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Big Day for Big Oil, and Way to Future Profits Seems Well-lubed

Big Day for Big Oil, and Way to Future Profits Seems Well-lubedFusionYes, the sad thing is that the only technology that could solve the energy question forever is getting little attention. In the past few years, the entire world (US, Europe, Japan,...) came up with a mere $15 billion total...

Tags: Investment, OIL PRICES, Nuclear-Fusion, Big Oil, Big Day, Future Profits Seems Well-lubed, oil company, profit margin

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

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The Big Question podcast: Will News Corp. really pull its content from Google?

Bare-Metal replacement with a new visionI have to say, Google is on the cutting edge and this will sell because companies can have cloud-a, cloud-b, and cloud-c ect...No different than Networks today, it is no different than Vlans.Google has the BEST developers and Open_Source resources that will prove again a...

Tags: Corporate law, podcast, Bing, antitrust, Google Inc., News Corp., search engine

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Apple leaves Chamber of Commerce in green dispute

Cap and TAX dramatically increases green house gassesGood for the chamber of commerce to have their eyes open. All this energy tax legislation does is move energy consuming manufacturing off shore to countries where the production of that energy is dramatically more pollution producing. Apple needs to pull it's head...

Tags: Apple Inc., Obama, manufacturing

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Courts put DVD ripping on shaky ground

this is only on the broken USA copyright and court system.not every one lives in the united states of america...Was it ever really about combatting piracy?"It?s amazing how the focus has shifted from combating piracy to taking as much money as possible off customers."Considering how much they've been using DRM,...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, piracy

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

The Wintel blue light special

The Wintel blue light specialI just can not stop laughing!! MS trying to win against Apple by being "cheaper". The Vista fiasco continues . . . .And where are those 2.000.000 macs sold this quarter?Lets see..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_desktop_operating_systemsNope, not here. Apple`s market share has remained THE SAME (9 percent at best from...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wintel, laptop computer, Vista fiasco, Compal

Discussion threads 2009-07-26

Falling profits forced Microsoft's open source hand

Falling profits forced Microsoft's open source handDana, your dreaming. nt.StillFirst of all, I think everyone has seen earnings drop since November of last year. I don't think Microsoft's market share in relation to Linux has changed much over the last year. If someone can show me numbers...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, open source, software, Dana, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Apple owns the market on expensive PCs

Apple owns the market on expensive PCs91% of a market?[i]91 percent of all computers sold at retail for more than $1,000 were Macs.[/i]Windows has less marketshare than that and they are a monopoly. I guess that means Apple now has a monopoly on PCs over $1,000! I know that when...

Tags: Desktops, Food & Beverage, Apple Inc., PC, expensive PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OS

Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OSCue everybody complaining about privacy in 3.. 2.. 1.. [nt]ntPoor old MSIt was only a matter of time until Google went after the monopolist profits MS makes with their poor windows.RE: Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OSToo bad Nelie...

Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Now Let, Microsoft Windows, tech world, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

If everyone bets on Android does anyone get an advantage?

If everyone bets on Android does anyone get an advantage?The ones who will have the best advantagewill be the ones who contribute the most and the best software. You reap what you sow in the F/OSS world.HTC already has a pretty big head start, and has already has learned a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, OPEN SOURCE, Smart phones, Android Market

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Dell profits slump 63% - Not as bad as analysts had feared

Dell profits slump 63% - Not as bad as analysts had fearedThey could drown in their own misery for all i care......and no, i`m not a mac fanboy, but DULL must be the worst OEM (at least on the consumer side, their workstations and Precision laptops are good, but their...

Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Apple Inc., Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?More generalized solutions in the futureUM is clearly highlighting a market opportunity for iPhone/iPod Touch type devices and, at the moment, Apple appears to have the best overall solution.Ideally, in the future, more generalized solutions will be available that allow more vendors...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Mandatory iPhones, UM worth, outrage

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Your next software buying decision: zero cost?

Your next software buying decision: zero cost?Open Source it!The beauty of open source technologies and hiring skilled talent not people who want to haul in a bunch of proprietary software the extorts tens of thousands of dollars for nothing on return.Having skills to develop and maintain your own infrastructure is...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, open source

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

Apple cuts 1,600 retail jobs

Apple cuts 1,600 retail jobsApparently same SEC filing Apple ADDED R&D jobs. MacDailyNews notes that in the same SEC filing Apple added jobs in other depts. namely R&D. But of course Apple cutting jobs is a lot more exciting and makes all the headlines (must say that this article here...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, tech media, Jason, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., job

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Will a netbook save Apple's Mac business?

Will a netbook save Apple's Mac business?Headline misleading...Can we hold off until the actual figures are released TOMORROW before calling Apple's Mac business "failed"?OK it garners clicks BUT pretty obvious click whoring to me.Most companies wish they had as big a failure as Apple's Mac business. Truth be known they...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Notebooks, OK IT, Apple Inc., Apple Mac business, netbook, Apple Mac

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Who's to blame for America's loss of innovation?

I blogged about one study of forty nations that showed the U.S. falling in competition and innovation. Down to 6th from its former leadership slot. Can we stop the slide? The talkbacks posit various interesting theories and placing of blame. Several indicate...

Tags: Innovation, U.S., America, Teacher, John Muir, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-02-26

SaaS frustration

I've just come off a call with Phil Wainewright, fellow Irregular and saas maven on ZDNet. Phil and I go back many years so calls are always jocular and not always SFSV Safe For Saas Vendors ears. We were ruminating on Phil's swipe at Sage Software,...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., Vendor, Sage Software, SAP AG, Saas, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-11

Amazon, Netflix, Priceline: Are they really recession resistant?

Amazon, Netflix, Priceline: Are they really recession resistant?Netflix's Future is MurkyNetflix's ability to withstand the recession is doubtless superior to many companies, but their basic business is certainly jeopardized by the growth in the availability of media on demand from cable, satellite and, of course, the Internet. It seems...

Tags: Priceline.com Inc., NetFlix Inc., Amazon.com Inc., recession

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

Satyam fallout: Should customers stick? Full text of chairman's stunning letter

Indian outsourcing company Satyam has cooked books, a $1 billion cash sink hole and its chairman and founder B Ramalinga Raju has fabricated figures. Meanwhile, Merrill Lynch has bailed on being an adviser to the company and shares of the firm were down 90 percent or so in premarket trading...

Tags: Board, Satyam, Maytas, Task Force, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Is the PlayStation Doomed?

Sony, putting aside the human toll of massive restructuring, is a fascinating example of the carnage happening in the business world today, and the stifling of innovation in large companies. Today's multinational conglomerate had humble origins in post WWII Japan: Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-01-06