Oust Steve Ballmer? Why?
Last month, Peter Lauria of the Daily Beast wrote an intrigue-filled story chock full of anonymous Tweets and anonymous sniping from competitors arguing that there was a “coup” in the works against Microsoft Corp.…
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Newest first · Page 38The Death of Symantec (SYMC, MFE, CHKP)
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) probably just managed to lose the patience of every last shareholder it has after posting poor earnings. Earnings were in-line with estimates, but revenues were flat and a bit light. …
Microsoft Delivers A Big Quarter, But Online Operations Lose $696 Million
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced record fourth-quarter revenue of $16.04 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 22% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted…
VMware Delivers on Earnings (VMW, EMC)
Virtualization leader VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has managed to deliver on earnings after the close today. Non-GAAP operating income was up 94% to $187 million and earnings were reported as $0.34 EPS on a…
Lower Growth at IBM (IBM)
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has reported its Q2-2010 earnings. The pro forma numbers were $2.61 EPS and 2% revenue growth (adjusted for currency) $23.72 billion in revenues, although IBM noted that some…
Google Earnings Set to Move Peers, a Full Preview (GOOG, BIDU, YHOO, MSFT, AAPL)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is on deck for earnings after the close. We have given a full review and preview for earnings, along with what analyst targets are, what the chart reading is, what…
Ballmer’s Defense Of The PC Supported By Facts
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer says the future of the Windows operating system for PCs is bright. History is on his side, but is Wall St.’s perception of the future? Windows runs on…
Apple Beats Microsoft in Market Value (MSFT, AAPL)
An analyst upgrade of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has changed up the order again this morning, but as of yesterday’s close it was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that held the dual position of being…
Software Wars: Microsoft’s Free Web Office Software (MSFT, GOOG, ORCL)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched a new version of its Office productivity software package today, which includes a free on-line version of the popular Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint programs. The free on-line versions are…
China: Technology Thieves Again
China’s tech pirates are at it again. Merchants in the People’s Republic are selling knock-of versions of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, Reuters reports. They look a bit different from the original but will…
Microsoft: Windows 7 A Winner, All Other Results Weak
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) traded within pennies of its 52-week high today, a sign of the optimism that the market has about the technology sector in general and especially the strength of the adoption of Window 7. The failure…
Apple App Store Has Lost $450 Million To Piracy (Update), What About The iPad?
Website Vimov says that Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad apps may create a billion dollar industry by 2012. Vimov writes, “if the iPad App Store were to be like the iPhone’s, then 40-60% of…
Oracle Nabs Another Software Developer
As news of the SEC complaint filed against Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is pushing everything else off the news feeds, this morning’s purchase of drug software company by Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) of Phase…
National Employee Morale Day At CA, Inc
Enterprise software company CA, Inc (CA) will fire 1,000 people, about 7% of its work force. The firm will take a $50 million restructuring charge in the current year, according to an SEC filing. CA also…
Oracle.. Great, Good, But Not Enough (ORCL, SAP)
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) came out with earnings today, and as usual it beat estimates. We have seen earnings of $0.38 in non-GAAP EPS on $6.47 billion in revenues (an 18% gain). This compares…