The 2006 Winter Olympics are coming up. This time around, the olympics are being held in Turin, Italy. The official site can be found here. I can’t say that I’ve been a huge fan of the Olympics, but there are things that interest me. First is the security environment. Obviously the Olympics is a high-profile event and unfortunately has been the target of trouble before. I can’t help but have a concern (and prayer) that the security will be clamped down in such a way that all the events go off smoothly and that sport is the main story for their run. Of course, the next thing on my mind is the technology aspect…. from this announcement
Tag: South Korea
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Microsoft Fined $32 Million
Microsoft has been fined $32 million by South Korea’s fair trade commision. They are calling for Microsoft to either remove the Media Player and Instant Messenger from Windows, or include competing software. Microsoft has said that such changes may require it to “delay offering new versions in South Korea”, or withdraw Windows from the South Korea market entirely.