Halloween VII. mjh writes “ESR has reviewed the latest Microsoft leaked Linux strategy document. A very interesting read. Summary: OSS is winning some battles, but Microsoft … [Slashdot]
Actually, this isn’t really a strategy document, it’s just reviewing the impact of three of strategies that microsoft has been known to use; Shared Source, IPR and TCO. The short of it, abstract IPR arguements don’t work, Shared Source is helping, TCO helps but hasn’t been made well enough.

Tablet PCs go niche in 2003 – Gartner. Small market share [The Register]
“But why will initial take-up (beyond the verticals) be so sluggish? Spreading the quotes around, Gartner has the answer, citing “a lack of application support, clumsy hardware designs and a price premium will be barriers for most users,” through the mouth of Ken Dulaney, Gartner veep. “

Tablet PC Launch Teleconference and Webcast [Microsoft Press Releases]

Bill Gates Views What He’s Sown in Libraries. There is scant evidence that Bill Gates’s five-year philanthropic effort to put computers in rural libraries has stopped population flight. By Timothy Egan. [New York Times: Technology]

Today’s penny arcade news is showing me the immediate future of console gaming: Cats, Evil pandas with machine guns, exploding walls, extreme high kicks brought to you from the company Phantagram Interactive. Another semi intresting one is Robot Alchemic Drive.

Mozilla riddled with security holes. Playing catch up [The Register]

Microsoft’s U.S. Settlement Won’t Clear Path in Europe. Microsoft’s settlement with the United States Justice Department will not easily serve as a template for resolving the case in Europe. By Paul Meller. [New York Times: Technology]

Microsoft ruling may blunt other cases. update Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s antitrust ruling may have gutted many pending private lawsuits against Microsoft, but cases in California and Europe still pose a danger. [CNET News.com]

This Modern World. Profiles in Democratic courage: A flight of fantasy. [Salon.com]

SOAP 1.2 stumbles on IP blocks. Royalty issues [The Register]