2005年1月アーカイブ

Will Mac Mini spur petite-PC revolution?(CNET)

今回は記事中の新語ではなく、あのMac miniに対しての小さいという表現をこの記事から集めてみました。いろんな表現があるものです。

まずは、タイトルのpetite -PC

Yet executives such as HP's Anderson see a market for unobtrusive desktops that consumers would purchase as second or third computers and use in settings such as kitchens, where large desktops are impractical.

The diminutive Mac arrives at a time when most Windows-based desktop machines offer the same basic elements, including at least two 5.25-inch bays for CD or DVD drives, a floppy drive, a series of front-mounted ports for headphones and other peripherals, as well as a memory card reader. Currently, designing a desktop has more to do with choosing parts to hit a specific price than creating a thing of beauty.

A tinier machine that uses a widely available motherboard, a 3.5-inch hard drive and a full-size 5.25-inch optical drive can be offered for a lower price compared with a standard desktop, they said.

今日発売され完売状態となったようですが、いろいろなblogで購入報告がたくさん挙がっています。Appleのねらい通りの製品となりそうな気がします。

Sun's Open-Source Solaris(BusinessWeek)

bar none ：あらゆる物の中で、例外なしに
offer up : ささげる
infringement：侵害行為、違反

Sun's move to open-source the version of its Solaris operating system that runs on Intel and AMD chips is a no-lose proposition, and it might even help Sun out a bit. But it's no game-changer.
After months of signling that this shift was coming, Sun CEO Scott McNealy announced the change on Tuesday, Jan. 25. "Solaris 10 is the best operating system on the planet, bar none," said McNealy. "Now we're open-sourcing it, so that takes another barrier to innovation out"

The move hands over access to the source code for Solaris 10 to all comers--as long as they agree contribute their improvements back to the Open Solaris community. Sun also offered up free access to 1600 Solaris patents, so participants don't have to be worried about being sued for infringement. The move doesn't threaten Sun's revenue stream since corporate customers typically want commercial versions of operating systems, complete with on-going support. This gesture benefits Sun because it helps cement its relationships with current Solaris developers and customers--who value being able to understand and tinker with their operating system source code.

ＩＢＭに続いてサンも特許を大量に公開です。ソースコード公開から40時間でＤＬ数3683件にということも起こりました。この後に続く企業はどこでしょうか。

Japanese Company to Pay Ex-Employee $8.1 Million for Invention（ＮＹＴ）(register)

reluctantly :しぶしぶと、不本意ながら
blue-light-emitting diodes　：　青色ＬＥＤ
video billboard : 電子掲示板
incandescent bulb : 白熱電球
sacrifice : 犠牲になる

TOKYO, Jan. 11 - The inventor of a revolutionary lighting technology has reluctantly agreed to a record settlement from his former employer in a dispute that challenged the idea that the fruits of the labor of Japanese workers belong only to companies.

Shuji Nakamura, now a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will receive 840 million yen ($8.1 million) from his former employer, the Nichia Corporation, for inventing blue-light-emitting diodes. Nichia secured lucrative patents for Mr. Nakamura's invention, which allowed the creation of more vibrant video billboards and traffic signal lights and helped lead to the development of blue lasers, which are used in the latest DVD players. His invention was also useful in creating white-light-emitting diodes, which may someday replace incandescent bulbs as a source of indoor lighting.

The case has been closely watched in Japan as a test of long-held notions that employees should sacrifice everything for their companies and the idea that there is something unseemly about individual workers, even the most productive ones, seeking a bigger cut of profits than their co-workers.

Japanese Company to Pay Ex-Employee $8.1 Million for Invention（ＮＹＴ）(register)

reluctantly :しぶしぶと、不本意ながら
blue-light-emitting diodes　：　青色ＬＥＤ
video billboard : 電子掲示板
incandescent bulb : 白熱電球
sacrifice : 犠牲になる

TOKYO, Jan. 11 - The inventor of a revolutionary lighting technology has reluctantly agreed to a record settlement from his former employer in a dispute that challenged the idea that the fruits of the labor of Japanese workers belong only to companies.

Shuji Nakamura, now a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will receive 840 million yen ($8.1 million) from his former employer, the Nichia Corporation, for inventing blue-light-emitting diodes. Nichia secured lucrative patents for Mr. Nakamura's invention, which allowed the creation of more vibrant video billboards and traffic signal lights and helped lead to the development of blue lasers, which are used in the latest DVD players. His invention was also useful in creating white-light-emitting diodes, which may someday replace incandescent bulbs as a source of indoor lighting.

The case has been closely watched in Japan as a test of long-held notions that employees should sacrifice everything for their companies and the idea that there is something unseemly about individual workers, even the most productive ones, seeking a bigger cut of profits than their co-workers.

別タイトル　NYT mulls Web fees

flagship ：　主要な
imminent：すぐに、差し迫った
mull　：　検討する、思案する

One of the paper's biggest rivals, Dow Jones' (DJ)Wall Street Journal, charges for its online edition. A New York Times spokeswoman said the company is reviewing whether it should make any business changes to the online version but that no shifts were imminent.

"We are reviewing the site to see whether or not there would be any areas where we should change the business model," said the spokeswoman, Catherine Mathis, adding: "This is not new. We've been discussing this for some time."

According to the upcoming issue of BusinessWeek magazine, whose cover story focuses on The New York Times Co., an internal debate has been raging at the newspaper over whether its online edition, which had about 18.5 million unique monthly visitors as of November, should adopt a subscription fee.

このblogでもたびたび教材とする ＮＹＴの記事。今は無料登録すれば記事をオンラインで読むことができるが、オンライン記事も有料にするかもしれないと いう話題。ＷＳＪなど有料にしているところも多いが、ＮＹＴには是非このままの路線で進めて欲しい。ＮＹＴの記事は読み応えがあって、いろいろ勉強になる ので。