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Investing legends circle Yahoo; Does a breakup make sense?

The Microhoo saga has attracted a who's who list of investors to Yahoo in a big bet that Carl Icahn will force some sort of "shareholder value." The latest investing star to enter the Microhoo sweepstakes is T. Boone Pickens, a legendary oil investor, has bought 10...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Breakup, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-20

How to Get Your Ex Back 1.0.0.64 (Windows)

Have you been through a recent breakup? Find out how to get your ex back - regardless of how hopeless your situation appears. Discover a proven, step-by-step plan for naturally attracting your ex back into your life. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Breakup, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-05-15

Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?

Fox is reportedly thinking about terminating its deal with Google for search advertising and getting in bed with Microsoft. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting the news based on what appears to be one source, but a potential Google-Fox breakup is plausible. It's also possible that this rumor...

Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Google Inc., TechCrunch, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Breakup, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-25

Even air bubbles can be amnesic

When scientists do experiments, they obviously pay attention to the initial conditions involved. But in experiments on how fluids break up from underwater nozzles, physicists from the University of Chicago have discovered that the initial conditions didnt matter. Its even appropriate to talk about amnesia of air bubbles. As they...

Tags: nozzle, University of Chicago

Blog posts 2006-10-06

What's wrong with antitrust

What's wrong with antitrustThe problem is......that markets can be "gamed" and often are. Then, I am NOT "free" to choose. Basically, all companies try to game the system to limit your choice to only their product. It's all about lock-in and lock-out.i agree, We need to keep...

Tags: Vertical industries, Leadership, government, breakup, domination, antitrust

Discussion threads 2005-08-17

SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work

SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't workWow could Bell be back?With SBC basically going around buying out the larger baby bells and then a merger with AT&T? This is interesting.And We want breakup of Microsoft???I know...I know...I know...Microsoft is hated by??...But breaking up is the remedy? Look at this Bell...

Tags: Modems, Telecom & Utilities, Leadership, Strategy, Telephony, WiMAX STEAMROLLER, Ma Bell, breakup, SBC, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-02-22

Oracle hits hard at Justice Dept.'s case

Oracle hits hard at Justice Dept.'s caseNow there's a double negativeOracle + lawyerWhyis the DoJ so concerned with Oracle's detrimental effect on the market, while it gave almost a free pass all these years to MS? The influence that MS wields on the market is much more accute since it...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., breakup, U.S. Department of Justice, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-06-07

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Are iPhone users really as vacuous as this study reveals?

IM BreakupI broke up with someone once via IM. And I've been dumped through e-mail.It ain't like the good ol' days.Hey Annie...my iPhone's broken. If you're reading this, it's off for tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that... Maybe I've found someone better...RE: Are iPhone users really...

Tags: Smart phones, Instant messaging, Apple iPhone, iPhone Users, Retreevo

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?

Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Alas, Poor Blackberry, I knew him.

verbsjust my opinion but:I brought (s/b took) it with me when I left the house. ...will be happy to bring (s/b take) me on as a new... just my opinion.Just buy a damn phone.Just buy a normal phone, you know, one that makes and receives calls.You tried phoning people...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Smart phones, phone, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft compete in the cloud?

Lets's see, what's the most appealing......the cloud solution that has a fully integrated desktop suite that matches it or the one that doesn't?In other words your headline is the wrong way round.RE: Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft compete in the cloud?Nice job with the headline that get's...

Tags: cloud computing, PRODUCTIVITY, Google Apps, Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Office Web Apps, Office Web, Microsoft Office, Web application

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Let it (not) be

Won't be released 9/9/09....but probably will be released next Monday. Hey - we may as well keep reading double meanings into every statement.Any chance of a TomTom takeover by Apple? TomTom no longer need to produce hardware....Don't think smallThe big explosion (i.e. US at least) was...The Ed Sullivan...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McCartney, Beatles, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Sony Ericsson taps Nordberg as new CEO; Stringer as board chairman

Struggling handset maker Sony Ericsson said on Monday techmeme that chief executive Dick Komiyama would retire at the end of the year, naming Ericsson executive Bert Nordberg to take the helm from October 15. Adding to the executive musical chairs, the firm also...

Tags: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Board, Cell Phone, Ericsson Inc., Cellular Phones, Corporate Governance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Target's departure from Amazon creates IT risk; Opportunity for GSI Commerce?

Target plans to leave Amazon's e-commerce platform to build its own site ahead of the 2011 holiday season. The transition is going to be one of the more visible IT projects in the next two years. Amazon will take a bit of a profit hit from the...

Tags: Information Technology, GSI Commerce Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Target.com, E-business, Target, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Retail, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?

Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?RE: Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?ATT needs to dump cash to up the network ante.....and fast.american math"AT&T?s retail churn rate has improved to 1.2 percent, still behind Verizon?s 1.14 percent. " I don't know about american mathematics but...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, ATT, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

Gauging the return on R&D: Do tech giants spend too much?

Gauging the return on R&D: Do tech giants spend too much?Microsoft spend too much on R&D for the return, IBM spend right amountIBM has always been a set of collective businesses with a management that is without technology bias. This is a powerful formula for long term success.Microsoft by comparison...

Tags: Research & Development, R&D, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Sony: Too big to be fixed

Sony reported a net loss of $1 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31 as sales tumbled 13 percent to $78.9 billion. Meanwhile, Sony sees more red ink ahead and is still mired in a restructuring loop that never seems to end. Is Sony too big...

Tags: Sony Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-14

eBay starts undoing bad acquisitions: Sets StumbleUpon free

StumbleUpon is a startup again as the original founders and a few well-heeled investors bought it back from eBay. The next question: When will Skype leave the eBay fold? In a statement blog, StumbleUpon said its two year run as a subsidiary of eBay is over. StumbleUpon founders...

Tags: Acquisition, Skype Technologies S.A., StumbleUpon, eBay Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Web Technology, Corporate Law, E-business/E-Commerce, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Sun and IBM Breaking Up: Who Wins?

The news today about IBM and Sun possibly going separate ways leaves a door open for others to dodge what could have been a pretty blockbuster combination.  I remember back in late 90's how cool Java was and what it meant for Sun.  Unfortunately, the heavily engineer-driven culture at Sun...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Programming Languages, Java, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Kevin O'Marah

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Why are the pieces of BearingPoint going to Auditors???

Should BearingPoint clients care? BearingPoint this week announced the breakup/reorganization plans for various parts of the firm. Essentially, once these deals are completed, BearingPoint will cease to exist. According to BearingPoint: BearingPoint and Deloitte have entered into an asset purchase...

Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Consulting, BearingPoint Inc., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-03-27