Disney CEO Mike "Ask Me About My Senator" Eisner contributes a sickenengly self-serving opinion piece to today's Financial Times [or is that just FT now?].

the Mousemeister press-gangs a dead president, two Nobel prizewinners, his (presumably) deceased grandfather, the US Constitution, and God Himself (through His word in the bible) in the service of Big Content and their Orwellian control fantasies. Eisner's exercise of his right to Fair Use is, in itself, an argument against everything for which he campaigns. (via the Reg)

i don't care what Sun says, products like this and now this have to be creating some ulcers in SPARC/Solaris-land. obviously not everyone segments Linux into a low-end, edge-server ghetto...

the fact that Sun's Java has been a success with wireless communications providers isn't news -- most of the major handset vendors and carriers offer Java-based products -- and Sun's announcements at JavaOne are designed to extend that lead.

while Sun deserves a pat on the back for their success, they've been aided by their opposition's intimidating reputation. as Andrew Seybold says "the wireless industry hates Microsoft." but if players like Verizon or Nokia fear that Microsoft may come to domintate their business does this mean that, in Sun, they've found a company they can dominate themselves? from a consumer's standpoint, is a wireless industry dominated by Microsoft better or worse than one where the phone companies rule? (via NY Times)

for you Wall Street Journal subscribers, there's a fascinating article about the challenges Microsoft faced in bringing Japanese game developers on board for Xbox. one hapless Microsoft suit was asked "are you willing to sacrifice your life for our game?" while another schmoozed a scar-faced judo-champion CEO in Tokyo's strip clubs.

a far cry, no doubt, from kicking Ted Waitt's ass and having him ask "thank you sir, may i have another?" (via WSJ)