With planned IBM-Sun merger, would sun set on healthy market competition?
Reuters speculates about the likelihood of the planned IBM-Sun merger raising antitrust concerns, writing that “[t]he prospect of staid IBM merging with brilliant but troubled Sun Microsystems could spark a [...]
SuperNews & The Twouble with Twitters
Oh. Heck. Yes. I love, love, love this video. It’s a trailer for “SuperNews,” an animated show that will on the on the Current network tomorrow. (Thankfully, full episodes are [...]
Entrepreneurs come up with innovative proposals for spurring the creation of small businesses
The San Francisco Gate has an op-ed which claims that President Obama’s ideas for helping small businesses don’t go far enough. The author of the piece, entrepreneur J.R. Johnson, writes [...]
European Commission calls for Community Patent
The Register reveals that “[t]he European Commission has reiterated its demand for the creation of a single European patent. It said the absence of such a protection is hindering the [...]
Six Questions The Senate Should Ask Gary Locke . . . But Won’t
Former Washington State Governor Gary Locke will undoubtedly face some tough questions during his confirmation hearing tomorrow, but the truly important ones will likely not be asked. The unfortunate reality [...]
You sure you want to buy that really cool new Internet company that has no idea how to make a profit?
ZDNet has a worthwhile discussion of a research note recently issued by a Bernstein analyst who warned of the dangers of acquiring Internet “pre-businesses” – companies that have large user [...]