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MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap

Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....

Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Bing usage jumps 22 percent, now at 10 percent share

Gains are only in the US marketBing is still an insignificant player on the global scene. And if that weren't enough, Google's destined to dominate smartphone Internet searches as well. So, how much did MicroHoo Search Drop ???Article would have been better if it showed MoM market share change.RE: Bing...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google

Microsoft's Bing search engine maintained momentum in July and gained a bit on both Google and Yahoo. According to comScore data Techmeme, as relayed by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Google wound up with July search share of 64.7 percent, down from 65 percent in June. Microsoft...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-18

News to know: Palm ads; Microhoo SEC filing; U.S. Marines; Bing; Skype; Clunkers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Palm Pre's creepy ads: They worked. You're still talking about them Andrew Nusca: Palm's creepy Pre ads:...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Advertisement, SEC Filing, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Projectors, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-08-05

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Yahoo costs: The slide Microsoft didn't want you to see

Yahoo costs: The slide Microsoft didn't want you to seeNot muchLook at how much MS loses on the rest of their product portfolio windows and office aside.This is a company that claims to spend USD 8+ billion a year on R&D!The slide mistakenly being include is to be expect given...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Microhoo lessons for open source

Microhoo lessons for open sourceThe truth is UGLY!... and it hurts!Sob, sniffle, wimper, wimper ....LOL....I think you summed it all up when you mentioned..."corporate open source backers"IMO thats NOT open source. Those are the companies striving to make money from the concept. Now you'll have all the NBM'er Microbrains running...

Tags: F/OSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Microhoo lessons for open source

What Microsoft is saying to open source here, what Oracle said to open source in the Sun deal, was said perhaps most famously by Tom Friedman in regards to the Iraq war. The polite paraphrase of Friedman's statement is this. You don't count. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-07-30

News to know: Windows 7 RTM review; Microsoft-Yahoo; SAP; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed" Gallery: Windows 7 RTM...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Gallery: Ballmer-Bartz ink Microhoo deal

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer poses with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz as they sign a 10-year pact where Microsoft will power Yahoo search and Yahoo becomes the sales force for Microsoft's premium properties. by Andy Smith

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Microsoft, Yahoo, merger, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-07-29

Microsoft-Yahoo: Gauging the IT integration risks

Once you strip away the financial, strategy and ad prospects for Microsoft's 10-year search partnership with Yahoo you're left with a lot of information technology integration heavy lifting. Make no mistake about it: The Microsoft-Yahoo search pact will flop if it doesn't have some good old fashioned...

Tags: Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Integration, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Poll: Did Microsoft and Yahoo do the right thing?

Poll: Did Microsoft and Yahoo do the right thing?SuccessfulI think that this agreement has the potential to be huge. When you combine all of Microsoft's and Yahoo's page views, you have a lot of people viewing a lot of pages. As an advertiser, having one platform to get...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, SEARCH, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum begins

Updated: Microsoft and Yahoo made it official on Wednesday. The two companies announced a 10-year pact where Microsoft will power Yahoo search. Yahoo also becomes the sales force for Microsoft's premium properties. The companies said the search deal will accelerate innovation and bring more value to advertisers...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Regulations, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-29

News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009

Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009Oh pleaseApple buy Adobe? They would never deplete their cash that much. Adobe would be very expensive. And as for the comment about Adobe certainly selling more than half to Windows users, that's barely true, but not nearly as much as people...

Tags: Mainframes, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., big tech acquisition, tech acquisition

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

Microsoft and Yahoo reportedly talking again

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo's Carol Bartz are reportedly talking about search and advertising partnerships between their respective companies, according to Kara Swisher at BoomTown. Swisher reports: According to a variety of sources, the talks between the pair and also other execs at both companies...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Yahoo's new BOSS: another tool to milk pennies out of search?

In a sense, Yahoo is going back to basics by tapping the search index itself to be the core of a new business strategy. The company said today that it plans to impose a pricing and usage structure on its Yahoo BOSS Build Your Own Search Service API for developers...

Tags: Developer, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., API, Unit, Pricing Strategy, Tool, Bartz, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-11

2008 Between the Lines

Welcome to the year in Between the Linesâ€"in about 5 minutes I hope. 2008 was a wild one and January feels like it was 20 years ago. Here’s a brief recap…. January: The year kicks off with the usual Consumer electronics show, which is then upstaged by...

Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, IT-spending Expectation, Document Management, Social Networking, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

News to know: Mumbai attacks, Microhoo, Holiday shopping, HDTVs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jennifer Leggio: Mumbai attack coverage demonstrates good and bad maturation point of social media Social media marketing opportunism during tragedy = fail Oliver Marks: Mumbai Attacks...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., HDTV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Digital Video, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Open Source, Personal Technology, Internet, Security, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01