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  • Virtualization: Expect Technology to Cross the Chasm Within Two Years [View article]
    More idiotic blather from a wanna be Cisco acquisition. Motion is a small part of the issue. Sprawl is THE issue. Think 10000 servers... More »
    Comment by Phil Dewey
    Dec 1 01:38 am |
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  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    I stopped buying stocks that do not pay dividends ,at least 3%. By now you all must know SP500 basically stayed flat for the last 11... More »
    Comment by hrant
    Dec 1 00:15 am |
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  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    XOM should increase its dividends. all the monies buying back shares are totally useless.
    Comment by hrant
    Dec 1 00:10 am |
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  • Virtualization: Expect Technology to Cross the Chasm Within Two Years [View article]
    With current technologies (i.e. vSphere vDS/Cisco Nexus 1000V), L2 scalability is rarely an issue from a hardware standpoint. The issues... More »
    Comment by roidude
    Nov 30 21:37 pm |
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  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    Dell really should "sell the company and refund the money to the shareholders." Microsoft pays dividends because it obviously has no... More »
    Comment by brewer
    Nov 30 14:12 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Murdoch’s Bing Bluster Will Hurt News Corp, Not Google [View article]
    Please Tom B , read up. I am not saying to be mean, its just that if you really think partnerships with exclusive content are anti... More »
    Comment by jack dee
    Nov 30 12:59 pm |
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  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    When Dell eventually collapses in bankruptcy, it will have the distinction of being a company that never paid a dividend,ever. Making... More »
    Comment by talld
    Nov 30 11:41 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    If a company has excess cash, I have always favored a divided over stock repurchase. The former is measurable ($x per share) whereas I... More »
    Comment by User 330553
    Nov 30 11:34 am |
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  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    If the 'new reality' ( low growth for many years ) proves out, then dividends may become the main rationale for owning a company. As... More »
    Comment by Boubou
    Nov 30 10:25 am |
    Rating: +3 -2
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    xom is the best house in the best neighborhood so they don't have to pay a large dividend to be attractive. Dividends are basically a... More »
    Comment by svosavvy
    Nov 30 10:05 am |
    Rating: +4 0
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    Could and would are two different things entirely. MSFT has always favored wasting investors' money buying back their overpriced stock.... More »
    Comment by birder
    Nov 30 10:01 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    It is true that dividends are "double taxed" in the US, so there is a lot of incentive to not pay dividends. However the IRS knows this,... More »
    Comment by americanincanada
    Nov 30 09:55 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    Cynically speaking, perhaps companies that elect not to pay dividends and re-invest in the business they know (theirs) is a better use... More »
    Comment by Thomas Smicklas
    Nov 30 09:36 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    Companies that don't pay a dividend leave a bad taste in my mouth. They obviously think a lot of themselves.
    Comment by buoy
    Nov 30 08:57 am |
    Rating: +4 -3
  • 3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends [View article]
    MSFT is a "cash cow" now, but none of their businesses are sustainable: their OS is ridiculously primitive; their Office suite will... More »
    Comment by Tom B
    Nov 30 08:33 am |
    Rating: +6 0