From Silicon Alley Insider Everyone talks about advertising dollars shifting online, but when you’re fighting all day in the trenches it’s tough to get a handle on what this really means. Here’s…
The second tier, albeit with ambition, StarOffice(TM) office suite software package from Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) has finally made a name partner for the download universe. Enter Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). The StarOffice suite is…
Everywhere he looks Linux founder Linus Torvalds see Microsoft (MSFT). Redmond attacks him while he is sleeping. According to ZDNet, MSFT "is falling short with its technology and, because it cannot win…
Based an analysis of highly detailed ComScore data cover the last five quarters, AOL Finance has virtually caught Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance as MSN Money (MSFT) has lost significant ground. Among unique visitors,…
According to Reuters, profits at UBS rose to $4.7 billion in Q2, but the bank said the difficult markets could hurt second half results. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Japanese unit, Seiyu…
One very popular video game is only available on the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox. Halo, a violent space game, has sold 15 million units of its first two versions, according to The New…
A federal judge ruled yesterday that Novell (NOVL) is the owner of the critical copyrights for the Unix operating system. Another company SCO Group (SCOX) had claimed these rights. As The New…
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is apparently boosting PC offerings with Linux and is going after more virtualization. The company released some data that it will have PC’s that run multiple versions of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT)…
"A lot of Windows customers are going to switch because of this stuff," Mr. Jobs said. He was referring to new programs that will be available on Apple’s (AAPL) iMac computers. These…
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Zune does not seem to be doing much good getting the company a piece of the Apple (AAPL) iPod digital music player market. So, the world’s largest software company is…
First, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) turned in another bad quarter, leading Wall St. to question whether the merger between the US and French telecom equipment companies makes sense. Its shares are down 21% over…
Douglas A. McIntyre Microsoft (MSFT) is cutting the price of its most popular version of the Xbox 360 by $50 to $349. Sales of the game console have been weak as the Nintendo Wii continues…
According to Reuters, Bear Stearns (BSC) has several potential buyers including JP Morgan (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) Reuters writes that a court overturned a patent infringement award won by Alcatel-Lucent…
According to Reuters, Bear Stearns (BSC) pushed out one of its presidents after problems that closed two of its hedge funds. Reuters writes that Robert Nardelli, former CEO of Home Depot (HD),…
Perhaps people from around the world will travel to China to get their new Microsoft (MSFT) Vista operating system. The company has dropped its price for Vista Home Basic to $66. Research…
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