5 posts and columns on break even

A Loss for Sirius

in News on February 15, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

So much for that new 52-week high Sirius XM Radio hit on the eve of its fourth-quarter earnings Monday. Shares of the satellite-radio operator slid nearly 8 percent this morning, after it posted an unexpected loss.
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Apple’s Total Gross Profit From the App Store Since Launch: $189 million

in Mobile on June 23, 2010 at 5:20 am PT

Apple’s iTunes App Store may be the biggest mobile application around, but it’s not much of a revenue generator. The company claims it runs the App Store at “a bit over break-even,” and according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, that is indeed the case.

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The Case for the Fat Start-Up

in News on March 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

Much has been written and said about the current economic downturn and the resulting lessons on how to run high-technology companies. Quite famously, Sequoia Capital, the premier venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, held a mandatory all-CEO meeting in fall 2008 during which it advised them to “Cut spending. Cut fat. Preserve capital.”

Hulu Is Still Free, and Bigger than Ever. Next Year, Though…

in Media on November 25, 2009 at 1:16 pm PT

Given that Hulu is about to start tinkering with paywalls and subscriptions, its viewership numbers matter a bit less than they used to. But for the record, the video site had a record October. It will be very interesting to see what happens to these numbers next year if Hulu does move ahead with some sort of pay service.
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How Much Will You Have to Pay for Hulu? Nothing. How Much Will You Pay for “Hulu Plus”? Good Question.

in Media on October 23, 2009 at 10:31 am PT

Is Hulu putting up a pay wall around its Web TV site? Nope. Does Hulu want to charge people to watch Web TV? Yes. Confused? Don’t be. Here’s the explanation about what’s going on at the premium online video site.
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