20. February, 2003 - software day

Microsoft acquires Virtual PC from Connectix. Hmm. They probably won't kill it, but I feel a lot better having VirtualPC owned by someone independent of MS, especially since I prefer to buy a version that doesn't include Windows. [some guy]
Reply Comments Of Raffi Krikorian is in reply to the MPAA's contention that they need the broadcast bit in order to keep people from emailing movies around the internet. It's a pretty good refuation of their claims. [boing boing]
Spy looks kinda cool. Serve up your Mac desktop (live, even) over the web so people watch you do something. [some guy]
Microsoft going after Hotmail spammers. The defendants are accused of using a dictionary attack to discover active Hotmail accounts. The defendants are currently listed as John Does, but now that the suit is filed, MS can get subpoenas to track down the spammers. [fark!]
Theater companies sued over commercials that they run before movies. The suit asks that theaters either publish the actual starting time of the movie, or compensate customers for watching the commercials. [scripting]