Forsaking Yahoo, Microsoft
It's IT Blogwatch: in which Microsoft is to acquire Powerset, to beef up its search engine. Not to mention how not to make a PC less noisy...Elizabeth Montalbano reports:
View ArticleThe Yahoo! story spins out of control! (alt! delete!)
It's IT Blogwatch: in which Carl Icahn tag-teams with Steve Ballmer in the fight for control of Yahoo! Not to mention the Web site is down...Chris Kanaracus and Elizabeth Montalbano also tag-team:
View ArticleIBM buying Sun, sez WSJ
In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers ask, "Is IBM buying Sun?" Not to mention 61 things on my cat...(IBM) (JAVA)
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Ding-dong! Solaris is dead?
In Friday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches IBM move forward with its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Not to mention what Steve Wozniak did next...[The title is with grudging apologies to Mike...
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Google is/isn't/is/isn't buying Twitter
In Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers raise question marks over Twitter acquisition rumors. Not to mention an old-school, Shadowgate-style game in Mac Classic graphics...
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Sun jilted at the altar by IBM?
In a special IT Blogwatch Extra, Richi Jennings watches the latest play in the IBM/Sun acquisition saga. It seems that IBM wants to pay less, but Sun isn't happy with that, so the deal's off -- or is...
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Oracle-Sun: "Dumb... Sad... Moronic."
In Tuesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers chew on Oracle's surprise acquisition of Sun—and they're not particularly positive about it. Not to mention running the Boston Marathon...
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Microhoo or Yahsoft? Microsoft/Yahoo! merger deal bid is on again
The Microsoft/Yahoo! merger deal bid is rumored to be on again. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers go back to asking if we should call the new company Microhoo or Yahsoft.By Richi Jennings: your humble...
View ArticleWhich white knight will save Novell?
Investors pray for a quick payday. Wall Street's view? No way.
View ArticleDell disrupts data-dedupe apple-cart with Ocarina (and gamer cake)
This will set the cat among the pigeons in the data-deduplication world: Dell is to acquire Ocarina Networks for its content-aware dedupe and compression technology. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder...
View ArticleIntel acquires McAfee for $7.68 billion: reaction roundup
Whoa. Intel's buying McAfee for $7.68 billion in cash. Who saw that coming? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers react as only bloggers can. Not to mention The Majestic Plastic Bag... (INTC) (MFE)
View ArticleHow does Intel/McAfee make sense? I think I know...
What on Earth is Intel up to? Why would a chipmaker buy a huge security company? Don't expect anyone from either firm to tell us the real reason Intel bought McAfee. $7.68 billion is a lot of cash. For...
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Google buys speech synthesis firm, Phonetic Arts
Google's acquiring a speech synthesis firm, Phonetic Arts. Its technology is best known as a speech engine for gaming. Why on earth would Google need one of those? Let's talk about it, in The Long View...
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AT&T buys T-Mobile USA: Monopoly merger mania
Updated: The two remaining GSM/HSPA wireless carriers in the U.S. are to merge: AT&T (T) is buying T-Mobile USA from German parent Deutsche Telekom (ETR:DTE). And then there were three -- subject...
View ArticleSHOCK! Opera makes piles of cash; buys Skyfire Labs
Opera Software acquires Skyfire Labs. The browser-maker Opera Software (PINK:OPESF) had a barnstorming quarter and is to purchase the video-compression outfit, Skyfire Labs. Skyfire's CEO (pictured)...
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