Michael-Springer [dot] net » Internet http://michael-springer.net Random thoughts by a guy that knows way too much about computers. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:07:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Google Apps out of Beta http://michael-springer.net/internet/google-apps-out-of-beta/ http://michael-springer.net/internet/google-apps-out-of-beta/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:05:22 +0000 Michael Springer http://michael-springer.net/?p=74

Gmail out of beta

Holy Crap:

Guess what, internoodle? Google Apps is officially out of beta. Do you know what that means? It means that Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Talk are losing that “beta” signage / language you’ve come to know and loathe. It also seems to mean that Google will be taking a much more direct and serious approach to courting businesses for its Apps suite.

via Engadget

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With a new business model in store for TPB, will it be the next Napster? According to a statement from TPB blog:

“If the new owners will screw around with the site, nobody will keep using it. That’s the biggest insurance one can have that the site will be run in the way that we all want to. And – you can now not only share files but shares with people. Everybody can indeed be the owner of The Pirate Bay now. That’s awesome and will take the heat of us.”

Perhaps this will keep TPB how it’s users they like it, as long as it stays legal of course ^_^”. I guess all we can do is keep watching to see how this acquisition develops.

Sources: MarketWatch, Kotaku, The Pirate Bay

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