Columnists’ Corner: Continuing his look into Linux as a fit for devices, Neil McAllister writes that Wind River sees a future for Linux device software optimization, a.k.a. DSO. Wind River plans “to offer complete solutions, including development tools and support services relating to the OS so that customers can develop, run, and manage device software faster and more efficiently,” McAllister notes. M&A: EMC swallows Internosis, a specialist in Microsoft systems and applications. Adobe’s document management will support Microsoft Office through technology Adobe acquired from Navisware, and Texas Instruments sells its sensors business for $3 billion in cash to Bain Capital, but TI retains its RFID operation, which will become part of its semiconductor unit. RFID: Drug maker Pfizer says it will start tagging Viagra bottles with RFID chips to reduce counterfeiting. The news beat: Skype 2.0 is finished and the company is encouraging users to download the new version, which now offers free one-to-one video calls. Google launches a video download service that lets consumers buy content from providers. The fight between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is now being seen as bad for everyone. And a judge gives a tentative nod to the Sony BMG settlement with CD buyers. Best of the blogs: Tom Yager writes that an x86 Mac makes Microsoft’s life exciting again. “All will be well. Microsoft will make a priority of getting Windows apps to run on OS X through Virtual PC.” That is but one of Yager’s speculations on the future of Intel-based Macs. Technology Industry