Microsoft (MSFT) will allow people and companies that license it office software to put documents online so that they can be accessed from multiple computers and shared by people who want to…
According to Reuters, UBS (UBS) will write-off $3.4 billion, another victim of the credit crunch. Reuters writes that the Teamsters and UPS (UPS) have come to a new contract. Reuters writes that…
Microsoft (MSFT) says it will continue to ship is old-world OS, XP, for another six months. It is the product which was to be replaced by Vista. Does that mean that Vista…
Douglas A. McIntyre Note to Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG), and Yahoo! (YHOO). Handset users don’t want a local search feature on their phones if they have to pay for it. According to The Inquirer, IDC…
Microsoft (MSFT) is about to release the newest version of its search technology. Of course, it works better than the current version. That might give it a chance to gain some ground…
According to the Financial Times, Google (GOOG) plans to expand its global staff by one-third over the next couple of years. Most of the new people will be added in Europe. Europe…
According to Retuers, BA (BAB) ordered $8.2 billion in planes from Airbus and Boeing (BA) . Reuters writes that Marriott (MAR) plans to quadruple its hotels in China. Reuters reports that first…
We all know about the incredible hype and demand for Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) monster release of HALO 3 from Bungie Studios. The figure that is being thrown out is roughly $170 million in…
The advocates of open source keep saying that Linux will eventually start to do some real damage to Microsoft (MSFT) Windows. Well, the largest enterprise Linux company in the US, Redhat (RHT)…
The FT writes that Nintendo is now the No.2 market cap company in Japan, trailing only Toyota (TM). While this may say something about the company’s video game platform sales lead over…
Short interest in several large Nasdaq traded companies fell sharply in September. The figures are calculated as of September 14 and are compared to numbers from August 15, 2007. Short interest in…
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) says that its sales in the US may not rise this month. Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) will replace a number of damaged disks from its new…
Microsoft (MSFT) has moved from $28.65 to $29.52 over the last day-and-a-half. But, the move is largely on "soft" news, which means the stock may not stay up for long. The company…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to sources inside Microsoft (MSFT), the New York Post is reporting that if the world’s largest software company does not conclude a deal to buy part of Facebook, it may take…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) launched its Halo 3 game which is essential to driving Xbox sales. Reuters writes that the UAW struck GM (GM) as contract negotiations failed. Reuters reportst that…
