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Apps & Software
Microsoft Tries To Catch VMWare (VMW, MSFT)
Virtualization is the next big thing and Microsoft (MSFT) does not want to leave it to VMWare (VMW). 24/7 Wall St. has written a great deal about VMW, and it may be…
MSFT Coverage Page 430
6:15am ET
Apps & Software
Stating The Obvious: Fixing Software Piracy Could Take Years
Craig Mundie, Microsoft (MSFT) chief research and strategy officer, was good enough to point out to Reuters that fixing software piracy issues in the developing world could take decades. "Most of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:49am ET
Consumer Electronics
What We Expect From Apple Today (AAPL, MSFT, CREAF)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trading up marginally ahead of the technology analyst and press conference in San Francisco, but the stock is currently back within about $4.50 of its all-time highs. What…
4:38am ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft Goes After Adobe Flash
Microsoft (MSFT) launches its Silverlight rich media development software this week. It will compete directly with Adobe (ADBE) Flash. The Flash player sits on over 700 million PCs and a number of…
3:26am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Mattel (MAT) recalled another 800,000 toys made in China due to high levels of lead paint. Reuters writes that Intel (INTC) will respond to regulator’s questions about its joint…
6:50pm ET
Apps & Software
More Bad News For Linux: Redhat And Novell
It used to be that the corporate IT crowd could not get enough of Linux. It was inexpensive. It did not come from Microsoft. It was open-source and could be improved without…
6:42pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Palm Squashes Foleo… Will Its “One Focus” Affect The Microsoft Pact? (PALM, MSFT, RIMM, APPL)
Tonight I received an email from Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) regarding what was starting to look like the inevitable: that little web gadget, its Foleo, is not just delayed futher; it has been scrubbed.…
5:22pm ET
Media
Cramer Interviews Mark Hurd, CEO of H-P (HPQ, MSFT, CSCO)
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said again that tech is where you want to be going into Q4, and if you don’t yet have tech that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is…
12:24pm ET
Apps & Software
What To Expect Ahead of VMware’s VMWORLD Conference
Even if VMware (NYSE:VMW) sees its stock go sideways or even if it gets soft from here, it has a long way to go before many would be able to say this…
8:22am ET
Apps & Software
Sun Microsystems Goes After Linux
Sun (JAVA) claims that it open Solaris software will beat Linux to a pulp. According to ComputerWorld: "Sun intends to take the operating system into markets where it hasn’t traditionally been a…
4:30am ET
Media
Sony: Late To The Video Download Band Wagon
Sony (SNE) has decided to use products including its Playstation3 and PSP as the target devices for a new set of video download businesses using content from the TV and movie industries.…
3:13am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/4/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barrons’
According to Reuters, American Blind & Wallpaper Factory Inc has dropped its long-running suit against Google (GOOG) for running ads for competitors when search results for a company appear. Reuters writes that…
9:46am ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft Changes It World View
Microsoft (MSFT) is finally getting serious about connecting its Windows product to other software using the internet. Google (GOOG) has been doing this with its spreadsheet and document products for some time.…
7:18am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/3/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, HSBC (HBC) bought 51% of Korea Exchange Bank $6.3 billion. Reuters writes GE (GE) bought buy British oilfield services firm Sondex for $583 million. Reuters reports that oil moved…
5:51am ET
Investing
The States Chase Microsoft, Google In Tow
The Justice Department seems satisfied that Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) is abiding by its 2002 deal not to act like a huge monopoly laying siege to all of its smaller competitors. Several state attorneys…