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Of the 174 job cuts, 99 were Internet sales representatives, and 41 were online customer chat positions. Apple said the positions were eliminated because it is moving some of its sales and support functions to its Texas offices. Colliers International research director Garrick Brown called the move “just more bad news for Elk Grove,” and…

A substantial portion of Mr. Jobsis 2007 earnings came in the form of company stock, which was worth far more than his $1 salary. Mr. Jobs wasnit the only tech name to drop off the top ten list in 2007. Former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel lost his ranking along with his job, and Dell CEO…

Mr. Ballmer presented Yahoo with an ultimatum warning the Internet search company that it must reach a buyout agreement by April 26 or potentially face a hostile take over attempt. Yahoo refused to make a deal with Microsoft claiming that the Redmond-based companyis offer was undervalued. Both companies have been relatively quiet about the buyout…

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Endpoint Technology Associates analyst Roger Kay thinks that Microsoft now has to sort out complex financial issues, and that dropping its unsolicited Yahoo buyout offer may be one of the companyis options. He noted that CEO Steve Ballmer may be “getting heat from inside.” He added that buying Yahoo would force Microsoft into debt, and…

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Microsoft filed its request with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals after a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in February that the lawsuit qualified for class-action status. The appeals court upheld the lower courtis ruling on April 21. The lawsuit against Microsoft claimed that the software company deceived customers with its “Vista Capable” program that…

Both Apple and Avid bailed on NAB this year, leaving a bitter taste in some people’s mouths, and leaving others wondering if the film and video expo has finally outlived its usefulness. With over 105,000 attendees at the expo it seems there are still plenty of people interested in what goes on at the Vegas…

Avid pulled out of this yearis NAB event late last year, and Apple followed suit in February. Apple claimed that it bowed out because there are more effective ways to spend its advertising dollars. Appleis senior PR manager commented “Often there are better ways to reach our customers. The increasing popularity of our retail stores…

One of the cool little tricks iChat has up its sleeve harkens back to the days when IRC clients ruled the land. If you start a message with “/me” iChat will transmit the message with your name first followed by your text, and it will all land in the chat outside of a chat bubble.…

Mr. Ballmer stated “If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate of directors for the Yahoo board.” Despite the ultimatum, Yahoo doesnit seem to be interested in…

As computers continue to become ever more portable, it stands to reason that external hard drives will follow suit. Reliability, versatility and durability are all important in a portable hard drive, and Iomegais eGo offers all three along with good looks, too. The eGo sports a flask-shaped metal shell thatis available in several colors, 160GB…

“The development is frankly bittersweet for us: On the one hand weire delighted to be breaking new ground with Photoshop, and when processing very large files on a suitably equipped machine, Photoshop x64 realizes some big performance gains,” Mr. Nack said. “On the other hand, we work very hard at maintaining parity across platforms, and…

One unnamed source commented “Thereis no reason to bid against ourselves.” Reports in March, however, seemed to indicate that Microsoft was considering an increase in its buy out offer. Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney commented at the time “”While we continue to see no other competing bidders, we believe Yahoo is aggressively pursuing strategic alternatives. We…