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ThousandStars writes "According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft has been making a concerted effort to promote Windows in Africa, pushing Windows over Linux in very poor countries that haven't been locked into a single operating system. From the article: 'To that end, it has established a presence in 13 countries, donated Windows for thousands of school computers, and funded programs for entrepreneurs and the young. It also has used aggressive business tactics, some aimed at its biggest threat in the region: Linux ...'"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Here's a quick look at the news that hit our radar that didn't quite make the front page today. Why Email No Longer Rules… People love to declare the end of things, and the Wall Street Journal is...
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Posted by on under brick and mortar stores, brick and mortar, microsoft store, reica, wall street journal, kevin turner, store interior, secd, david porter, fri, internet trends, october 22nd, store thanks, wal mart, xbox 360, s david, tipsters, wsj, launch, retail store |
Imagine for a second that you're Microsoft. Unimaginably rich, a bit bloated after years on the Office hog, and worried about a few
big projects you've been
meaning to finish if only you could find the time. So what day would you choose to launch your
brick-and-mortar stores back into retail if you were Microsoft's David Porter, vice president of retail stores and former Wal-Mart exec? If it was us, we'd choose October 22nd, the official Windows 7 launch. That's exactly what a number of tipsters are telling us courtesy of an in-person briefing by Kevin Turner, Microsoft's COO. Specifically, the Scottsdale store will swing the doors wide on the 22nd, we're not sure about the Mission Viejo location. According the
Wall Street Journal, the stores will sell Windows-based laptops and cellphones and allow consumers to play Xbox 360 games on a 94-inch in-store screen. It'll even have a
Genius Bar "counter" where people can bring their Microsoft gear for help. In fact, the WSJ claims that the Scottsdale store interior is a "nearly exact replica" of the store created on Redmond's campus -- something we
covered back in January (pics in the gallery below). Who knows, this could be the beginning of www.peopleofmicrosftstore.com as Internet trends go.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Microsoft store opening October 22nd, insides revealed? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under e book reader, color touch screen, impending announcement, wall street journal, e reader, e books, wsj, nook, touchscreen, glimpse, barnes, amp, wall street, nbsp |
Looks like the cat's out of the bag.
The Wall Street Journal's had a glimpse at what it says is an upcoming ad for
Barnes & Noble's impending announcement, which just so happens to be a e-book reader with color touch screen (
sound familiar?) dubbed the Nook. According to the article, it'll be out Tuesday, retail for $259, and will let users "lend e-books to friends." Very interesting, indeed -- so who's
excited for tomorrow?
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Barnes & Noble 'Nook' e-reader with color touchscreen out Tuesday for $259, says WSJ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under hector ruiz, small potatoes, checkered career, insider trading, h company, wall street journal, civil charges, spinoff, hec, hedge fund, fortunes, galle, scandal, amd, wall street, gadgets, ceo, salary, nbsp, investor |
Hector Ruiz certainly led a checkered career as CEO of AMD, earning the
highest CEO salary in the semiconductor industry as his company's
stock dropped, its
products dragged, and its
fortunes sank, but the man didn't stop there -- it turns out he was also involved in a little illegal insider trading on the side. According to the
Wall Street Journal, Ruiz is the heretofore unnamed AMD executive who illegally tipped off an investor at the Galleon Group hedge fund about the company's big
spinoff of Globalfoundries, ultimately leading to criminal and civil charges against Galleon and six of its employees. Ol' Hec's currently in the clear, as he hasn't been charged with anything, but considering he's now the CEO of Globalfoundries, well, let's say things are about to get a little sticky. We'll let you know -- we've got a feeling
Gizmondo's Stefan Eriksson is going to look like small potatoes when this is all over.
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Ex-AMD chief Hector Ruiz caught up in insider-trading scandal originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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