Politicians call for all interfaces to be the same
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| Everyone came in for criticism, with even the Vole being accused by Lib
| Democrat of adding to "the mountain of computers" with Windows Vista. "The
| effect on the waste stream is in no doubt," said Pugh.
|
| Pugh really overegged the cake with this statement: " I am broadly
| sympathetic with the thrust of the directive. I view old machinery fondly as
| children of the human spirit. I grieve over old TVs when I throw them out. I
| even repair old computers and printers, and am something of a specialist on
| Hewlett Packard. I am emotionally shocked by skips full of perfectly usable
| equipment and repelled by the apparent wastefulness. "
|
| Nigel Evans of the Wibble ValleyNigel Evans (conservative, Wibble Valley),
| said he was waiting with bated breath to get his hands on an Iphone, which he
| described as the "wonderful new Apple product". He said: "We all carry such
| items as fashion accessories."
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40945
Also see:
Ipods attract lightning
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40936
Apparently the whole nano iPhone thing was a lie --- a bait that some analysts
ended up biting.
Related:
Waste computer edict finally hits UK
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| The long-awaited Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE)
| directive finally comes into force on Sunday, 1 July.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/06/29/weee_directive_computer_aid/
WEEE directive threatens Microsoft OEM sales
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| There's a possibility Microsoft may well dump the OEM scheme and that
| could prompt small firms that don't want to be WEEEing to install Linux
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| or even pirate OSes.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40305
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