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$55.2 bln of microchips sold in Q3 2004

Worldwide microchip sales for Q3 2004 amounted to $55.2 bln, an increase of 3.2% from Q2 when sales were $53.5 bln and an increase of 27.4% from Q3 2003. Q1 2004 global chip sales were 32.3% ahead of Q1 2003. Q2 2004 global chip sales were up 40.3% YTY. Worldwide...

Tags: sales, microchip, microchip sale

Blog posts 2004-11-01

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Software makers may sue eBay

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Blog posts 2008-07-25

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Blog posts 2008-07-25

Government, markets and regulation

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Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Speculation over possible Skype backdoor

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Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine

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Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-23

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Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Web browsers, Hertz Corp., Web site, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap

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Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

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Discussion threads 2008-07-22

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Discussion threads 2008-07-21

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Blog posts 2008-07-21

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Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Open source should support Apple over Psystar

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Discussion threads 2008-07-17

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Tags: Commission, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., European Union, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, Components, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors

News items 2008-07-17

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Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-17

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Discussion threads 2008-07-16