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Sun could use "any" good press. So it is not surprising that they went ahead with this announcement. (Remember the joint announcement with Google about a year back. Nothing has come out of it. Has it?)The loser from this Intel-Sun partnership is obviously AMD. Intel has a chance to poke their chief rival in the eye with this announcement. The actual volume of Intel processor sales to Sun is not going to be huge anytime soon but if and ...

This is quite unusual. Unlike the other major Indian IT players, Satyam appears to have dropped in its net profits for the quarter. What is "the Satyam" (truth) behind this turn of events? :-)

Interesting article reprinted in the mercury news (originally from LA Times) about the the Gates Foundation investments being in conflict with its charity contributions."...the Times found that the Gates Foundation has holdings in many companies that have failed tests of social responsibility because of environmental lapses, employment discrimination, disregard for worker rights, or unethical practices."

Saw the news report in the papers this morning about Oprah Winfrey's $40 million Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in the town of Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg."Built on 52 acres, the 28-building campus resembles a luxury hotel, with state-of-the-art classrooms, computer and science labs, and a library, theater and wellness center. Each girl lives in a two-bedroom suite."Isn't this excessive? Do you need to "pluck" people from such abject poverty and transform them overnight by giving them a ...

For all those predicting Silicon Valley's demise while its clones in India and China rise, here is an interesting article from the NYT. There is no question that the bulk of the new Web 2.0 action is happening in the Silicon Valley among other cutting edge technologies.

There were several sessions. Here are a few points from the various sessions.1. Naming and BrandingFeatures of a good name: Relevant, but unexpected; combine tangible with intangible; Always spark emotion; competitive clarity -- not just what it is, but what it can do for me; distinct personality to generate inteest.Marketing is all about conversation. What is the conversation about the compny and how do you continue that in the marketplace?2. Wikipedia is 4 times the size of encyclopedia!3. For the ...

All this recent news about HP is really sad. The so called management gurus on the board, the former CEO all combined have done great disservice to everything that the original founders "H" and "P" stood for. The only good news at the moment is that Mark Hurd appears to be a sensible guy to lead the company and letting him consolidate power might not be a bad thing (at least in the short term). Any investigation into the ...

I was reading an interview with William Ford in Businessweek (I think) over the weekend and was really surprised to read today that he has been replaced! Its surely a sign that Ford is in serious trouble and on the verge of some major changes.It will be interesting to see if the new CEO after 37 years at Boeing manages to survive in a largely family owned (yet public) environment.

Wow! Check out this rumor about Apple working on a cell phone. This would give the cell phone guys a run for their money!

The Youtube buzz is very reminiscent of the dotcomm days. Lots of free video and lots of traffic. How they will make money no one seems to know (I dare say "care"). Yet, they have boat loads of dough. One investor said to me, "If I had a chance to invest in Youtube, I would simply because Sequoia Capital has invested"This is sooooooo dotcomm!Meanwhile, there are competitors galore. In the same space this company seems to at least have ...