Roundup: The Jobs saga continues, Circuit City razed, Hulu apologizes and more

Roundup: The Jobs saga continues, Circuit City razed, Hulu apologizes and more

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The Steve Jobs saga continues — Talk about the Apple chief executive and his health issues remain everywhere you look. Newsweek columnist Dan Lyons says the media’s coverage of Apple “bites.” As you might expect after their heated exchange the other day, Lyons… Continue Reading

Microsoft Office makes bold leap into online services … with Circuit City?

Microsoft Office makes bold leap into online services … with Circuit City?

Microsoft has just revealed the details of its online office and security offering, Equipt (previously code-named Albany), which will bundle together Microsoft Office, security service Windows Live OneCare and other products for a $69.99 annual subscription.

Product Manager Bryson Gordon told the IDG News Service that… Continue Reading

Blockbuster returns bid for Circuit City to the crazy store, just misses late fee

Blockbuster returns bid for Circuit City to the crazy store, just misses late fee

Blockbuster today issued a one paragraph statement to announce it was withdrawing its proposal to purchase electronic retailer Circuit City. This is the way a takeover bid ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper.

Citing “market conditions,” Blockbuster determined it wasn’t in its best… Continue Reading

Blockbuster: Perpetually on the cusp of digital distribution

Blockbuster: Perpetually on the cusp of digital distribution

While nearly everyone and their mother is getting in to the digital movie distribution business, one name still notably absent is Blockbuster. Despite being nearly synonymous with movie rentals for the past twenty years, and buying the digital download service Movielink last year, Blockbuster still… Continue Reading

Blockbuster wants Circuit City: Sinking boat wants more water

Blockbuster wants Circuit City: Sinking boat wants more water


Blockbuster was once a name synonymous with movie rentals. Then Netflix, the online DVD mailing service, came along and stole some of that luster. Recently, as the transition to digital distribution for home movie rentals/purchases has begun, Blockbuster has seemed almost comically behind. That reputation… Continue Reading

Roundup: Cleantech gets record investments, Google opens enterprise market and more

Roundup: Cleantech gets record investments, Google opens enterprise market and more

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Cleantech investments laugh in the face of recession — Everyone knows the economy is in the dumps, right? (Heck, it even says so in The New York Times.) Well, no one told the VCs putting their money in cleantech. The Cleantech Group… Continue Reading