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$3 bln of DVD recorder chips will be sold by 2008

DVD recorder semiconductor revenue is expected to achieve a compound growth rate of almost 40% and reach $3 bln in 2008, according to IDC.

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, chip, DVD-recorder, DVD-recorder semiconductor revenue

Blog posts 2005-01-15

$3 bln of DVD recorder chips will be sold by 2008

DVD recorder semiconductor revenue is expected to achieve a compound growth rate of almost 40% and reach $3 bln in 2008, according to IDC.

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, chip, DVD-recorder, DVD-recorder semiconductor revenue

Blog posts 2005-01-15

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Blog posts 2008-07-25

Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall

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Blog posts 2008-07-25

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Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

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Tags: elastic cloud, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Ozzie

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

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Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending

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Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?

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Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Blu-ray Recorder, media, recorder

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?

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Blog posts 2008-07-24

Apple looking to hire iPhone hacker

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Discussion threads 2008-07-24

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Discussion threads 2008-07-24

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Discussion threads 2008-07-24

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Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Apple's coming notebook transition

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Blog posts 2008-07-24

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Blog posts 2008-07-23

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Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Corp., Johnson, rep, Juniper Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-23