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July 10th, 2010

These are comments on the IT news that were long enough to get posted separately.
Does Client Virtualization Make Sense?
Will Yahoo! Be Microsoft’s Waterloo?
Sex and Second Life
Google: Protesting Too Much
Microsoft Makes A Bold Move For Yahoo
Technology Investment and the Recession (if there is one)
Cloud Computing: Google Apps – Yes, Zoho – Probably, YouOS – No
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The Misty World of State Sponsored Cyber Crime
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Is Facebook Sticky? Not So Much.
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