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- Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?
- Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?Define "making money"If a unit in and of itself loses $1 billion a year, but another unit benefits by $$3 billion a year as a result of that unit's existence, do you close it? And how do you make such measures reliably?Example: Internet Explorer.If...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-24
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- More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits
- Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Microsoft sheds 2,000-employee ad agency in $530 million deal
- I think they mention Word just as an exampleI wouldn't cite Word as a propietary format that doesn't allow being searched - My take is that, even though it is propietary, it is well known and can be read by 3rd parties... The issue seems that in the future programs...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Watch that reference you write on LinkedIn and other sites
- Watch that reference you write on LinkedIn and other sitesRidiculous !!!People is US are exploiting laws to such an extend that everything is loosing its real purpose....I wonder one day they will sue each other because they r breathing air in each other's neighborhood. How about adding declaimer...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- Watch that reference you write on LinkedIn and other sites
- No good deed goes unpunished I get requests from time to time to post a referral for someone on LinkedIn. Apparently, headhunters and recruiters like to see these especially for sales professionals. I’ve done a couple and demurred from doing so on others. ...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts
- Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cutsWhat a guy!I'm glad I never worked for Ol' Monkey Boy. But I do have friends working for MS in Redmond...hope they come through this OK.I think layoffs are only justified if you're losing money...or in danger of it....
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India
- WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to Indiais this 'change we can believe in'?We thought Bush was ignorant about the job market, but Obama is downright anti American and in bed with the big and greedy corporations.RE: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to IndiaWow. Linux...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-25
- News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...
- Blog posts 2009-03-09
- How will the recession affect Silicon Valley?
- I recently spoke with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman about Silicon Valley and its future. Mr Coleman worked at VisiCorp on the first spreadsheet, he headed development of Sun's Solaris, he co-founded BEA Systems which sold to Oracle for $3.5bn, and he now runs Cassatt, a cloud computing tech startup....
- Blog posts 2009-02-26
- News to know: Cisco, Windows 7, SAP, Google Latitude
- Sam Diaz: Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned Tom Steiner-Threlkeld: Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That's Not A Layoff. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's worst nightmare: Windows 7 deemed less secure than Vista Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is UAC...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned
- updated: Despite the uncertain economic challenges in the future and a quarter that saw weaker sales and profits from a year ago, Cisco Systems remains optimistic about its ride through the downturn and is looking ahead at the recovery by focusing on a realignment and reorganization plan instead of widespread...
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- Tech layoff parade continues: TI cuts 12 percent of workforce
- Texas Instruments is cutting 12 percent of its workforce because the company is "not counting on a near-term economic rebound for improvement." TI delivered the latest round of cutbacks--joining companies like Microsoft, Intel and Sprint--as it reported better than expected fourth quarter results. TI said there will...
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- Windows kicks Linux to the curb
- Gosh, that didn't take long! Last July Linux had a huge opportunity to beat Windows in the red-hot netbook market (see Linux for housewives. XP for geeks. ). But faster than I'd expected Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an 80% attach rate for netbooks. ...
- Blog posts 2009-01-25
- Wall Street waits for layoffs at Microsoft
- Wall Street waits for layoffs at MicrosoftI told you so!Nobody believed my predictions when I said that M$ is going down quickly and Linux is eating their lunch!Now the naysayers have been proven wrong!The only tech companies that are hiring and grow are the OSS kind.M$ drones will get in...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Nine Web sites IT pros should master in 2009
- At least, according to Carolyn Duffy Marsan, senior editor at Network World. Marsan writes up a list not for geeks but for decision-makers, with the following disclaimer: "Master these Web sites, and you’ll prove you can innovate during the most trying economic times. And you’ll do it more efficiently...
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- News to know: Macworld; Windows 7; Snow Leopard; Web 2.0 security; IT strategy
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay...
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- Google's future: Predictions for 2009
- At the end of each year, the blogosphere is flooded with predictions for the next. It's time for a sneak peak into 2009 for one of the most exciting, and unpredictable, companies in existence -- Google. There are a few things that are almost certain to...
- Blog posts 2008-12-25
- Sony to layoff 16,000 employees, loses charm among consumers
- Sony to layoff 16,000 employees, loses charm among consumers"... loses charm among consumers"Although I have loved every Sony product I ever bought and had an extremely good experience with Sony depot repair recently when, after fifteen years of trouble-free service, a stereo I have needed work, I quit buying Sony...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- Zappos CEO: transparency helped employees during layoffs
- Just under two weeks ago Zappos.com, the online shoe retailer, very publicly laid off nearly 8 percent of its workforce. The truth is, the company didn't intend for everything to be so public. It just was, due to the social media darling's corporate culture of transparency. Is...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
- Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobsIf I were a Sun employee I'd be looking for another job.There seems to be a never ending stream of layoffs at Sun. Very demoralizing.RE: Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobsi think it's hard to compete for Sun in the new IT market place. The...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
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