• The failure of Microsoft to overturn a ruling that Word infringed another company's patent has left the software leviathan in a tricky situation. While it had got an injunction stopping sales lifted, the company will now tweak Word so that it isn't breaking the law.
• After last week's reports that Google was considering purchasing local reviews site Yelp, the deal apparently fell apart. Most have suggested that it was Yelp that scuppered the sale, but the New York Times has an interesting take on the affair suggesting that it was Google that killed the acquisition because of issues over 'transparency'.
• If you're interested in a bit of a read, what with it being a bit quieter in the run-up to Christmas, may I suggest this Wired piece on the failure of Duke Nukem Forever. Clive Thompson, always a great writer, explains exactly what turned the development of the game from an exciting possibility, to a complete shambles and finally into one of the great pieces of vapourware in history.
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