Google and Firefox: Cause for concern? ... Microsoft fires CIO ... This week in wacky auctions: Pol Pot's limo

In this issue:
* Google and Firefox: Cause for Concern?
* China's Founder agrees to preinstall Windows on more PCs
* Gphones cool, but may take time to catch on, says ARM CEO
* Microsoft's Centro becomes 'Essential' business server
* Salesforce.com falls for phishing scam, warns customers
* Microsoft fires CIO
* Facebook gives social spin to online ads
* Up for auction: Small Texas town, Pol Pot's limo


TODAY'S NEWS

China's Founder agrees to preinstall Windows on more PCs
Founder Technology Group, China's second-largest PC maker, agreed to preinstall Windows Vista on laptop computers and commercial desktops, closing a loophole in an earlier deal with Microsoft that potentially exempted commercial PCs from agreements to preinstall Windows.

Gphones cool, but may take time to catch on, says ARM CEO
Google's new mobile phone software may raise hype over possible 'Gphones,' but it may take a while to catch on , the head of ARM said Wednesday.

Microsoft's Centro becomes 'Essential' business server
Microsoft will release a public beta version of a bundle of server software products for medium-size businesses, code-named 'Centro,' in the first half of next year.

Salesforce.com falls for phishing scam, warns customers
Salesforce.com is warning customers that they may be the targets of malicious software or phishing scams, after one of its employees was tricked into divulging a corporate password.

Microsoft fires CIO
Microsoft fired its Chief Information Officer, Stuart Scott, after an investigation for violation of company policies.

Intel brings EMC to small-business storage
Intel has added processing brawn and big-name brains in its second shot at home and small-business storage.

Facebook gives social spin to online ads
Facebook presented its master plan for boosting its advertising revenue now that it has the challenge of living up to its stratospheric $15 billion valuation.


OPINION

Google and Firefox: Cause for Concern?
Dan Blacharski, ITworld.com

It's pretty clear that without Google, Mozilla would not exist. Mozilla gets 85 percent of its revenues from Google, and even though it's a non-profit (a designation that in reality is functionally meaningless), Mozilla isn't just a bunch of volunteer geeks -- it's a big business in and of itself, with an office to run and payroll to meet. ...Continue


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