Intel's walled garden plan to put A/V vendors out of business: The future of computing is starting to look a lot more draconian than it has in the past.
(Ladylike) Fun and Games: BoomTown Visits Sugar HQ for an Update!: Kara Swisher was in the office last week (a fact which totally escaped my attention, sadly), and she did a nice video interview with Brian Sugar.
Apple And Facebook Talked For More Than A Year -- Then Apple Launched Ping Without Facebook's Help: I thought that this bit, on what it's like to work with Facebook, was interesting:
"...it's still working with symbiotic startups with little friction, but when it comes to working with big companies, it's increasingly demanding and abrasive. Recently, it has blocked Twitter from incorporating Facebook features into its service, it experienced growing pains in its relationship with FarmVille maker Zynga, and has also blocked Apple."
Steve Wiebe is the King of Kong again: Big news from the world of classic video gaming. And if you've never seen "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters", you need to — it's great.
Links for Tuesday September 21st, 2010