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[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Will PC Makers Copy Apple's Price Hike?
News Although Apple Computer raised the price of its new iMac by $100 (about £70) on Wednesday because of rising component costs, PC makers probably won't follow with similar increases. Despite price increases on flat-panel monitors and memory over the...
[March 22, 2002, 9:17]
Microsoft To Hike Price Of Server Apps
News While Microsoft has talked up its history of keeping OS price hikes to a minimum, it's making no apologies for forthcoming price increases on its server applications. Exchange price increases range from as much as $1,300 (about £850) more per...
[June 19, 2000, 11:06]
BEA Bears The Brunt As Oracle Hikes Prices
News Oracle's latest price list for its growing portfolio of applications software contains significant increases across the range, and a particularly large price rise for its BEA software. The company's core software has risen in price by around 15 to...
[June 23, 2008, 17:10]
EBay To Raise Fees
News We recognise that price increases directly impact our users, so we do not raise fees lightly or without considering the impact to our community," the company said in a note to its customers. For items that end with a winning bid of up to $25, eBay...
[January 18, 2002, 10:24]
Small ISPs 'face Ruin' Over BT Price Hikes
News ISPA said its consultation showed that small and medium sized ISPs (SME ISPs) are likely to be significantly affected by the price increases. ISPs will face major problems due to price rises that BT plans for its wholesale offerings.
[August 27, 2004, 17:20]
Sony To Increase PC Prices
News IDC analyst Roger Kay said that price increases are unconventional but understandable. Sony spokeswoman Gretchen Griswold said the price increases on notebooks were mostly due to LCD pricing, and that the effect on desktops would be less dramatic...
[April 8, 2002, 9:55]
Dell Hones Blade-server Push
News In the meeting with analysts on Thursday, Dell is expected to address the effect of component price increases on its business and the possibility of acquisitions in the services market. The company will also likely flesh out its blade strategy...
[April 3, 2002, 10:07]
Memory Makers Warned Against Overconfidence
News The price increases came as inventories fell and demand rose, the firm said in its report. DRAM price increases in the third quarter had more to do with supply issues and speculation buying activity, rather than real demand," the firm said in its...
[October 6, 2003, 14:10]
Surprise! PC Prices Climb
News They should keep the lid on PC price increases as computer makers try to keep the new gadgets from winning over buyers. But now, coming full circle, the newest home PC lines from Dell Computer and Compaq start at the old $999 price.
[January 14, 2000, 6:05]
BT Hits ISPs With Broadband Price Hikes
News It is very likely that some or all of the price increases will be passed onto end users. BT has sprung a nasty surprise on British business by making dramatic and unexpected increases to the cost of some of its broadband packages to ISPs.
[August 3, 2004, 14:35]
Microsoft's Subscription-like Charges Cost More
News While the new programme certainly hit many businesses hard, Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio said that she was "encouraged" that only 60 percent of Licensing 6 adopters saw price increases. Not all Licensing 6 adopters reported price hikes.
[March 21, 2003, 9:41]
Startup Spotlight: Uvine.com
News It is a wasting product -- the idea of moving it about for trading is ridiculous, and it is usually passed through four to five hands before the consumer gets it, which increases price and timing. People will soon find out what the market price is...
[May 18, 2000, 13:19]
Flat-panel Prices Sink On Low Demand
News PC manufacturers, analysts and even panel makers expected to see shortages and retail price increases on flat panels in 2002 because of the imbalance between supply and demand. Monitor makers ended up eating about $40 to $45 per monitor because of...
[August 9, 2002, 7:55]
Domain Name Price Hikes Attacked
News What I do have is an objection to it being done in a manner that gives a perpetual monopoly to a company with unregulated price increases. Mitchell estimated that consistent seven percent price increases over that time period would eventually yield...
[June 8, 2006, 8:40]
Experts: Memory Prices Going 'crazy'
News According to one ZDNet reader, the price of a 128MB chip (from Dabs.com) has risen from £79 two weeks ago to today's £180 price tag. As demand for memory chips increases so the pressure is felt by manufacturers.
[September 15, 1999, 17:00]
Sun Faces Shareholder Mutiny
News If Sun' stock price increases by only $1 per share, Mr. Such grants can result in substantial compensation for only modest gains in share price," the SEIU states in its proposal. The proposal calls for options to be priced based on an industry...
[September 22, 2005, 8:45]
Study: Microsoft Overcharges For Software
News Microsoft Spokesman Mark Murray recently defended the company's price increases by attributing them to improvements in technology. A truly competitive market, the groups conclude, would never let software makers contemplate such price increases...
[January 11, 1999, 12:09]
A Year Ago: Study: Microsoft Overcharges For Software
News Microsoft Spokesman Mark Murray recently defended the company's price increases by attributing them to improvements in technology. A truly competitive market, the groups conclude, would never let software makers contemplate such price increases...
[January 10, 2000, 5:30]
New US Bill Takes A Shot At Stock Options
News When the stock price increases, the potential profit to the employee increases. Stock options allow employees to purchase a company's stock at a set price for a specified period of time, such as five or 10 years.
[February 14, 2002, 16:03]

