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Microsoft Corporation

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3:44pm ET
Media

Microsoft’s Gaming Head Is Out (MSFT, ERTS)

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that Don Mattrick, a former president at Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), will now lead the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) which oversees the Xbox® and Games for Windows®…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:55am ET
Consumer Electronics

Dell Target Hike (DELL, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

This morning, Credit Suisse is giving a little boost to shares of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL).  The broker has reiterated its "Outperform" rating on the stock, but has hiked its price target from…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:56pm ET
Investing

Google’s (GOOG) Mobile Search Magic

Google (GOOG) is launching a new service that will help mobile handset users search ringtones, games, and other content that consumer can buy from content providers. Google will make money by allowing…

Douglas A. McIntyre
12:26pm ET
Investing

Is Lawsuit Against Facebook Keeping Buyer Away?

TechCrunch has a story about a three-year old lawsuit against Facebook. It may be what is keeping Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), or Yahoo! from making the big offer the press keeps talking…

Douglas A. McIntyre
5:05pm ET
Investing

Top Earnings Next Week Part 2 (July 19-20, 2007)

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Douglas A. McIntyre
5:34am ET
Investing

Nintendo: The Deviant’s Advantage

A fellow named Watts Wacker wrote a book a few years ago called "The Deviant’s Advantage: How Fringe Ideas Create Mass Markets". Used copies of the book are available on Amazon for…

Douglas A. McIntyre
4:44am ET
Investing

Why Facebook Is Worth $0

CNN Money used the number $10 billion when talking about the valuation of Facebook, the social network.There was a bit of joking in that. Yahoo! (YHOO) apparently considered a $1 billion bid…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:22am ET
Investing

Is Microsoft (MSFT) Catching Yahoo! (YHOO) In Search

A post at TechCrunch uses numbers from Compete.com to show that Microsoft’s (MSFT) share of the search market is getting close to Yahoo!’s (YHOO). Almost no one uses Compete’s figures, preferring data…

Douglas A. McIntyre
4:24am ET
Investing

June Traffic For Major Business Websites

Below are the June stats for the top 20 financial websites Top 20 Online Financial News and Information Destinations   Brand or Channel                   Unique Audience (000) …

Douglas A. McIntyre
2:19pm ET
Investing

Nintendo Shows Why It’s Ahead

Nintendo today announced a game controller that is operated the user’s feet. Called the "Nintendo Balance Board", the new product allows gamers to manipulate the action on their screens while moving around…

Douglas A. McIntyre