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The next Facebook is LinkedIn	Filed under: Forecasts, Deals, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), EntrepreneursThis post is part of my series featuring established companies and the smaller, more aggressive or innovative rivals that may eventually succeed them. I remember way, way back to November 2006 when Wall Street was stunned that Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) was paying the ungodly sum of $1.65 billion for privately held YouTube. How were they to monetize this goofy, home video web site?...	June 28, 2008
Gates Reportedly Thinks MSFT Deal With Yahoo Unlikely	Will Microsoft (MSFT) do a deal with Yahoo (YHOO) after all? Apparently not. Bill Gates says he doesn’t think a deal is likely. At least, that is what the Microsoft chairman told Tom Brokaw, according to a Reuters account of a report on CNBC. YHOO today is down 37 cents, or 1.7%, to $21. ...	June 27, 2008
Will Bill Gates have to un-retire from Microsoft?	Filed under: Management, Google (GOOG), Dell (DELL), Starbucks (SBUX), International Business Machines (IBM)Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates is riding off into the sunset today, at least he sort of is. The man who made nerds and geeks "cool" is shifting his focus away from the world's largest software company to his philanthropic work.Gates contributions to modern society cannot be understated. When he gets older, my 20-month-old son will no doubt be surprised to learn that t...	June 27, 2008
Microsoft (MSFT): Ballmer's Big Plan	The Wall Street Journal has unearthed a memo from Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft (MSFT). In it, he lays out some of his plans for the company. The program... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 27, 2008
Hyper-V: VMware Vs. Microsoft, OR VMware & Microsoft? (MSFT, VMW, CTXS)	Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) might be getting more attention over its virtualization launch of Hyper-V if it wasn't for the market. This is being interpreted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 26, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE RIMM Trade Research In Motion (RIMM) reported a higher first-quarter profit, but the shares plunged after the company’s guidance missed Wall Street estimates. Najarian said now is a great opportunity to buy this stock and he disclosed he will be adding to his position tomorrow. He noted the company added 2.3 million new subscribers without bringing out some of its new releases. Dennis Gartman The traders spoke with Dennis Gartman, author of The Gartman Le...	June 25, 2008
Seagate Reportedly Loses Some PS3, Xbox Shr To Toshiba; But That May Not Be A Bad Thing	Seagate (STX) apparently has lost some of its game console hard-drive business with Sony (SNE) for the Playstation 3 and Microsoft (MSFT) for the Xbox 360 to Toshiba, according to Avian Securities analyst Avi Cohen. That sounds bad…but it might not be. Cohen says that he has confirmed with multiple sources that Toshiba won at least a portion of the gaming business at both companies, and that the wins likely came at least partially at Seagate’s expense. “What is unclear is whet...	June 25, 2008
Oracle (ORCL) reports strong results	Filed under: After the bell, Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), International Business Machines (IBM), Oracle Corp (ORCL)Yup, that pretty much sums up Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL)'s recently delivered quarterly results. Strong. So strong, one could forget there is a slowdown in economic activity. So strong, no one remembers now Oracle's previous quarter scare (that the weak economy indeed would affect it and tech stocks). So strong, it has surpassed International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) to...	June 25, 2008
Sony and the debacle known as PlayStation 3	Filed under: Products and services, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE)Man, it stinks to be Sony (NYSE: SNE). According to Forbes, the media company has lost $3.3 billion on its PlayStation 3 console so far. Wow. When the mighty fall, they fall hard. The PlayStation 3 is a heck of a powerful system, but the Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) Wii has captivated players not only with its innovative nature, but with its affordable price. Right from the start, Nintendo decided to go with less costly components...	June 25, 2008
Nokia dives deeper into software	Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Nokia Corp. (NOK)Of course, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) demonstrated the huge value of owning a pervasive operating system. But what about the OS for mobile? Microsoft has been building its own alternative. Moreover, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has Android. However, the winner may actually be the handset maker, Nokia (NYSE: NOK). This week, the company announced it is purchasing Symbian, which has about 60% of the global market for the mobile OS. The offer...	June 25, 2008

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