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Wall Street to Google: congratulations

Google CEO Eric Schmidt received several “congratulations on the great quarter” from Wall Street analysts today during the company’s Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call.Schmidt began the call declaring Google to be “very, very” happy with its strong quarter in a seasonally weak time.Schmidt proclaimed it to be a “good...

Tags: click fraud, Google Inc., Morningstar Inc.

Blog posts 2006-07-20

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Is Yahoo is best way for Microsoft to spend its cash?

Microsoft is likely to prevail in its Yahoo bid -- and most likely without raising its offer. But just because Microsoft can buy the No. 2 search vendor doesn't necessarily mean it should. Those are the results of a new poll of Wall Street analysts by Reuters....

Tags: Acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., Analyst, Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-16

Is Cisco threatened by open source?

Open source compresses margins. So in asking whether Cisco is pressured by open source maybe we should look there first.Open source fans should look away. Cisco currently enjoys a net profit margin of 19.59%. That's down from last year, but 2005 was a record. Before 2004, in fact, Cisco never...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., open source

Blog posts 2006-10-30

Why Apple should embrace Windows

I ran across a rather interesting article on OSNews recently disputing the notion that Apple's recent success demonstrates the power of the "end to end" manufacturing model over the "component" model. The "end to end" model is one where both hardware and software are controlled by the hardware manufacturer. ...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2006-05-31

Mozilla CEO: Why they're still shunned by corporate IT

Mozilla CEO: Why they're still shunned by corporate ITTry checking ZDNet renderingZDNet talkback does not render correctly in Firefox. Fix the flaws first, then complain that shops don't use it.Mozilla and other browsers that are not IEGates was smart to appeal to business. Microsoft is the world standard...

Tags: Web browsers, GPO, information technology, Microsoft Corp., W3C, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-05-24

Congoo NetPass Toolbar (exe)

The NetPass provides free access to premium and subscription content unavailable from anywhere else. Access content from sources like Encyclopedia Britannica, The New Republic, TheStreet.com, Morningstar, FT.com, Harvard Health Newsletter, and hundreds of additional sources of the Web's most valuable information. The NetPass creates a free bridge that spans the...

Tags: Web, Subscription, NetPass, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-04-04

Sun lays off software employees

Sun lays off software employeesIs this a sign of worse to come?I used to like Sun and everything it stood for, but it's becoming less relevant as time goes by. Too bad...I guess...They must assume that since they "open sourced" solaris they dont need their software developers... They assume the...

Tags: Linux, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, Servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, software, open source

Discussion threads 2005-02-22