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itswindy
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Comment #3310567
Say what you will but it takes b*lls to leave $15 Billion in cash at Steve Ballmer's table.
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Comment #3240884
Moultano, don't be so naive. There's someone above your pay-grade that watches these things, like this change hurt the earnings or increased them. Then winks and nods kick in. Not …
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Comment #3206180
True, plus Apple can afford to have it ad free long enough to hurt Google. Try adding a 5 sec commercial each time someone asks
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Comment #3100160
There is a difference between a ban and demotion or penalty. He is not even in the index. I wouldn't be surprised if the Adwords team clicked a box or sent an email to search
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Comment #3100153
Panda, too, did screw a lot of small businesses as well while promotion the likes of Walmart, Youtube and Bestbuy. Google's coffers are full though http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/1…
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Comment #3099396
1-3 spots means that you are #4-#7 in reality once the top ads are counted. Many visitors prob don't even know they're ads so they click on the ads on top.
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Comment #3094004
In the end they had two options: continue a bad policy or admit that they screwed up and change it. Bad decisions happen, everyday.
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Comment #3093998
Netflix reverts from Qwikster split That was qwik!
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Comment #3090620
The founders should not have to worry about making a living day to day when VCs are pouring tens of millions in their business. Nuf said. And it's not like VCs are unsophisticated …
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Comment #3090602
Judging by their earnings Facebook isn't doing much selling but that may come after the IPO. Google on the other hand
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Comment #3089291
More liek Google doesn't have a vision so they're trying to make G+ a catch all. Let's clone every service and hope it works.
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Comment #3054603
Chartbeat clone, but they can't afford to give it away for free.
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Comment #3054469
For now.
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Comment #3054064
Google products are free--long enough to destroy a poor startup. Shame on Google.
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Comment #3053973
Real names = self censorship.
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Comment #3052608
Should have said brand-able, sorry. But my point still remains, names are extremely important and $250 is relatively nothing. Fix a script for someone and you'll get that much.
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Comment #3052584
Skype, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, Jawbone and Box.net are all in the Andreeson Horowitz portfolio. He seems to be doing fine. He bought FB way too late than most others. What valuat…
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Comment #3052417
google+ is dead. Google doesn't have the talent. They have the talent, they just aren't sure what to clone.
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Comment #3052392
Andreesen pointed out recently, it was pretty common ten years ago for startups to sink tons of cash into Oracle And Andreessen should be listened in this field because.... ? Serio…
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Comment #3052385
I remember reading that Ellison takes a lot of things personally .
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Comment #3052195
acabal, $250 is a steal. Cut on beer and coffee for a month and there you have it. Branded domains can go for a lot more
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Comment #3052134
True to a point but there is no love lost between Google and Microsoft. Google tried to drive Microsoft out of business with the Google Pack, Chrome OS etc. No serious company woul…
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Comment #3050844
The flyers were probably printed before Samsung decided to pay $5 - $15 for each Android they sell to Microsoft.
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Comment #3050734
It's going to be odd to see Microsoft, Google and Samsung in one stage, celebrating Android. Don't be surprised if Microsoft placed HTC and Samsung Android smartphone ads on their …
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Comment #3045693
They are probably subsidizing them. 20 years is a long time, especially when people move often and technology changes.