Don Dodge might have raised some eyebrows when within his first week of joining Google from MSFT suddenly developed an aversion to MSFT products in favor of Google ones, but in a recent interview, he both gives a lot of praise and dishes out diplomatic criticism of his former employer. This part stands out in general about the evolution of tech companies: continue reading...
Nasdaq’s All Time Chart - Peaking in March 2010
The following 8-video Decade Rewind 2000s series is a pretty impressive display of creativity and execution from the WatchMojo.com team, a 2000s decade recap and review where we rewind the events of the past 10 years in the Auto industry, Business & Technology, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Politics, Science & Space and Video Games. continue reading...
For most companies and investors, the 1990s was a lost decade. Not for Apple. Not at all. continue reading...
I doubt Google’s market capitalization will surpass that of Microsoft’s (as I outlined as a possibility in 2006), but judging by the growth in cash flow of each company, it’s not impossible over time:
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Would you feel bad for a man who has $4M? Probably not. But what if he was worth $100M a year ago?
Hard to feel pity, I know… but what if you knew that like you and I he puts on his pants one leg at a time, but unlike you and I, he kills viruses all days. continue reading...
Despite recent layoffs and the shuttering of unrelated businesses, Google remains as ambitious as ever to replace Microsoft as the most valuable technology company and become the 21st century’s version of Standard Oil.
The Google Drive, or “GDrive”, could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive. Instead a user’s personal files and operating system could be stored on Google’s own servers and accessed via the internet. continue reading...
There’s a rumor out there that MSFT is looking at shedding some headcount, too. From Fudzilla (via ArsTechnica and via SAI):
Currently Microsoft employs about 90,000 people across the world and from what we’re hearing, some 15,000 of those are expected to be giving marching orders come January 15th. That’s almost 17 percent of Microsoft’s total work force, not exactly a small number. continue reading...
Is is just me or is the supposedly-immune technology sector next to ask for a bailout?
It sounds crazy, but I think that the meltdown we’re saying can easily exasperate the issues that were due to hit technology: continue reading...
Apocalypse now, analyst style, from Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research, via Eric Savitz. Not all that crazy, frankly. I am not software or hardware expert, but on the VC-backed consumer media web stuff, I agree with most of the boldfaced (emphasis mine):
- Almost every Silicon Valley company is facing deteriorating business conditions and will cut their workforce by 3%-10% by year end. continue reading...
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