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Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEO: In his latest missive to Yahoo's board of directors, activist shareholder Carl Icahn blasts chairman Roy Bostock and outlines what he'd do if he gets control of the company's board. Right after he ditched Yahoo's poison pill, Icahn said he would "ask our new board to hire a talented...; Tags: Poison Pill, Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Plan, CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Yahoo beefs up severance packages (just in case Microsoft succeeds): Yahoo said in an SEC filing that it has beefed up severance packages for full-time employees--not to mention executives--in the event of layoffs. Simply put, this move is designed to make Microsoft pay a bit more to lay off Yahoos. In the filing, Yahoo...; Tags: Employee, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Stock Options, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-19
VMware ups IPO price range; preps for lift off: VMware on Thursday raised the price range for its initial public offering to $27 to $29 a share, up from the previous range of $23 to $25. The company, which is currently expected to launch its IPO next week, will be well received given that it will be one of...; Tags: IPO Price, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., IPO, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-09
Microsoft Xbox Chief Peter Moore: Did he jump or was he pushed?: Peter Moore, the Corporate Vice President of Microosft's Interactive Entertainment Business -- and the point guy on Xbox and Games for Windows -- is leaving Microsoft to become President of Electronic Arts' Sports label.Microsoft made the announcement of Moore's pending departure he starts at EA in September on July 17,...; Tags: Xbox, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-07-17
What IBM teaches about open source: What IBM teaches about open sourceIBM is not "generous" to its employees.Here's how IBM gains $3 billion over 2-3 years by cutting off its employees pensions:Quoting:IBM said it would freeze its traditional defined-benefit retirement plans as of 2008. This means any additional benefits workers in these plans were hoping to...; Tags: Balance sheets, Financial accounting, Benefits, Financial Planning, open source, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-05-15

Notes from Apple's shareholder meeting: Apple held its annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino on Thursday. Steve Jobs and other company executives addressed pointed questions about the lingering stock options scandal, the Leopard delay, Apples green policies and iPhone. Macworld and CNBC have posted notes from the meeting. Some highlights:"Backdating stock options is unfair to shareholders...; Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Steve Jobs, shareholder, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer Inc.; Blog posts 2007-05-11
Yahoo's MyBlogLog purchase by the numbers: Yahoos acquisition of MyBlogLog.com is getting a lot of play in the blogosphere, perhaps too much for an acquisition reportedly valued at $10 million.Perhaps, it was Om Maliks man on the spot coverage for GigaOM that gives the story some heft. It was a nice account. Or maybe its the...; Tags: General, Web Technology, Yahoo, MyBlogLog; Blog posts 2007-01-09
New York Times shares $4 million 'dough' with employees: In “Arthur O. Suzlberger, Jr: The New York Times Company has the 'dough' online” I report on the importance of digital revenues to the NYT, citing Sulzberger, Chairman of New York Times Co., at the NYC paidContent mixer last June:Sulzberger began with news gathering statistics: The New York Times employs...; Tags: New York Times Co.; Blog posts 2006-09-19
Microsoft hands out 37 million shares in bonuses: Microsoft hands out 37 million shares in bonusesmeasurable criteria?[quote]James Cash, a Microsoft director who sits on the board's compensation committee, said in a statement that the awards were set using "measurable criteria" to evaluate job performance and that their size was in line with industry practices.[/quote]Clearly not their ability to...; Tags: Investment, KARMA, Microsoft Corp., stock, bonuse, measurable criteria; Discussion threads 2006-08-31
Google's emerging Web Office: Google's emerging Web OfficeGoogle vs Microsoft - the battle is already overEveryone is hyping the potential for Google and Web 2.0 to eclipse Microsoft.Just like the DotBomb era of a few years ago, so-called analysts and everyday people are thinking not with their heads, but with their egos and emotion.Besides...; Tags: Channel management, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web; Discussion threads 2006-05-26