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- The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Google Voice support on tap
- Updated: Verizon Wireless and Google said Tuesday that they will partner to co-develop a bevy of Android-based devices. Verizon Wireless also said that it will tightly integrate its network with Google apps---including Google Voice. The terms of the deal Techmeme weren't disclosed, but the companies are looking...
- Tags: Google Inc., Device, Collaboration, Partnership, Voice, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Android, Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Goldman goes ga-ga for Google, cites YouTube, Europe and display ads
- Goldman Sachs figures Google will come out of the downturn with revenue growth rates in the mid-teens in 2010. Goldman Sachs added Google to its "conviction buy list" with a 6-month target of $560. Overall, the investment firm sees Google excelling in Europe as travel and e-commerce...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Goldman, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- Microsoft gets its edge back
- Is it just me or is Microsoft a little more competitive than it has been in recent years? Microsoft has gotten under Apple's skin---at least its lawyers---got Google's attention with Bing and is even doing the Web app thing. Microsoft almost seems to be enjoying itself as honchos like Kevin...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Bing, Linux, Retail, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Renegotiated MySpace deal to give Google an earnings boost next year
- Google reports its second quarter earnings on Thursday, but a few analysts are already looking ahead to the back-half of 2010 and a renegotiated deal with MySpace. Google inked an obscene $900 million guaranteed ad deal with MySpace in 2006. At the time, MySpace was the social...
- Tags: Google Inc., Earnings, MySpace, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Microsoft doesn't win at everything
- Rest in peace Microsoft Money. It won't be the first creation from the software giant to flop and it won't be the last. And that's just fine. There's a good bit of hubbub about the demise of Microsoft Money Techmeme. Yes, Intuit is the victor with Quicken,...
- Tags: Intuit Inc., Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., CNet News, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- State of the Art Microsoft Conference Experience - Online...
- Microsoft are doing a terrific job of demonstrating how to run a conference with their Mix09 conference, which is happening in Vegas right now. Click on the conference url while the keynotes are on and it is as if you're there. A live...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Conference, Corporate Communications, Productivity, Games, Strategy, Marketing, Personal Technology, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?
- While the iPhone has shown that there is a large consumer market for smartphones, the primary market-driver for the smartphone is - and will remain - enterprises and small businesses. This dynamic is similar to the PC operating system market. Think about Windows Vista. It has largely...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Platform, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Business, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian Inc., Informa, BlackBerry Let, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-03-17
- Cloud wars: Microsoft-Google scrum isn't zero sum
- Microsoft Online Services' GlaxoSmithKline win is a nice victory for the software giant, but it may be a bit premature for too much chest thumping over Google Apps. On the other side of the equation, Google is likely to have a helluva a battle on its hands. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Online Services, Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Google's search juggernaut: Recession resistant after all
- Numbers don't lie. And Google's numbers are indicating that the company's search business is holding up much better than expected amid a recession. Google reported fourth quarter pro forma earnings of $5.10 a share on net revenue of $4.22 billion (statement, Sam Diaz's take, Techmeme). Google did...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Advertisement, Recession, CPC, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-23
- Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move
- Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Windows Azure defined
- Windows Azure definedIt seems very strange......if MS has been on this thing for 2.5 years and still might not be sure whether Azure could be an ad based offering or made available to 3rd parties including ISPs. I don't think there's room for a lack of clarification.my definition: hot airAzure...
- Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Investment, Microsoft Windows, Windows Azure, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...
- Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Online Media, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, MSFT, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Is AOL a viable option for Yahoo against Microsoft?
- Yahoo's board met over the weekend and reportedly decided to chat with both Microsoft and Time Warner, who could unload AOL in some sort of deal. My initial reaction: What would AOL really bring to Yahoo other than a migraine? But when you check out Comscore's latest ranking of Web...
- Tags: Advertisement, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Is DoubleClick a profit margin killer for Google?
- Google has its display advertising beachhead with its acquisition of DoubleClick, but now the real fun begins: The integration and the profit margin risk. In a research note Tuesday, UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter cut his earnings, revenue and margin estimates based on the usual suspects: A slowing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Profit Margin, DoubleClick Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Yahoo: Business is fine and we're worth more; Do you buy it?
- Yahoo: Business is fine and we're worth more; Do you buy it?Yes, but MS is still going to get themFrom an advertiser's perspective, I have little doubt they're going to do just fine. Between their search inventory and their display ads on a wide range of high-volume properties, they're...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Microhoo: The end game
- Microhoo: The end gameDomain Name Microhoo Not for SaleHere's my offer to buy it and Vikram Gautam's reply. So Microsoft and Yahoo better think of another name for their merger if it will really ever happen.From: "MicroHoo Vikram Gautam" Add Mobile Alert To: deletedSubject: Re: i will...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, game, Yahoo! Inc., merger, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-10
- Microsoft-Yahoo! combination could yield an Orwellian Web world
- About 10 years ago, we used to ask Jim Barksdale, then head of Netscape, a stock question during news conferences. Did you bag any "default browser" deals lately? Inevitably Jim would demur and say they were still trying. Those were the days when the light was swiftly...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Yahoo! Inc., Fact, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Channel Management, Internet, Web Browsers, Authentication/Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Technology's natural state: Duopoly (or close to it)
- The merger of Activision and Vivendi to create a video game juggernaut on par with Electronic Arts was the big news over the weekend, but from a high level it's more of the same: Another tech sector and another duopoly in training. The Activision-Vivendi deal, announced Sunday, is being...
- Tags: Security, Google Inc., Duopoly, VMware Inc., Western Digital Corp., Microsoft Corp., Technology, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
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