculates on the timeframe for profitability for Canonical

good Q&A. still a little marketing-ish (do we really need the full Azure Services Platform treatment in each answer? ;), but informative.