In today's daily news podcast, Symantec sues Microsoft and tries to block the distribution of Windows Vista. In the meantime, Microsoft spells out the system requirements for Vista, announces that it plans to acquire Whale Communications, and hints at its plans to crush Google as it did Netscape. The U.S. Patent Office will re-examine Amazon.com's controversial patent on one-click Internet shopping, the Department of Homeland Security criticizes the privacy and security risks of using RFID for human identification, and Dell finally breaks its Intel-only policy. Our In Depth report looks at reviews and personal tech, while the Editor's Note urges users to consider alternatives to Microsoft software.

Today's hosts are Mitch Wagner and Valerie Potter.