Archive for the ‘microsoft’ Category
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
If as one expert said Seinfeld is the perfect pitchman to showcase Vista as the operating system of the 1990's, the director of Eternal Sunshine, a story about breakups in which the protagonist has his memory erased to forget the pain of his ex-girlfriend, may be the perfect compliment to ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, whose failed bid for Yahoo Inc. helped drive the stock down 17 percent since February, is about to make it up to shareholders with a buyback of as much as $20 billion, according to a top-rated software analyst.Read the full story
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Before jumping to the conclusion that anyone trying to build an elevator into space must be a little crazy, consider that NASA has put up $2 million for a related contest and several new Seattle-area businesses have started working toward this lofty goal. Many who have long been stubbornly ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Microsoft's continued series of dubious acquisitions, sloppy pursuit of google and failed technical execution may finally be catching up to the company. Stock down to $25.00 a share. The stock has failed to show growth from its heights in 99 and 00 (like many other tech boom stocks).Read the full ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Yahoo opens up their search technology for entrepreneurs to take on Google. Why start from scratch? I wonder if this is the sort of thing Microsoft might consider unprofitable when they purchase the company - and kill this innovative platform.Read the full story
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Pickens notes a TechCrunch analysis wondering - after Windows Vista and the failed Yahoo bid - whether Steve Ballmer's days at Microsoft are numbered.Read the full story
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
"After careful consideration, we believe the economics demanded by Yahoo! do not make sense for us, and it is in the best interests of Microsoft stockholders, employees and other stakeholders to withdraw our proposal," Ballmer said in the letter.Read the full story
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
I have mixed feelings about this. The Times plays up the positive crime-fighting side of this - but it will only be a matter of time before it falls into the wrong hands and is exploited by criminals or the government. No one should think that Apple won't build something ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
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: I can't help but wonder if the lackluster Windows/Office results also can be attributed to Microsoft brass's complete and crazy obsession with Google (and taking over Yahoo) has resulted in no one minding the Windows store. Kevin Johnson, the head of Microsoft's Platforms & Services division seems to be ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
You asked questions about Skewz.com on April 2nd and April 3rd. Here are your answers. This media bias stuff is tricky to deal with. Both Skewz and Microsoft's Blewz are trying, anyway. Skewz people say they want to jump into the conversation attached to this post, so if you have ...
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