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Microsoft shares fall after earnings news, analysts react

Posted by Jeff from Blog.seattletimes.nwsource

Microsoft's continued series of dubious acquisitions, sloppy pursuit of google and failed technical execution may finally be catching up to the company. Stock down to $25.00 a share. The stock has failed to show growth from its heights in 99 and 00 (like many other tech boom stocks).

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Yahoo's Build Your Own Search Service

Posted by Jeff

Yahoo opens up their search technology for entrepreneurs to take on Google. Why start from scratch? I wonder if this is the sort of thing Microsoft might consider unprofitable when they purchase the company - and kill this innovative platform.

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Does Ballmer Need To Go?

Posted by Jeff from Chineseinvancouver.blogspot

Pickens notes a TechCrunch analysis wondering - after Windows Vista and the failed Yahoo bid - whether Steve Ballmer's days at Microsoft are numbered.

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Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

"After careful consideration, we believe the economics demanded by Yahoo! do not make sense for us, and it is in the best interests of Microsoft stockholders, employees and other stakeholders to withdraw our proposal," Ballmer said in the letter.

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Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime

Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

I have mixed feelings about this. The Times plays up the positive crime-fighting side of this - but it will only be a matter of time before it falls into the wrong hands and is exploited by criminals or the government. No one should think that Apple won't build something like this for Mac's either.

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Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver

Posted by Jeff from ZDNet

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: I can't help but wonder if the lackluster Windows/Office results also can be attributed to Microsoft brass's complete and crazy obsession with Google (and taking over Yahoo) has resulted in no one minding the Windows store. Kevin Johnson, the head of Microsoft's Platforms & Services division seems to be so laser-focused on the online-ad business these days that he almost seems to have forgotten Microsoft is still in the software business, too.

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Skewz.com Founder Vipul Vyas Answers Your Questions About Media Bias

Posted by Jeff

You asked questions about Skewz.com on April 2nd and April 3rd. Here are your answers. This media bias stuff is tricky to deal with. Both Skewz and Microsoft's Blewz are trying, anyway. Skewz people say they want to jump into the conversation attached to this post, so if you have any follow-up questions please feel free to ask them.

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