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Will Windows 7 Resurrect IT Spending?

Regarding the marketing - if the Windows 7 launch party that's currently circulating you tube is any indication, MS needs to nuke that department into oblivion before they do any more damage to the company.

Prepare for the Tablet Wars

On Sep 27 06:45 PM ebworthen wrote:

> It is amusing to think of how many Birkenstock wearing - Prius driving
> - global warming cultists will be using electricity to run mercury
> filled tablets made of petroleum based plastic with a life expectancy
> of 3 years to replace a printed book that could last hundreds of
> years; and reading drivel.

... like seeking alpha.

Cisco: Great Value for Long Term Investors

Remind me again what the dividend is. The 5 year chart is pretty range bound.

Microsoft Gets Its Edge Back

Bing's bling still isn't there. It's still number three with the numbers barely budging.

More important than the search numbers, what about the share price? AAPL is far more tasty of late.

Bing! Microsoft Prepares for War with Its Revamped Search Engine

Oh great. Tons-o-bandwidth just for a pretty picture. I wonder how long that will take to load on an iPhone/blackberry?

Microsoft May Be Able to Halt Apple's Music Monopoly

This is priceless... And so is the music these days. Just ask any kid with an MP3 player how much he/she has paid for the gigabytes downloaded from limewire and what have you. I'm afraid the meteor has crashed and the plumes of dust are enveloping the earth.

AAPL's advantage is that they make money selling the hardware. If I recall correctly, the iTunes store was only a break even proposition cleverly designed to sell more gadgets.

The Worst Case Scenario (Someone Has to Say It)

Actually, 95% of the population have an IQ between 70 and 130. The test is adjusted so that the median score is always around 100. Google for "distribution of IQ scores" if you want to check this out for yourself.



On May 05 09:13 PM User 408011 wrote:

> The end of This age is scheduled for 12 December 2012. Those who
> make this claim say that humanity must "evolve" to the next level
> at that time. What might this mean?
> Let's consider that, by definition, the IQ of the average person
> is 100. Probably 95% people have an IQ between 95 and 105. The
> top two percent are geniuses and the bottom two percent are mentaly
> challenged.
> World population is approaching 7 billions and the "sustainability/enviro...
> cultists claim that the earth can only support about one billion
> or fewer on a long term basis. If everyone with an IQ lower than
> about 107 is removed then the average IQ of the humanity suddenly
> rises to maybe 115, a 15% increase in the IQ of the average human.
> A substantial evolutionary leap!
> Considering who is behind this economic crisii I have to wonder.
>
>

Interesting Times for Cisco; Shares Cheap Below $20

One word. Huawei. Bell Canada won't even buy Nortel now - yup Huawei.

Cisco's Odd, But Logical, Move into Servers

They probably realize that their gross margin of 65% isn't going to cut it with Huawei hot on their tails. Ergo, time to diversify.

Rogers vs. Telus: How to Bet This Horse Race

On Nov 22 09:37 AM Michael D. wrote:
> Telus has superior products, pricing and service, but who knows it
> may go the Betamax way.

No GSM, so they are busy trying to build out a new network. Maybe it will be on line for the 2010 olympics, otherwise Ted will be getting those roaming charges from pretty well everyone except the Americans. Products? The cool wireless stuff appears on the GSM/3G networks first (dare I say iPhone?) Pricing? Surely you jest when they ding customers for incoming text messages? I suppose Koodo is a step in the right direction though. Maybe they're great when compared to Bell.

Microsoft: Vista Is More Secure, Third Party Apps Are Killing Our Security

It's a sad state of affairs when a lowly application program can allow malware to 0wn the system. I wonder why Sun or IBM doesn't have these problems?

Should Ballmer Be Concerned by Linux?

Mac OSX