Only in Quebec!  I cannot I say disagree with ways for the government to save tax payer’s money, but still… sued?
Quebec’s open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company’s products rather than using free alternatives.
I am not sure what my thoughts are […]

Tags: Business, Government, Only in Montreal..., Technology|
Posted By: froosh | Aug 28th

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Tags: google, Technology|
Posted By: froosh | Jun 20th

Why are Apple Canada employees getting excited?
Maybe the iPhone is coming to Canada soon?
Read more.

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Posted By: froosh | May 23rd

It’s about time.  Tomorrow marks a new era: you cannot use your cell phone unless it’s with a hands-free device.
You’ve been warned.

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Posted By: froosh | Mar 31st

Since I consider myself both a geek and a gourmand, I thought I’d let you all know about the upcoming Geek Dinner Montreal. For those not in the know, Geek Dinners are events when local (and passing through) geeks sit down together to break bread and bounce ideas off of each other’s neural networks.
If you’re […]

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Posted By: CT Moore | Sep 6th

Having worked at two of the more successful consumer startups of the past 10 years in Canada, I certainly think that Montreal is in the running for Canada’s answer to Silicon Valley, but Montreal’s rich cultural DNA also makes it Montreal’s answer to Silicon Alley (NY/Ads).
Today I have launched a startup Mojo Supreme, whose web […]

Tags: Business, Technology|
Posted By: froosh | Sep 6th

MontrealTechWatch reports that the game makers and the province have come to an agreement that will make games have to be released in French.  It’s true that when la Belle Province subsidizes wages to the tune of 37.5%,  it’s the least the game makers can do.
Read more.

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Posted By: froosh | Aug 20th

The Gazette’s Roberto Rocha covers online video startups and talks about WatchMojo.com’s growing video business, here.

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Posted By: froosh | Jul 21st

Full Disclosure: The Bourbon Hipster is an employee of SearchAnyway.
As a Montrealer and a geek, I should be publicly flogged for missing this. A co-worker of mine has reported on the SearchAnyway Blog that Google and Yahoo are opening up shop right here in Montreal. Sanjay Mayar writes:

According to an article in La Presse (which, […]

Tags: Business, Technology|
Posted By: CT Moore | Feb 7th

Increasing the likelihood that the iPhone becomes my first Apple product.
Read more about details here.

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Posted By: froosh | Jan 25th