New and Noteworthy: Open source economics; Microsoft settles additional suits

Open Source Software economics Andrew Welch, President of Ambrosia Software, discusses the economic realities of open source efforts: "I don't predict the death of OSS by any measure, but rather the tempering of the hype surrounding it as market realities set in." More.

Microsoft Announces Additional Class Action Settlements On Tuesday, Microsoft announced settlements in class action lawsuits in six additional states, leaving only five states with cases with certified classes pending. More.

Previously we noted:

• Apple Issues Mac OS X 10.3 Security Update
• Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.3 (#3): More on FireWire problems; Macromedia applications and authorization; more
• Troubleshooting iSync: Forgetting hourly synchronization
• New and Noteworthy: One columnist's pain with Panther; Palm spin-off approved; more

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