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Sweet 16: Yes, There Were Tech Stock Winners in 2008

Sweet 16: Yes, There Were Tech Stock Winners in 2008Thanks for positive article, but......you know it's a bad year when +3.something% gets you a spot in the sweet 16. :)

Tags: Investment, Sweet 16, Tech stock, stock

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

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

Apple investors have their say on the Macworld 08 keynote

Apple investors have their say on the Macworld 08 keynoteiPhone: no exchange server clientI was disapointed that there was not more innovation for the iPhone: no exchange server client, no 3G speed upgrade, no memory increase.Stocks go up and downInvestors are simply doing what they always do for Macworld--selling off...

Tags: Investment, MSFT, Citigroup Inc., Honda Motor Co., Apple Inc., Apple Investors, Macworld, Apple iPhone, stock, tech stock, Apple-hardware

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

Tech stocks up, but for how long?

Tech stocks up, but for how long?Just wait until MSFT releases earnings...My rep has been dropping subtle hints around that MSFT earnings will blow the roof off of Wall Street. My rep was telling me the other day over lunch that a new SQL Server license is sold every 2...

Tags: Microsoft Office, rep, Tech stock, Office 2003 License

Discussion threads 2005-04-20

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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

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices

RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm

To Stay in Business,eventually they will turn to Android.The SAME WAY did HTC and MOTOROLA.and IT will not Take Long!RE: Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, PalmRIM forever!droid is cool, but read the comments on the original article.this guy is probably waaaay off.IT Analysts are kind of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Handhelds, droid, IT-Analysts, Motorola Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., phone, Pre, v60

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Apple ad swings at Windows 7: 'Trust me, this time it's going to be different'

Hilarious! Apple is getting quite bold these days, I think they smell bloodNT.Just like Snow Leopard was supposed to fix all that was wrong with LeopardBut it didn't. :(Poor Apple, that sound you hear of glass shattering is not the sound of Windows, it is the glass house in which...

Tags: Operating systems, Investment, advertisement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Win7, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Might Google drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?

It could also backfireand be lost in the Windows 7 hype and push?also anyboby that have 2 once of memory remember that nt vista was and in vista case is .... so a good kick in the ball by chrome os would be great ..... ...

Tags: Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Chrome, Chrome OS, beta, Google Inc., Chrome OS beta, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Gauging our future

As long as there has been digital tech, it's GIGO. Without data or faulty data, well, you get what you start with. Digital tech does not take cow manure and return tasty tomatoes. So even if your grandchildren are still powering this planet with coal...

Tags: Grid, Teridian, Manufacturing, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-06

NASDAQ will keep tabs on certain smart grid players

The people over at NASDAQ who make up stock indexes have come up with a new one in their eco-related products: the Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index. You can follow its performance through the symbol QGRD. Or, you can watch historical performance at this link. The...

Tags: Stock, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Performance Management, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Poll: What is your favorite digital camera brand?

Best for the purposeI prefer Nikon DSLRs for their lens compatibility. Canon point and shoots always seem to hit the sweet spot for me. I've a Casio for its innovative high speed (1000 fps) capability -- which could actually become a useful tool with more resolution in future...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, Canon Inc., lense, favorite digital camera brand, digital camera brand, digital camera, brand

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Can Microsoft duplicate the "Apple Store" experience?

I hope they do much better than Apple Store..My two experiences with Apple Stores both sucked, so I hope they do a lot better than Apple stores.Duplicate? I hope not....I think they need to focus on creating their own in-store experience. My experience limited, but good.I went in the other...

Tags: Public relations, Insurance, Apple Store, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Seagate debuts first consumer NAS with FreeAgent DockStar

Doesn't that seem expensive?$99 for a fancy drive adapter? Who would want to trust their data to a device that looks like it is just waiting to get knocked on the floor? The SATA connectors are not that robust, I would much rather have a solid enclosure to...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Serial ATA, SATA Connector, NAS, Seagate Technology LLC

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy

Business ToolsI recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.Patriciahttp://dataentryjob-s.comdude, you can't even spell his name rightits KANYE...

Tags: Kanye West, Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Will Microsoft always be seen as open source Astroturf?

Long ago......people gave up any semblance of being able to separate the message from the messenger. We saw it with the anti-Bush tirades, we see it now with the anti-Obama (and the anti-anti-Obama) tirades, as we see it in the anti-Microsoft tirades. Microsoft could announce that the sun was going...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., publically-traded company, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Has the iPod idea train hit the buffers?

The "hype" Apple gave it?Apple sent out 2 notifications to the press. First there was an announcement of the event date and then later there was a "post card" invite that clearly marked it as a music event. Get something straight, Adrian, Apple didn't hype this event -...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, camera, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Adrian, buffer, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event

No "We're Dumping AT&T"??I'm disappointed.No way they'd mention AT&T at allit would be embarrassing for the hall to fill with the boo's.Whoopty doo...An iPod Nano with a video camera. That's all they could come up with? :-(So......? Isn't the whole point of an MP3 player to choose the songs YOU...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Investment, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., FM-radio, ZuneHD

Discussion threads 2009-09-09