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Microsoft acknowledges the Apple threat in SEC filing

Microsoft acknowledges the Apple threat in SEC filingAnd if Apple were honest...... they would mention Microsoft in their filing as their target market.Does this really justify its own dedicated post?I feel like there should've at least been some further information or analysis to go with it.....Just thinking aloud.Problems vs. OpportunityEvery...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., SEC filing, Apple Macintosh, phone

Discussion threads 2008-08-03

Microsoft acknowledges the Apple threat in SEC filing

In their mandatory 10-Q filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for 2008 Microsoft acknowledges Apple's success, but without mentioning them by name. A competing vertically-integrated model, in which a single firm controls both the software and hardware elements of a product, has been successful with certain consumer...

Tags: SEC Filing, Product, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-03

McAfee fined $18 million for patent infringement

A federal jury in Texas has ordered McAfee to pay $18 million in past and future damages for infringing on a patent held by DeepNines Inc., according to Barron's Tech Trader Daily blog. The court decision, revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, was handed down last week. ...

Tags: McAfee Inc., SEC Filing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-21

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Microsoft to bolster Live Search in Europe with Greenfield acquisition

Microsoft said Friday that it will acquire Greenfield Online, which owns Ciao, a price comparison, shopping and reviews site in Europe, for $17.50 a share, or $486 million. The goal: Expand Live Search in Europe. Greenfield Online, which also owns an Internet survey business, will be split...

Tags: Acquisition, Europe, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Ciao, Survey Business, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow

Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to followHmm, I wonder how long it will take the torrent abusers...... to reach that cap and get kicked? Not talking about the ones who get movies and software and games all illegally but the ones who serve this stuff up?...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Corporate communications, Comcast Corp., broadband cap, broadband, stat

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seat

Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seatgood for him - stop patent pirates! and "patent" deformdoes this not seem like an appropriate action for an inventor to take? if i copy your article without your permission, do I get a pass? probably not because you...

Tags: Litigation, Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., patent, inventor

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail

Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO--Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Patent, Settlement, Verizon Communications Inc., Voicemail, Litigation, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Reuters, patents, legal, voice mail, Judah Klausner, Klausner, Google, Verizon

News items 2008-08-27

Dems: Broadband policy crucial but so-far nonexistent

Dems: Broadband policy crucial but so-far nonexistentCustomer centric?Have a look at the IRS on the question of taxpayers filing electronically without paying a middleman.

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Broadband Policy, so-far, Dems, broadband

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Over my dead body

Over my dead bodyStick to what you know, Murph!Hmm, last week you were saying you had little experience with SMEs and were offering space on your blog to those who do, today you are making stunningly sweeping generalizations about their employees! Where's your data!?My business focus, since 1993, has been...

Tags: SMB/SME, PRODUCTIVITY, dead body, villain, small and medium enterprise

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Salesforce quarter on target

Salesforce quarter on targetIs Salesforce.com the new ADP ... or the next Datapoint?This headline recently appeared in several places across the Web:"Salesforce.com Passes $1 Billion Annual Revenue Mark"THIS IS NOT TRUE. I don't know whether this material misstatement arose from media manipulation or an honest mistake, but it's genesis...

Tags: Sales force management, payroll solutions, Salesforce.com Inc., Datapoint, Automatic Data Processing Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-24

Highest-paid US public company executives

Highest-paid US public company executivesHas what to do with the price of peas in China?This is not tech news. Any of us that want to know this can read Forbes or look this up ourselves on sec dot gov. Get going on some actual tech journalism, please!RE: Highest-paid...

Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, Highest-paid, capitalism, salary

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

A Wii Legal Action: Publicity For Simplicity

A Wii Legal Action: Publicity For SimplicityRather off opinion TomTom, respected your opinions for a long time, but this one is just way off base. First off, anyone who tracks this space, as I do, knows that Hillcrest does not need any more publicity. It's probably one of the...

Tags: U.S. Patent Pending, patent, Hillcrest, Nintendo Wii, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-20

SEC introduces IDEA

Earlier today, Christopher Cox, SEC chairman introduced IDEA - Interactive Data and Electronic Applications, an XBRL framework for surfacing information used by investors. In prepared remarks, Cox said: "It will be faster, cheaper, better [than EDGAR.] Better data analysis will have a positive impact on the market as a whole....

Tags: SEC, Investor, Analysis, IDEA, Cox, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-19

More info on USB 3.0 emerges

More info on USB 3.0 emerges4.8Gbps Huh?Not too shabby, now only if I can think of a consumer computer peripheral that can utilize that speed. With the other bottle necks in data storage devices such as hard drives I think there is a need to improve those data...

Tags: NOW IT, USB, USB 3.0, More Info

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Scratch that. Windows Server 2008 R2 still lives

Scratch that. Windows Server 2008 R2 still livesWhaaa?!? Win7 != NT 7?If Windows 7 is not based off of NT kernel 7 then why call it 7 in the first place?WinNT = kernel 4Win2k = kernel 5WinXP = kernel 5.1WinVista = kernel 6Win7 = kernel 6.1?No way.If we remember the...

Tags: Operating systems, MinWin, Microsoft Windows, kernel, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows NT, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, server, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Will the HTC Dream be an iPhone killer?

Sure, we've heard about our share of iPhone killers including the Blackberry Thunder, Bold/9000, Samsung Instinct, Verizon Voyager, the list goes on. There are so many of them that I created a special category for them here at The Apple Core. If anything has a chance at catching the iPhone...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., Federal Government, Cellular Phones, Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?

Limelight Networks may have won a medal for its role behind the scenes to keep NBCOlympics.com humming, but the company is still dwarfed by its largest rival Akamai. The big question: Does Limelight have enough headroom to gain meaningful share from Akamai? Jason Perlow detailed how content...

Tags: Patent, Akamai Technologies Inc., Limelight Networks, Jason, Company, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Apple's former counsel settles with SEC

Apple's former counsel settles with SECAnother classic example of the broken justice system that favors the rich..Apple executives were actively involved in theft and fraud any they are not going to prison. Who says crime does not pay? What is the lesson learned for other white collar criminals? Commit...

Tags: Litigation, Investment, Heinen, SEC, justice system, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

News to know: Windows 7; Graphic card upgrades; Psystar; Netflix outage

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Where on earth are these Microsoft patches? Ed Bott: Sinofsky dishes on Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Sinofsky to dish on Windows 7? Wishful thinking System Center Online: Another Microsoft-hosted cloud service in the making ...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Open Source, Health Care, Apple iPhone 3G, Outage, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Corporate Governance, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2008-08-15