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Dec. 16, 2011

Patrick Pushor and 2 other people answered this question

Why should Dell buy Citrix?

Dell is a hardware company and is not leading anything related to services, never mind in the cloud space. I would never say it can't happen - but it certainly isn't today. more

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Nov. 18, 2011

Alan Dash answered this question

What are your thoughts on the Motorola/Google deal?

I think it has significant mobile implications in terms of cell communications that we can all guess at, but I also think/hope we're going to see some movement in some of the more traditional markets of wireless components that have had no change for 10’s ... more

Oct. 18, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

Why did Oracle buy Endeca?

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Oct. 10, 2011

Nipun Jethi answered this question

Why do you think Facebook acquired the Q&A site friend.ly?

Facebook has said the Friendly product will stay open (for now) but that the team will be working on "new projects".
I think Facebook wants to leverage how the the Friendly Q&A service is focused on allowing people tell others more about themselves. Facebook's current Q&A ... more

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Sept. 23, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

How will the recent changes at HP affect the Autonomy deal? How should HP move forward?

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Sept. 19, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

Do you think Netflix split their DVD and streaming business in hopes of selling one part of the biz?

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Sept. 9, 2011

Susan Miles and 1 other person answered this question

AOL's CEO is talking with Yahoo advisers about combining the two companies. Thoughts?

Does Yahoo! not have their hands full having already combined with Bing? Perhaps AOL is not doing good by themselves so they want to get in on the Yahoo / Bing action going on. more

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Sept. 9, 2011

Ric Ferraro answered this question

What are your thoughts on Google's acquisition of Zagat. Should they have acquired Yelp instead?

Google´s acquisition is an important milestone in Google´s location strategy, a strategy that has mobile firmly as its centrepiece. The short time span between the acquisition of Motorola Mobility and Zagat is not coincidental...Google will want to boost its Android offer by adding more location-relavant ... more

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Sept. 8, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

What companies would benefit most from acquiring Klout? Should Google acquire them?

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Sept. 6, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

What are your thoughts on the TechCrunch controversy? Should MG Siegler have written that post?

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Aug. 31, 2011

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Five Keys to an Awesome M&A

Great tips on ensuring a successful merger and acquisition process. Just read an excellent white paper on strategies for successful merger integration: http://bit.ly/pGoP25 more

Aug. 29, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

How do you think Salesforce will be incorporating Navajo Systems' technology?

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Aug. 18, 2011

Dana Gardner published a post

HP's eye on Autonomy means it sidesteps RDB and middleware in favor of enterprise information infras

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Aug. 18, 2011

Richard Stiennon answered this question

HP is in talks to buy software company Autonomy Corp. Is HP moving in the right direction?

HP is already big in data centers. To compete with IBM and Oracle and EMC going after high end database capability such as Autonomy is a great move. The real shocker is the news that HP is thinking of spinning out the PC business. Probably ... more

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Aug. 17, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

What role do you foresee patents playing in the cloud computing space?

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Aug. 17, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

Will Kodak be an acquisition target for handset makers with their 1,100 digital-imaging patents?

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Aug. 17, 2011

Robert Keahey commented on this post

Google Buys Motorola Mobility: Don’t Let The Smoke Get In Your Eyes

This will probably raise the hackles of the Google "fan boy" community, but from my perspective, outside of search/ad placement, Google tends to "dabble" in things. Sure, Gmail and Google Apps/App Egnine have broad acceptance. And yes, Google+ is the "fastest growing" social network in ... more

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