How Microsoft (MSFT) Makes It Back To $35
Microsoft traded at more than $35 in late 2007. It has not traded anywhere near that level since early 2008. Most analysts blame the poor reception for the company’s latest operating system, Vista, and…
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Newest first · Page 43Bing Continues Taking Share (MSFT, GOOG, YHOO)
comScore has released a new round of data showing that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is still stealing from the boys over at Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and other search leaders. It looks as though…
Adobe Follows So-So Reception Trends (ADBE)
Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) has just posted earnings. The Flash and Acrobat software king has posted $0.35 non-GAAP EPS and $704.7 million in revenue. Thomson Reuters had estimates at $0.35 EPS and $694.75…
Wind River: A Hope For More Money (WIND, INTC)
Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND) has only been an in-play takeover name for merger investors for about 36 hours after yesterday morning’s announcement from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) that it was acquiring the…
Netbooks With Android, Likely A Gimmick Over Substance (GOOG, MSFT, DELL)
There is rather a large amount of buzz out there, and perhaps some confusion, today about Acer’s use of the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for netbooks. Acer will begin selling…
VMware Already Investing In IT Infrastructure Company (VMW, TMRK)
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMRK) is not a name that normally comes up in discussions among tech investors, although it is a provider of managed IT infrastructure services. What is going to draw attention to…
NetApp Averts Possible Takeover For Now By Acquiring Data Domain (NTAP, DDUP)
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) has long been considered a potential takeover target by many traders and investors. Yet this morning the company announced that it was a making a play of its own. It…
SolarWinds IPO Debuts With Strength (SWI)
SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI) is set to debut in an initial public offering this Wednesday morning. We got a premium pricing at $12.50 for 12.11 million shares, which is higher than the $9.50 to…
Intel (INTC) Intends To Bite The Hand That Feeds It
Intel (INTC) plans to introduce a PC operating systems for low-end machines. The software is based on Linux, an open source platform that allows developers to create products that are often less expensive than…
What Will The World Do With More Search Engines? (MSFT)(GOOG)(YHOO)
Microsoft says it will introduce its new search engine within the next few days. The world’s largest software company has called the project “Kumo.” It may change that name before the public sees it.…
SolarWinds & OpenTable IPO’s To Determine Summer IPO Docket (SWI, OPEN)
We are expecting two initial public offerings this week. On the docket are SolarWinds, Inc. to trade under the “SWI” ticker on the NYSE, and OpenTable, Inc. to trade under the “OPEN” ticker on…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone Gets More Like A PC
Apple’s (AAPL) march to make the iPhone a viable alternative to the business-oriented RIM (RIMM) Blackberry and perhaps netbooks, which are posting surging sales, got a boost from software security companies. Symantec (SYMC) and…
Virtualization War: Oracle/Sun & VI Acquisition vs. VMware & Microsoft (ORCL, JAVA, MSFT, VMW, EMC)
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is already in the process of acquiring Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA). This morning came an announcement that Oracle was buying a private company called VirtualIron. Normally private company buyouts…
Software Piracy Issues Remain Unresolved
It remains true that without global IP theft laws which apply equally in all countries the piracy of software and premium entertainment content will never end. The fact was brought home by new data…
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Debt Issue: The Ethics Of Giving Shareholders A Payout
Microsoft (MSFT) said it plans to make its first bond offering to raise an expected $3.75 billion. The move is extremely odd since the world’s largest software company has $25 billion and no debt.…