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Microsoft preps for hostile takeover of Yahoo!: Microsoft preps for hostile takeover of Yahoo!Microsoft would do fine without thisMS is going to be printing money for the foreseeable future with Office and Vista so I'm not sure why they need to make such a big gamble.Desperation is expensive, it seemsDesperation is expensive is seems. No other commentNot...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, desperation, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., hostile takeover; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
A sign of desperation from Adobe: A sign of desperation from AdobeInteresting pieceI'll think this one over, maybe I'll come back later with a responseuh what?Not sure what you mean. Are you saying Adobe should continue to be open but for different reasons? Are you suggesting that from a single spokesperson's quote you can harness the...; Tags: Strategy, Microsoft .NET, Adobe Systems Inc., desperation, open source; Discussion threads 2007-04-26
Vista: 'Most significant,' but anti-climactic: Vista: 'Most significant,' but anti-climacticWith a little push from VISTASOA technology will become mainstream in next three years.Welcome to the Church of the painful OS!...Organ plays softly ......Praise be my bruddas und sistas!My message today, "Don't Drink the Koolaid!"Owwa text today comes from the book of Cobol 6:17, it ahhh...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Candy, Microsoft Windows Vista, desperation, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-11-30
Arranging the DEC chairs at HP: Arranging the DEC chairs at HPGood to agree with you...... about the danger of accepting Wall Street's advice about saving money by eliminating the ability to develop new products for the future.And you're also right about the danger of following industry standards. Wall Street will even recommend that products...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., Netscape Communications Corp., open source, desperation, sourcing, Linux, Digital Equipment Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-05-01
"4.26" Desperation Decoded: Michael Dell, speaking at the consumer electronics show last week spent a lot of his time labouring the point that his PCs would gain performance faster than Microsoft's X360. As part of that he introduced a hot new games PC - the XPS 600 Renegade. It looks way...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., XPS 600 Renegade; Blog posts 2006-01-12

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Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarityBingo! ntnt"insanely profitable"Yes, IBM retained those parts of its business in which it was possible to obtain a huge markup and not worry as much about performance compared to alternatives.Microsoft already has part of that approach, as witness the markup on software. ...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Assessing winners and losers: Updated below: Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have settled their looming proxy war. According to a statement Monday, Yahoo's board of directors will be expanded to 11 members and one of those seats will go to Icahn. The two remaining seats will be filled based on...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic': Yahoo says it has rejected another offer from Microsoft and Carl Icahn. The latest offer, delivered Friday, was another gambit to acquire Yahoo's search business. Yahoo's overall message: If Microsoft is serious step up and buy the whole company "for at least $33 per share." Yahoo also...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-13
When proprietary companies go open source: When proprietary companies go open sourceThe elephant in the room[i]Let’s not pretend, though, that it’s a move proprietary companies make when they are successful…which explains the trend.[/i]Yup, that's it -- IBM is a failing company and turned Eclipse loose in desperation.John, you remain fixated on the model of "software for...; Tags: Java development tools, Tools & Techniques, Eclipse, IBM Corp., software, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, open source; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
When proprietary companies go open source: I've been burning the midnight oil yet again, working like a beaver on speed as I build my software castle on a server in Los Angeles not that beavers build castles. It's going well, and we are on the verge of starting trials in the UK. If any of you...; Tags: Software, Netscape Communications Corp., Stallman, Open Source, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-07-11
Larry misses the mark on Yahoo BOSS: Larry Dignan wrote an article today called "Yahoo's desperate search times call for open source", about this week's announcement of the Yahoo BOSS platform. Unfortunately Larry has gotten it all wrong. The first problem is that Yahoo BOSS is not open source. They've...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., API, Larry, Y!BOSS, Open Source, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirms: Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirmsThe only way Icahn could "save" GM would be to buy up shares cheap, andthen sell them to Toyota for double the money.... matchnow which one is the Match and who is the striker They are both very incendiary...; Tags: Corporate governance, Micro$oft, board, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Confirms, Steve Ballmer; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?: eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?Spin out PayPal or Skype???Someone's not doing their homework!! Those two properties are equally (or more?) valuable to Microsoft than eBay's "core" auction biz. M$ would love to have the predominant method of web payment...not to mention Skype for its "Mickey-phone". ...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Linux, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., merger ball, belle, merger; Discussion threads 2008-06-16
D6: Snippets of Microsoft's morphing business model emerge: D6: Snippets of Microsoft's morphing business model emergeMicrosoft should not emulate appleMacintosh sales come from iPod sales which come from aggressive marketing campaigns. Microsoft needs to ignore Apple and focus on improving software that people use to get the work done. While the Apple may have cornered beatnik and trendy...; Tags: Sales strategy, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-28
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeContextThe reason COBOL still does most of the work today is because it has handled, is handling, and will handle simple tasks effectively on software that already exists and has been creepingly adapted to current circumstances.(You wouldn't want to quote that...; Tags: Mainframes, Strategy, Leadership, Programming languages, Servers, IBM Corp., COBOL, innovation, information technology, Web service, business side, mainframe, Web, IBM mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
Microsoft looks to buy search share (again): Microsoft looks to buy search share againDidn't work last time, won't work this timeWho cares if the great Bloatfarm offers you 25 cents off? Do people quit Amazon for 25 cents off at Barnes & Noble?Even so, if the slagheap does it, google is much more powerful in search...; Tags: Engineering, Financial accounting, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., slagheap, MSFT; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
About that Microsoft-Yahoo deal (2): About that Microsoft-Yahoo deal (2)Consumers are the winnersalong with free markets, competition and innovation.People should stop looking at it from the perspective of the greedy pigs that push their snouts into as many troughs as they can find, otherwise tomorrow's knowledge economy is going to be a real struggle whilst...; Tags: Financial accounting, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., shareholder; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software: Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary softwareA comment and a typo to correctFirst the typo:[i]Sugar, even on Windows, always *was* and always will be open source. [/i]At least I think that's what you meant to say.[i]But let’s not throw babies out with bathwaters. Just because Ferraris are fun cars...; Tags: Web browsers, open source, Stallman, Netscape Communications Corp., software, proprietary software; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Ballmer: We don't need Yahoo and we aren't raising our bid: Ballmer: We don't need Yahoo and we aren't raising our bidIt is a terrible dealWhy? Because Microsoft will implode one of the cornerstones of the web into a Microsoft Crapware wasteland. It is terrible for all of us end users.Message has been deleted.RE: Ballmer: We don't need...; Tags: Corporate governance, Desktops, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer; Discussion threads 2008-04-23