Articles
December 24, 2007
The Clearance: Google and DoubleClick
The FTC cleared Google's 3.1 billion dollar DoubleClick deal on Thursday, and the company that controls the advertising controls the internet.
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November 6, 2007
The Alliance: Google's Android Gambit
Google unveiled Android and the Open Handset Alliance on Monday, 34 companies against Apple's closed iPhone, and the mobile platform war began.
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October 25, 2007
The Stake: Microsoft and Facebook's 15 Billion Dollars
Microsoft paid 240 million dollars for 1.6 percent of Facebook on Wednesday, and the social network was valued at 15 billion dollars at the age of three.
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September 20, 2007
The Appeal: Microsoft Loses in Europe
Europe's court upheld Microsoft's 497 million euro fine on Monday, and the era of aggressive antitrust enforcement against the tech giants began.
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August 21, 2007
The Freeze: BNP Paribas and the Credit Shock
BNP Paribas froze three funds on August 9 because it could not price them, and the models that the financial system runs on broke first.
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July 9, 2007
The Warranty: Microsoft's Billion Dollar Lesson
Microsoft took a billion dollar charge to fix the Xbox 360's red ring of death, and the cost of quality became the lesson of the console war.
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June 29, 2007
The Launch: The iPhone Goes on Sale
The iPhone went on sale today, 499 dollars for the 4GB model and 599 for the 8GB, and the phone that was supposed to fail began its conquest of the industry.
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May 22, 2007
The Ad Wars: Microsoft Buys aQuantive
Microsoft answered Google's DoubleClick deal with a 6 billion dollar bet on digital advertising, and the ad wars of the internet economy were on.
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April 30, 2007
The Milestone: The Dow Crosses 13,000
The Dow closed above 13,000 for the first time last week, and the second great bull market announced itself with technology stocks in the lead.
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