Microsoft complains, German cartel authority goes after Google

January 19, 2010 by Bernd Kling  

Bundeskartellamt, watchdog for fair competition, is investigating Google for unfair practices following complaints from German publishers, an online maps service and competitor Microsoft.

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Apple censors German Iphone news app

November 25, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

<em>Apple shocked by nudity?</em>

Apple shocked by nudity?

The app was offered by a well known German news magazine and presented a small touch of nudity. Too much for Apple, though. After more than 380.000 downloads Apple’s censors pulled the plug and deleted the app from its app store.

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Amazon and the 1984 Affair

July 20, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

1984You thought you could buy e-books for Amazon’s Kindle? Untrue. They only licence them to you and may take them away anytime. True.

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Psion: We are still selling netbooks, really

March 2, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

trademark-symbol-orangeThe company still wants to own the trademark Netbook. So they try to convince everybody they are still selling them. They don’t produce them anymore, but why should it prevent them from talking about multi-million dollar sales?

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