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Microsoft cranks up stock buyback program: Microsoft cranks up stock buyback programFailure Big Time. Stock closed 5 cents lessLet me get this streight. Microsoft is paying 5 cents more than the closing price on Friday. That means the offer extracts wealth overall.Gates is Selling like an Enron ExecutiveSee http://insider.thomsonfn.com/Netscape/insider.asp?imodule=db&ticker=MSFT&ttype=Atell me this is normal. It is not....; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, stock buyback, stock, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-08-20
Microsoft announced plans for massive stock buyback: Microsoft announced plans for massive stock buybackTsk, tsk...there goes the cash hoard!!You know it's hard times when M$ needs to spend 1/2 of its cash to prop up its stock. lol Let the fun begin!Rep told me not to sell...My rep has re-affirmed his strong "BUY" rating on...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., stock, stock buyback; Discussion threads 2006-07-20
$456 bln spent on stock buybacks in 2005: 1,012 US public companies announced $456 bln in stock buybacks in 2005, breaking the previous record set in 2004 when 728 companies said they would repurchase $312 bln worth of their own stock. TrimTabs reported cash takeovers of public companies amounting to $277 bln were announced in 2005, another annual...; Tags: stock buyback, stock; Blog posts 2005-12-28
$346 bln of stock buybacks in Q1-Q3 2005: According to TrimTabs Investment Research, the total amount of buybacks announced by US companies in 2005 through October hit $346 bln, up 51% from the same period in 2004. Thomson Financial says 2005 marks the largest year for corporate stock buybacks since the heady days of the late 1990s.; Tags: stock buyback, stock; Blog posts 2005-11-05
Microsoft to offer dividend, launch stock buyback: Microsoft to offer dividend, launch stock buybackBuying back stockNow if Gates gets his hands on $30 BILLION in stock, how does that make Microsoft less a threat? If it is consolidated into a few persons' accounts, then doesn't that increase the possibility of abuse since there would no longer be...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, stock buyback plan, stock, Microsoft Corp., stock buyback, dividend; Discussion threads 2004-07-20

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iPhone gas application roundup: On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Talent development: Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...; Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup: Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blogBusiness vs making a living.I'm 100% behind the guy who just wants to do what he does, sells it for enough to make a living for his family and employees, and treats his customers as if they were more important than some...; Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, guest blog; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
How SlideRocket plans to make money: How SlideRocket plans to make moneyWhy?After reading about the product I'm left with a "so what" and "why" would I want it feeling. I can see some niches where it might fit, but with the exception of those niches, why would you want to be on a monthly subscription...; Tags: OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, nich, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel.": July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...; Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-24
DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality: DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution: Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distributionSimple? Compared to what?[i]The procedure works like this: a developer will request your iPhone’s unique identifier. The Identifier is 40-character string that can be found in iTunes by clicking on the word "Serial Number" under the Summary tab when your iPhone is connected. You can...; Tags: Digital media, Apple iPhone, App Store Ad Hoc distribution, App Store Ad Hoc, App Store, Hands-On, Identifier; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
How sick is Steve Jobs?: How sick is Steve Jobs?Not appropriate to ...discuss someone's health in a public blog. Privacy should remain private.how long before M$ goes belly up?with Gate$ gone, M$ is even in a worst position since he too was relying on brainless drones.RE: How sick is Steve Jobs?[i]Jobs has insisted to friends...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Steve Jobs, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
How sick is Steve Jobs?: Apple Inc.'s stonewalling over this material corporate event says something very bad about the company. It says they're totally dependent on Jobs, that no one can tell him no on anything, and that when you buy the stock you're buying a man. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Steve Jobs, Cancer, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism: Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalismIt's happening everywhere.Nobody wants to be in business or make a transaction unless they make a killing, not just a reasonable profit.I have nothing against making money, but when your greed hurts others, like the Starbucks managers and employees, I think it's time...; Tags: Retail, Blogging, Investment, Food & Beverage, Starbucks Corp., compassionate capitalism, capitalism, blog; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Apple: Perception is Reality: Apple: Perception is RealityRE: Apple: Perception is RealityAbsolutely, Apple's response will do nothing to allay investors fears and in many cases will accelerate the rumour mill.Apple need to come out a flatly confirm or deny Steve's current health and produce, at the very least, a barebones succession plan to restore...; Tags: Warren Buffet, Apple Inc., Perception IS reality; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Apple: Perception is Reality: When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-23