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Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Google: Where's the stock split?

Google: Where's the stock split?Google's premise?"It's been our inclination all along that Google won't split their stock," Peck said. "The counter argument is that if you can make the stock cheaper it is cheaper for the common man, and Google's premise is to help the common man."Bah! Google's premise...

Tags: Investment, Google Inc., stock, stock split

Discussion threads 2006-01-05

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Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...

Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

(The decade's 25 biggest tech flops slideshow)

(The decade's 25 biggest tech flops slideshow)@safesex2002Strange idea of success you appear to have.WrongThe Zune is definitely not a failure. I think there are more users out there than you know. Just because something doesn't have the success of Apple doesn't mean that it's a failure or look at...

Tags: Operating systems, Waht, Microsoft Zune, slideshow, Gizmondo, Apple Inc., LifeDrive, Dreamcast

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rightsSteve alone DOES make Apple the company it isWhat would Apple be like without Steve Jobs? We don't have to guess. We already know because Apple was without Steve Jobs for many years. If Jobs hadn't returned Apple would have disappeared...

Tags: Leadership, job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., liver transplant, transplant

Discussion threads 2009-06-20

Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues; We plan to buy Google's 5% AOL stake

Updated: Time Warner's first quarter was weighed down by its AOL unit, which saw revenue fall 23 percent. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes reiterated that the company is looking for "the right ownership structure for AOL" and the company plans to buy back a 5 percent stake owned by Google. ...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Company, IPO, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Apple disses netbooks, again

Apple disses netbooks, againWill they or won't they?!?[i]Does Apple have their head in the sand or are they intentionally hiding the fact that they?re going to enter the space?[/i]I think it's super interesting that Apple commands so much attention in a market niche they aren't even participating in. How much...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Apple-diss, Apple-disses netbook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interested

Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interestedI hope IBM know what they're doingIf they play chicken with Sun to get a bargain on the yummy pieces, they still risk throwing Java into years of uncertainty and customer defection. And that'll hurt part of IBMs business...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Financial accounting, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, stock

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

The "Me Too" Kindle 2 Review

Amazon's Kindle 2 is sleek, stylish, and has a crisp and easy-on-the eyes "electronic ink" display. But it only does one thing -- read books. After all the relatively hostile things I have said about Amazon's Kindle e-book reader in the past, I...

Tags: Device, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle 2, Anathem, Tablets, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Wiki, E-mail, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-07

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?Scott McNealy is worm ridden filthHe only cares about two things.HimselfHis holy war against MicrosoftHe is a certifiable nutjob who should have been put into an institution long ago. Hey Scott, you lost, Bill Gates won. Take that to your grave scum...

Tags: Servers, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Arg, Scott McNealy

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

IBM's acquisition of Sun Microsystems was shot down as its board split into two camps---one for the deal led by CEO Jonathan Schwartz and one against led by Chairman Scott McNealy---and the consensus appears to be that McNealy has a bad case of Yahoo-itis. Meanwhile, McNealy is also bordering on...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, IBM Corp., Scott, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Free Content “Bad for the Consumer� (Says Cable)

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- You probably thought that the best thing about the Internet is that content of all kinds â€" from news to stock prices to TV shows â€" is free. But there is no such thing as free content. And don’t be surprised if by...

Tags: Cable Company, Video, TV, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Microsoft shares hit 11-year low

Microsoft shares hit 11-year lowGet a clue."Everyone's stock is hitting a low point right now with the economy the way it is"It has been going that way for 11 eleven years, just take note of that.Now read Ballmer's words (he may not be too clever but nonetheless he is hugely...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, Workforce management, Construction, Microsoft Corp., stock, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

MWC 09: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, where

MWC 09: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, whereRE: ... disappointed?"Linux is a disapointment as it is still not as user freiendly, and OSX is a disapointment in terms of operation and security issues."What does LLinux have to do with what the OP said?^o^You are a disapointment...for going off topic and bashing...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, disapointment, Apple Mac OS X, security

Discussion threads 2009-02-16

AOL ad revenue slide continues; Time Warner writes down acquisitions

Time Warner's fourth quarter financial results showed more pain for its struggling AOL unit. In the fourth quarter statement, AOL revenue fell 23 percent from a year ago to $968 million. Ad revenue fell 18 percent and subscription revenue fell 27 percent from a year ago. AOL...

Tags: Revenue, Acquisition, Time Warner Inc., Advertisement, America Online Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-04

Solitaire (Mobile)

The goal of Solitaire is to split all cards in the deck into four home stacks, one for each suit. The cards in the home stacks must be placed in ascending order, from Ace to King. The board consists of four home stacks, seven row stacks and one stock. One...

Tags: Card, Mobile, Stack, Home Stack

Software downloads 2009-02-01

Slicing up Sun

Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls, one of which is from a disclosure perspective: I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk of...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-03

YouTube: It's time to start cutting deals

YouTube may be about to enter a key dealmaking phase kicked off by plans to run full-length ad supported movies on its site. However, the big missing element may be a better cut for the entertainment industry. Let's connect a few dots on YouTube: ...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Corporate Communications, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-06

BE (Bearingpoint) - Up for sale?

Insights from a governmental filing Check out the Bearingpoint 8-K the company filed this week. I found this comment about Bearingpoint particularly interesting: "Given that the Company has, to date, been unable to reach agreement regarding a sale of all or a portion of...

Tags: Debt, BearingPoint Inc., Company, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-11-01

Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of ‘89

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak …..October. Paraphrasing Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven seems somehow appropriate to this moment, when it seems that everything we’ve all worked and dreamed about is going up in smoke. And yet, having seen a version of this movie...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Recession, Stock, IBM Corp., Tech Stock, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-10-10