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Why I would sell microsoft ?

Interesting stuff but I'm not sure this one factor warrants a "sell." What about other moves they've made like extending their software to Apple computers? Plus Bing has made some real inroads and their new partnership with Yahoo holds pontential. A long way to go against Google but its a nice start. Thanks for the article.

Cha-Ching: Microsoft Pays Users to Search with Bing

Google is getting so powerful, it scares me. Microsoft was already so powerful, it scares me too! Which search engine to use, which search engine to use? I guess the one that will pay me to!
Go Microsoft!

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Love this stuff, keep up the good work.

AMERICAN IDIOTS

It's cheap, spammy advertising. The title was very misleading and sensationalistic. True, it got me to click on your post. But it didn't leave me impressed. My impression of you decreased because of it, not increased. And I did add you to my follow list, but only because I was curious to see what your response would be. I come to Seeking Alpha for articles about finance. I'll go to Huff or other sites if I want to read about politics, sports, etc.

This instablog post of yours is entertaining, but not from a respectable point of view. I wouldn't be surprised if some of your followers were following you because of this. You are a talented writer, stick to the good stuff and don't bother with these silly antics - mudslinging and fake headlines. It only damages your standing in the financial community here.

AMERICAN IDIOTS

Glad to hear you aren't as upset as you sound. But I don't think you are being fair - Seeking Alpha is very successful with millions of readers and thousands of authors (including you). They must be doing something right :)

And remember, this is a financial site. You could always submit the article to other sites like Huffington Post.

AMERICAN IDIOTS

Great article James. But what does the US education system have to do with investing on Seeking Alpha? I'm afraid in this case, the editors were right to leave this on your instablog. Don't get so upset over it, it just makes you look silly and unprofessional.

Why I am not a Contributor

Jasper, you are a witty commenter but let me give you some advice my dad used to give me - don't blame others for your own stupidity.

Lot's of people are technically inept these days, there's no shame in it. So don't go blaming everyone else for your own shortcomings and don't pretend there is some big consipiracy trying to keep you off of Seeking Alpha because of some mysterious secret requirement that you can't name but later admit never existed at all. Talk about a desperate plea for attention.

I had a lot of respect for you until I read this post and your subsequent comments. It's a good thing you couldn't figure out how to submit an article - if SA rejected it, you'd probably take out full page ads accusing them of all sorts of unspeakable evils.

A small victory . . . but I'll take it

Spammers are the dregs of the internet and ruin it for everyone. And for what? Does anyone ever click on those stupid links? The likes of Cetin should be banned from cyberspace. Let's all go to his site and spam it with ads for Viagra.

Commodities, Global Markets

Well done.

Steve Jobs: Workaholic, Innovative Entrepreneur and Inspiration

Very cool!

Game Over for Nintendo

I meant to say "an awesome sounding product" in the 1st line of my previous comment. Sorry.

Microsoft Xbox Natal: A Leap Forward in Gaming

Natal sounds so cool!

Game Over for Nintendo

Great article and an awesome sound product! I think I was salivating during the Natal demo. Good Discussion as well.

Cirej2000 is probably right about Microsoft tyring to extend the life cycle of the XBox 260 but I think it is for the reasons the author stated -they did a complete flip flop and are now copying every aspect of Nintendo's strategy. If they don't have some big secret in the work, the company is in trouble.

Cirej, you had some interesting points and though I disagreed with much of it, I was confused about one thing - Who cares about a black Wii? I mean if you really wanted it in black, they were already selling silicone skins of every color for a few bucks on ebay. Sure it might tip the balance for someone who doesn't have a system yet but do you really think someone will now ditch their PS3 or XBox for a wii just because they can get it in black?

I have a Wii so upgrading to an XBox AND a Natal would be pricey for me, but still less than I think buying a PS3 would have been when it first came out. Even so I am incredibly tempted. But I'll wait for others to test it out first before I buy one. Even then I might get a used XBox cheap, I saw plenty for sale once the Wii became so big. Now people will want them back.

I think Microsoft won this round but that's the nature of this game. Who will win the war will never be clear until its too late. But in the meantime I think I'll take the authors advice, its time to buy Microsoft and short Nintendo.

Circuit City: Back from the Dead?

I had many good experiences at Circuit City. I would definitely be comfortable buying from them again but this isn't the REAL Circuit City is it? If they follow the ideals that Circuit City did (quality products at good prices) I would give them my business. But how do I know they won't use Circuit City's good names to sell garbage? Has any one bought from the new Circuity City or Compusa websites?

Microsoft and eBay Team Up: Desperate or Brilliant?

I see this deal comes back now and then but usually only at about 8%. No where near the 30% you mentioned. I always miss the good stuff!