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AOL to Wall Street: Our Turnaround Is Going to Be Really Slow

Peter Kafka in Media on May 14, 2010 at 6:23 am PT

Keep lowering those expectations, okay? Ad sales are coming back across the Web, but AOL says its efforts are still a work in progress. But do keep an eye on that expiring search deal…

Windows 7 Sales Also Boot Faster Than Vista

John Paczkowski in News on February 3, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

It took about a year for Windows Vista to claim 10 percent market share, something its successor, Windows 7, has managed in just three months. New data from Net Applications show Microsoft’s latest operating system accounting for one in 10 computers accessing the Web as of the end of January.

NBC Droops, but Doesn’t Blame Its Woes on Jay or Conan

Peter Kafka in Media on January 22, 2010 at 8:35 am PT

NBC knows its problems are larger than its late-night talk-show lineup. That said, if you haven’t seen Conan O’Brien’s latest insult of his soon-to-be-former employers, you really should.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt: “I Have a Special Spot for Apple in My Heart”

Peter Kafka in Media on January 21, 2010 at 1:46 pm PT

Eric Schmidt’s tender feelings for Apple won’t stop Google from competing directly with Apple’s iPhone: The company spent much of the time on its Q4 earnings call discussing its large mobile ambitions–without talking about specifics, of course. Meanwhile, the search giant posted a big jump in quarterly revenue. But not enough for twitchy investors, who are pushing shares down in after-hours trading.

Microsoft Goes Back on Message: No Recovery in the Works

Peter Kafka in Media on November 2, 2009 at 4:37 am PT

Say what you will about Microsoft executives, they have been consistently on message during the past year or so. That message: Things aren’t getting better any time soon. Today: More of the same, from South Korea.

Apple Finally Hops the Great Wall: China Unicom Announces Three-Year iPhone Deal

Peter Kafka in Media on August 28, 2009 at 3:33 am PT

Apple’s long-awaited entry into the Chinese phone market is finally here. Or at least it will be by the end of the year: China Unicom says it has struck a three-year deal with Apple to sell iPhones in China that will kick in during the fourth quarter.

Microsoft Starts the Layoff Machine Again With Thousands of Cuts: Steve Ballmer’s Memo to the Troops

Peter Kafka in Media on May 5, 2009 at 7:45 am PT

Here comes the second round of layoffs at Microsoft, following a first round that started in January. Today’s cuts will likely end up costing about 3,000 workers their jobs. Microsoft had previously warned that it would cut up to 5,000 jobs by 2010. The good news, says CEO Steve Ballmer: The newest round means “we are mostly but not all done” with layoffs. Here’s Ballmer’s memo to the troops.

Google Still Shaking Up Sales Force: Nikesh Arora Replaces Omid Kordestani

Peter Kafka in Media on April 16, 2009 at 1:31 pm PT

Here’s the other shoe that hadn’t dropped following Tim Armstrong’s move from Google to run Time Warner’s AOL. Omid Kordestani, who was the official head of Google’s sales, has been moved aside in favor of Nikesh Arora.