iOS Developers Wouldn't Come to Android or Windows If You Paid Them. Literally.
As Apple's mobile platform offers ever more value, developer attrition from Android and Windows may become a serious problem for Google and Microsoft.
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Demise of the E-Reader is Looming, and Microsoft Windows May Be Next
Amazon and Barnes & Noble drop e-book reader prices, and that's bad news for Microsoft.
California Does It Again: License Plate Ads Another Bad Technology Idea
California, grasping at straws because of its financial crisis, considers a study of turning auto license plates into electronic billboards without even a first estimate of the revenue it could generate.
Facebook Revenue: Paid Memberships Could Be a Business Booster Rocket
Facebook could increase revenue by almost 25 percent and improve user confidence over privacy issues by instituting and optional paid premium membership.
Enjoying the World Cup Without Vuvuzelas, and How It May Change TV
Vuvuzelas, the controversial horn favored by South African soccer fans, has created a boom in audio technology aimed at silencing this peculiar sound.
Net Neutrality Doesn't Go Far Enough To Rescue the Internet
The FCC splits over re-regulating Internet access, but nothing it can do will go far enough to repair the essential problem industry and the country face.
Google Paid Content System Will Crush Publishers
Publishers probably hope that a rumored pay-for-news system from Google will be their salvation. Instead, it will be more disappointment.
IBM's New Business Plan: Beating You at Jeopardy
IBM's initiative to create a computer that can beat humans in trivia competition is more than just a PR stunt, its a great avenue for growth.
What's Wrong With Net Neutrality: Counterarguments to the FCC
Network capacity is a limited resource. Should it be regulated like radio, telephone and TV?
HP Partners with Yahoo To Spam Printer Users to Death
HP and Yahoo partner to include ads on content sent to HP's Web-connected printers. And you thought spam via email was bad.
Oracle Faces a Big Bad Government Pricing Slap Down
The federal government sues Oracle for allegedly breaching purchase contracts by offering other customers better pricing, even though a provision of the contracts prohibits that.
Google and Demand Media Racing to Patent Automated Content [Update]
Google filed a patent application to determine popular topics for Web content sites, putting it in a race with Demand Media to corner the automated content business.
Hey, IBM, Apple's Double Digit Growth Engine Is on Your Heels
The iPad is adding such a large revenue growth to Apple's normal expansion that the company will soon dwarf Microsoft and Google in size and will likely exceed IBM's revenues within a few years.
Facebook's Push for Intimacy Starts with a Likable Nudge
By adding a "Like" button to comments, Facebook has the power to mimic the intimacy of Twitter and the positive reinforcement of Tumblr.
Why Best Buy Should Kick GameStop's Butt in Used Video Games -- but Won't
Best Buy seeks GameStop's used game business, but doesn't have the same appeal to gamers.
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