6 posts and columns on redundancies

Project Playlist Picks Up Total Music Leftovers From Universal, but Hasn’t Settled Lawsuit

in Media on May 19, 2009 at 1:47 pm PT

The music industry’s online forays have always inspired head-scratching, but this one is odd even by those standards: Project Playlist, the online music service currently being sued by Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group, is bolstering its tech staff by buying the assets of… a music service owned by Universal Music Group. But the lawsuits have yet to be resolved. Confusing? Of course.

IBM-Sun Day Monday?

in News on April 3, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Sun and IBM reportedly prepare for a Monday announcement. Plus, Stephen Colbert on Twitter, iPhone camera rumors, and YouTube’s 2009 losses. (April 3)

IBM Mulling Sun "Resource Action"?

in News on April 3, 2009 at 8:58 am PT

Neither Sun nor IBM will confirm that the two companies are even in talks, but the two will reportedly announce their merger on Monday–not today as previously thought. And after the deal, then what? Massive layoffs, most likely.
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IBM Mulling Sun “Resource Action”?

in News on April 3, 2009 at 8:58 am PT

Neither Sun nor IBM will confirm that the two companies are even in talks, but the two will reportedly announce their merger on Monday–not today as previously thought. And after the deal, then what? Massive layoffs, most likely.
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Bernstein Downgrades Amazon, eBay on Macro Concerns

in News on December 19, 2008 at 6:03 am PT

Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay has cut his ratings on both Amazon and eBay, noting that the large majority of goods on both sites are discretionary purchases, and that–of course–the current environment has people focusing more on worries about unemployment and home foreclosure than spending money on nonessential goods.