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A real bidding war: Google's price target

A real bidding war: Google's price targetTypo there LarryAt the end of the second paragraph. I think you meant $100 billion. If Google's still trying to get to $100 million they've got major problems. ;)At least Google's generating revenueI have to roll my eyes sometimes when these analysts...

Tags: Investment, IBM Corp., Google market cap, Google Inc., market capitalization

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'

Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'haha1. Microsoft's cash cows are mostly Windows and Office. Period. Everything else is pretty marginal. Lump the two above and call the "microsoft desktop", and there you have it. A one trick pony.2. Google is doing fantastically well. Their growth has been meteoric. Why would...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating systems, Handhelds, MSN-Live Search, Balmer, Google market cap, Google Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

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Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter

THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...

Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase

That pie will increasingly favor Google. Though Google DOES need to support something more like what Amazon does, so you can just rent a Linux box in the cloud that grows and shrinks.Great potential here for Google; p.s. - dont make Yahoo's mistakesThere is great potential for Google from...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Enterprise IT, Google AppEngine, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Office 2010 for students excludes Office Web Apps

I have to defend Microsoft hereThey have chosen to play in the price game so that's what you get: a price.You don't get a Rolls-Royce for the price of a Ford Ka now do you?MS has enormous investment costs to recover here. I'm no MS lover but their stock...

Tags: cloud computing, Web application, Office Web Apps, Office Web, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Global warming, bring it on

more moronic poll choicesAt what point could the people who create these polls pick 5 choices that are meaningful instead of parodies of any rational opinion?Targeted to it's marketRational opinion no longer required.RE: Global warming, bring it onI think that a severe ocean-raising global warming has the potential to adversely...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisition

I smell M$ hereWho is most interested in this deal not completing...M$!The price was more than fair, only some shareholders that were promissed more ca$h by M$ could have come with this frivolous lawsuit.RE: On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisitionNovember 6, 2008 - 5:00 PM EasternThird Quarter 2008 Results...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, acquisition, Joe, stock, On2 Technologies, stock market, Master Corp., shareholder, On2 shareholder, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...

Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devices

Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devicesGreat move!What a great move by Intel! Wind River is one of the premier names, in the embedded device space.The transformation going on in the tech industry these days is VERY exciting!RE: Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devicesIt could...

Tags: Linux, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Wind River Systems Inc., Intel Corp., embedded device, software

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Yahoo's China "police informant" role sparked a $47.5 billion slide in market value

The anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests recalls the courage of the Chinese people and the vicious response of the Chinese government. It also recalls the gutless behavior of Silicon Valley tech companies towards the Chinese government in pursuit of profits rather than morals. Many are guilty...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Shi, Government, Vertical Industries, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Netbooks with 10-inch displays dropping below $300

Netbooks with 10-inch displays dropping below $300Mobile Operators may like Android as the OSI can see mobile operators embracing netbooks running a smartphone OS like Android. Not only do they get a data contract, but they also get a cut of the application revenue from Android Market purchases. That's something...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, netbook, Verizon Communications Inc., operating system, mobile operator, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers

Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapersPlus, how would this work for...I recall in grad school often having several text books open at once on my desk as I wrote my thesis, worked on projects, and studied. How would you keep multiple things...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Amazon.com Inc., big screen, Textbook margin, textbook

Discussion threads 2009-05-04

Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call

Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings callReally?The EC doesn't have Microsoft hating judges. It has Microsoft being found in violation of the EC rules/regulations repeatedly. Ergo, the judges have to bring the hammer down.Or would you rather that they didn't do anything when companies did "bad things?" Or is...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., earnings call

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]

Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]Both XP and Vistahave 64-bit versions, which can handle more then 3GB of RAM.So Intel has been holding the market back until they could match AMD?[i] Before Nehalem, Intel?s PC memory controllers were mounted on the...

Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, RAM, DDR3 RAM, PC, Nehalem, market capitalization, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

Why ComCast hates - and fears - the Internet

Why ComCast hates - and fears - the InternetCooling process"Gigabit Ethernet to every home should be a national goal. Let people, not companies, decide what they want to see. Let entrepreneurs build new services to use that bandwidth and see what happens."I agree with the UK government's answer to piracy...

Tags: NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., Internet

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

Google recruits resellers to land more business users for Apps

Google Apps is getting a few salespeople in a bid to gain more market share. Google said Wednesday (blog, statement) that it will allow authorized resellers to sell, customize and support Google App Premier Edition for customers. The goal here is pretty clear: Take...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Reseller, Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Sharks can never sleep

Corporations are like sharks, who have to keep moving forward to breathe...or they sink and die. I recently participated in Cisco's 'C-Scape' first virtual forum online; a surprisingly basic attempt at allowing remote attendance to their San Jose California briefing given the...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-12-17

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Second Verse, Different Than the First

Industry Giants -the New Adults on the Block Most of these might not be surprising to you but they are to me. With maybe the exception of Sage...and NetSuite....and RightNow and.....ah well.  I guess they aren't really all that surprising.  But to some degree, IBM and Cisco are surprising. ...

Tags: Strategy, Application, NetSuite Inc., IBM Corp., CRM, Zach, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-16