Open and Closed - which is better?
September 25, 2008 by mike · 6 Comments
On the Just.My.2t blog, Steve, a self-confessed Apple fanboy (sorry!) puts forward an argument that the two companies Apple and Microsoft traditionally seen as “Closed” and “Open” respectively should be switched. That Apple Computers are more “open” then Microsoft. This article got me thinking not just about Apple Computers vs. Microsoft, but more widely about “Open” and “Closed” software.
The Great Economic Recession 2008
Here in the UK the news isn’t good. It’s almost impossible to ignore the news in the media. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock; I’ll recap the last 18 days. We’re in a recession and it’s official.
“Britain is facing “arguably the worst” economic downturn in 60 years which will be “more profound and long-lasting” than people had expected”
- Alistair Darling (UK Chancellor) in the Guardian, Saturday 30th August 2008.
Farnborough Air Show (challenge day 43)
Every two years the biggest and most internationally attended aerospace event in the world is hosted at our local airfield which exhibits the latest military and civilian aircraft during a week-long trade show. I’m talking of course about the bi-yearly Farnborough Air Show.
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