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Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch.
* Once the "brutal capitalist" of booksellers, Barnes & Noble (BKS) now finds itself the David to Amazon's Goliath. Can CEO William Lynch navigate the company and its well-received Nook readers to long-term success? The New York Times takes a look and also reveals that a new Nook is likely coming this spring. (The New York Times)
* Facebook could file to go public this Wednesday, raising some $10 billion at a valuation of between $75 billion and $100 billion. If true, Facebook's could be considered the largest tech IPO ever. (Fortune)
* Former Research in Motion (RIMM) co-CEO Mike Lazaridis on the challenging decision to step down from his role with the company after 27 years. Though Lazaridis is still on the company board and will chair the board's new innovation committee, he won't be involved in day-to-day operations. "Stepping aside, as a founder, after 27 years, I would be lying if I said that wasn't emotional for me, and for my whole family." he said. (The Record)
* Not everyone in Silicon Valley is benefiting from the tech boom. Some older tech professionals are finding it hard to get work as many rising startups simply focus on younger applicants or applicants with skill sets that better align with their needs. (The New York Times)
* Bill Gates on his complex relationship with Steve Jobs: "There was no peace to make. We were not at war. We made great products, and competition was always a positive thing. There was no [cause for] forgiveness." (The Telegraph)
* Thanks to husband and wife team Kate Imbach and Tom Conrad, Silicon Valley finally joined the "Sh*t [insert name] Says" viral video genre last week. But is the video accurate or off-the mark? You decide.
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Only the Paul Allen-Bill Gates feud and Borders' liquidation prevented a clean sweep
Source: WSJ.com
If you ever wondered why there are so many reporters -- like this one -- covering Apple (AAPL), here's a clue:
According to Thursday's Wall Street Journal, eight out of 10 of the most-read corporate news stories on WSJ.com in 2011 were about Steve Jobs or the company he brought back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Only the MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Dec 29, 2011 7:15 AM ET
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Groupon CEO Andrew Mason
* A titillating in-depth look at Andrew Mason and Groupon's inner machinations that allegedly reveals how the company rapidly evolved into a 10,000-strong organization, what Mason is really like, and why the company lost key executives like COO Margo Georgiadis earlier this year. (Business Insider)
* TechCrunch columnist MG Siegler reports that Google MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Nov 1, 2011 3:30 AM ET
Gates looming over Jobs at Macworld 1997
Among the highlights of the excerpt from Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs in the current issue of Fortune is the story of how Jobs repaired Apple's (AAPL) relationship with Microsoft (MSFT) just in time to get Bill Gates to participate in his 1997 MacWorld keynote. Jobs waited until the end to introduce, after a dramatic pause, Apple's new partner and investor. Suddenly Gates' face appeared, to boos and MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 24, 2011 12:40 PM ETSteve Jobs and Bill Gates were the ultimate frenemies. Read about the roots of their relationship in this exclusive excerpt from Walter Isaacson's new book, Steve Jobs, which hits bookstores today.
1985: The young and the restless. Gates and Jobs, photographed at Tavern on the Green in New York City
FORTUNE -- The complex relationship between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs began in the late 1970s, when Microsoft was making most MORE
Oct 24, 2011 12:01 AM ET
They were the best of frenemies for nearly 30 years. Walter Isaacson has the inside story.
Click to enlarge. Image: Time Inc.
The first excerpt from the year's most eagerly awaited -- and carefully guarded -- biography will appear in Fortune on Monday.
The magazine has secured exclusive rights to the sections in Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs devoted to Jobs' relationship to Bill Gates.
For nearly three decades the co-founder of Apple (AAPL) and the MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 20, 2011 6:55 AM ET
Climate scientists and their billionaire backers, like Bill Gates, are trying to turn down the global thermostat - and make money doing it.
By Marc Gunther, contributor
FORTUNE -- One of the cool things about being Bill Gates is that if you are curious about something, you can find smart people who will teach you whatever it is that you want to know. About five years ago Gates decided that he wanted to learn about climate change, so he arranged for MORE
Oct 7, 2011 5:00 AM ET
Fortune's Kindle book is a treasure trove of vintage Steve Jobs vignettes
Aug. 5, 1995. Source: Time Inc.
"Contempt" is probably the word that best describes Steve Jobs' attitude toward the press. But he courts the publications he cares about, and over the years one of the magazines he courted most assiduously -- at least until a certain 2008 cover story -- was Fortune.
While at Apple (AAPL), NeXT, Pixar and Apple again, MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Sep 28, 2011 6:45 AM ET
When Google's executive chairman testifies during a Senate hearing on antitrust issues today, he'll be following in the footsteps of another tech titan: Bill Gates. Here's what he should know.
FORTUNE -- When Google's executive chairman testifies during a Senate hearing on antitrust issues today, he'll be following in the footsteps of another tech titan: Bill Gates.
In 1998, Gates appeared before Congress alongside ex-Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy and former Netscape MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Sep 21, 2011 5:00 AM ET
As icons go, the likes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have been around for a long time. It may very well be time to look for titans in other fields.
By Kenneth M. Scigulinsky
FORTUNE -- The Internet age has brought advances in productivity, made technology available the world over and created many millionaires and billionaires. The past few decades also made cover boys of an entire generation of tech stars. MORE
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