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Dramatic News for 2003 [BiblioPoesis]

What dramatic news item could possibly force me out of my post-Christmas lethargy to get on the PC? MSFT being told to ship a real JVM within 120 days? The US delegation blocking the phrase 'support for Open Source' from an international agreement at the behest of un-named US 'software companies'? MSFT managing to squeeze through a settlement in California which, if accepted, would increase their education market share at Apple's expense instead of punishing them? Nope. An e-mail to one of the kids telling them they can pre-order the new Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at half-price.

I of course have complied and pre-ordered (no Phoenix involved). If you want to too, it's at amazon.co.uk in the UK and amazon.ca in Canada (at 40% discount). Interestingly, there's no discount announced at amazon.com, presumably they don't want to join in the frenzy that has shot the book straight to the top of the best seller list in the UK.

posted at 5:11 PM (UK) | |