Daily Archives: February 26, 2008
  • AOL to Microsoft: Yahoo bid "a mistake"

    By Yi-Wyn Yen

    PHOENIX - In the Broadway hit "Spamalot," a group of knights cart off a man who sings, "I am not dead yet." AOL chief executive Randy Falco spent some time singing a similar tune Tuesday at the Interactive Advertising Bureau conference, Ecosystem 2.0.

    Falco was defending AOL's digital ad business after a Microsoft executive marginalized the company's relevance in the ultra competitive market a day earlier. Brian McAndrews, the MORE

    - Feb 26, 2008 9:23 PM ET
  • Apple polishes its MacBook and MacBook Pro product lines

    For once the rumor mills had it (mostly) right: the new lineup of MacBook Pros that many had expected Steve Jobs to introduce at Macworld last month did indeed arrive today, Feb. 26, as anticipated.

    What was not anticipated, until this weekend, was that the MacBook line, which had been given a speed bump late last year, would also get refreshed.

    The main headlines are that Apple (AAPL) has installed the latest MORE

    - Feb 26, 2008 9:28 AM ET
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  • Overseas sales could revive Apple

    Image: Apple

    Can Apple regain its status as a Wall Street darling?

    So far 2008 has not been kind to the technology trendsetter. With U.S. iPod sales slowing and iPhone hype fading, investors have been seized by worries that the crew in Cupertino isn't much of a growth story anymore. The stock has fallen 40 percent from its recent highs, losing some $50 billion in market value --and it isn't clear what MORE

    - Feb 26, 2008 8:00 AM ET
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JPMorgan Chase and C... 36.24 0.45 1.26%
Microsoft Corp 30.21 -0.27 -0.89%
General Electric Co 18.40 -0.20 -1.08%
Ford Motor Co 10.15 -0.17 -1.65%
Sprint Nextel Corp 2.47 -0.03 -1.20%
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