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Motorola Mobility posts loss as Google merger looms

The handset maker, which is set to be taken over by Google by the middle of the year, has reported a loss of $86m in its lastest quarter Read more

2 May, 2012 by Roger Cheng

LinkedIn buys SlideShare presentation site

SlideShare helps professionals network and share presentations online, and had nearly 29 million unique visitors in March Read more

4 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

Regulator attacks AT&T and T-Mobile USA merger

...issued a staff report on Tuesday that concluded AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile USA would lead to huge job losses and less... Read more

30 November, 2011 by Steven Musil

AT&T and T-Mobile USA merger faces FCC scrutiny

...Federal Communications Commission has formally started the process for reviewing the proposed merger between telecoms companies AT&T and T-Mobile USA. The Federal Communications... Read more

15 April, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

Report: China to vet Google's Motorola purchase

...on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Report: China reviewing Google-Motorola merger on ZDNet Asia. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and... Read more

17 February, 2012 by Liau Yun Qing
Ten tech buys that didn't work out

Ten tech buys that didn't work out

...If AOL-Time Warner was the dot-com bubble era's horrible mergers-and-acquisition story, AOL-Bebo was perhaps the same for Web 2... Read more

20 December, 2010 by Caroline McCarthy and Josh Lowensohn

Novell to retain Unix copyrights in merger

...continue to be the owner of its copyrights to Unix, despite its merger with Attachmate. Novell is to retain its Unix copyrights as part of... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Josh Lowensohn

Infrastructure company Arqiva plans 250 layoffs

...a result of the broadcast unit consolidation and partly because of the merger between Arqiva — formerly NTL Broadcast — and National Grid Wireless in 2008, Randall... Read more

15 October, 2010 by David Meyer
Google-Motorola deal clears Chinese hurdle

Google-Motorola deal clears Chinese hurdle

...approved Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the merger to proceed Read more

21 May, 2012 by Kevin Kwang
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...to be a thing of the past. Large company layoffs, golden handshakes, mergers, leveraged buyouts, company acquisitions and similar business moves have left people of... Read more

27 March, 2012

China extends probe into Google-Motorola merger

Chinese regulators have extended their investigation into Google's purchase of Motorola, a filing from the mobile handset maker has revealed Read more

21 March, 2012 by Lance Whitney

Cisco appeals Microsoft-Skype deal over lock-in fears

...2bn) deal got the Commission's unconditional approval in October, and the merger was formalised just days later. However, Cisco said on Wednesday that open... Read more

16 February, 2012 by David Meyer

AT&T drops bid for T-Mobile USA

...alive. In August, the US Department of Justice sued to block the merger. In November the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated it opposed the merger... Read more

20 December, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

Google-Motorola approval faces EU delay

...Bloomberg.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Google, Motorola merger review put on hold in Europe on CNET News. Get the latest... Read more

12 December, 2011 by Lance Whitney

EU's decision on Motorola-Google due in January

...the European Union's executive arm for approval of its Motorola Mobility merger, but a decision is not expected this year. According to information posted... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Don Reisinger

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

4 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

7 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

10 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

11 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

14 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

15 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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