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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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- 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
- RIAA dumps its primary evidence collector
- The Recording Industry Association has dropped MediaSentry, an outfit that scans the Internet for folks allegedly uploading copyrighted music. According to the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA quietly dropped MediaSentry, a company that provided the RIAA most of its lawsuit firepower. The Journal makes the leap that...
- Tags: Lawsuit, RIAA, Recording Industry Association, MediaSentry, Journal, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-04
- Would you sign off on this audit? What’s a going concern in this business climate?
- Are Audited Financial Statements of Value Anymore? Auditors will surely do a lot of head scratching in the coming months as they decide which of their clients’ books are prepared as: - going concerns - breakup basis - going concern but with...
- Tags: Auditor, Audit, Firm, Financial Accounting, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- Apple's Macworld saga and Jobs absence: Leadership signals and succession plans
- Steve Jobs absence from Macworld's keynote this year is being taken as a sign. What signal Apple is actually sending is debatable, but some analysts are taking a strong hint that the company is ready to transition leadership. Apple said Tuesday that it will end its relationship...
- Tags: Absence, Job, Steve Jobs, Leadership, Health Care, Apple Inc., Succession Plan, Company Line, Piper Jaffray Gene Munster, Munster, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- Acoustic Energy AE-29 Bluetooth speaker system
- In the past couple of years, we've seen an increase in the number of Bluetooth-capable speaker systems designed to wirelessly receive audio streams from Bluetooth-capable music phones and audio players. One of the latest such products is the Acoustic Energy AE-29. The tabletop speaker system has been available in...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker grille, Acoustic Energy AE-29, speaker, Bluetooth
- Product reviews 2008-12-08
- i2, JDA call off merger
- JDA and i2 said they are calling off their supply chain wedding plans amid an uncertain economic picture. In August statement, JDA agreed to buy i2 for $346 million, or $14.86 a share, in cash. On Wednesday, i2 shares closed at $7.70. JDA was going to finance...
- Tags: Merger, I2 Technologies Inc., JDA, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Slicing up Sun
- Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls, one of which is from a disclosure perspective: I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk of...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- 24% of employed Americans have been with their current employer for less than 1 year
- 24% of employed Americans have been with their current employer for less than 1 yearWhat's The Point Of This Blog?You quote statistics and offer nothing else. Here is a statistic for you: The sun shines 100% of the time. 100% of the people who don't eat a...
- Tags: Blogging, current employer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- Is That Non-Compete Too Broad?
- Interesting Calif. Case Involving Arthur Andersen (Yes, That's Not a Typo!) You really ought to check out this court filing involving that fascinating business/employee contract: the non-compete. This case is about an Arthur Andersen Tax professional whose group was being sold to another firm...
- Tags: Arthur Andersen, Firm, Agreement, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
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