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I was going to buy a Nook

Juanela — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:06 -0800

I was going to buy a Nook from Barnes&Nobles for Christmas but I will rather wait until Apple puts one out next year.

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Judged. Ian Lamont Managing

Ian Lamont — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:18:57 -0800

Judged.

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Official numbers from US

David Kuan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:17:11 -0800

Official numbers from US Bureau of Labor Statistics is 10.2%!!!! Done deal!

Has anyone seen Yahoo launch

Michael Rakers — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:30:12 -0800

Has anyone seen Yahoo launch anything in the last year. As far as I'm concern, Yahoo likes to sell or drop services such as Geocities. I've always believed Yahoo lost their boat with Google... and have been crying ever since.

Related: It's not just a

Ian Lamont — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:49:07 -0800

Related: It's not just a Facebook world:

http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/10/21/outside-u-s-alternate-social-...

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Yahoo fairly recent

David Kuan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:28:06 -0800

Yahoo fairly recent acquisition of Maktoob (Arab Social Media) does not meet the judgment criteria of targeting US userbase.

It's risky for a publisher

Ian Lamont — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:22:50 -0800

It's risky for a publisher to get into the gadget business, especially considering the competition. Even if it doesn't sell this year or ever, I think Arrington will eventually open up about what happened. Should be an interesting story.

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Latest numbers shows 9.8%.

David Kuan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:18:41 -0800

Latest numbers shows 9.8%. Not enough to meet judgment criteria. Also, news that economic recovery is in full swing are coming in. Most economic indicators are now showing growth and with the holiday season hiring, it is becoming more doubtful that the 10% will be broken by end of 2009. At the current consensus %, the Return vs Risk makes it rather palatable.

Latest thread on the "death"

David Kuan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:09:36 -0800

Latest thread on the "death" of CrunchPad.

It's very hard to do. The

adela — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:23 -0800

It's very hard to do. The problem here is not companies being selfish or the unwillingness of people to take lower end jobs. The problem is that the very banks and mega corporations the government has tried to "bail out" have severely and irresponsibly over extended themselves. The housing market had been inflated for years and the bubble burst putting our entire financial system in a dyer situation, that combined with substantial increase in fuel costs left consumers with less disposable income. With personal investments gone or at risk and less money in pocket, consumers have drastically changed their spending habits. Americans were forced and continue to spend less or have over extended themselves with credit, and that has a trickle down effect on everything. All business is connected. The less consumers consume the less businesses produce. The less businesses have to produce, the fewer employees they need. The more people that loose their jobs, the less they spend. It really is a very vicious cycle and the end is unfortunately no where in sight. In order to stimulate the economy, consumers need to be able to have confidence in their investments and confidently spend the money they do have. We need to spend money in our local economies. The government needs to let big business fail. They are only prolonging the inevitable and loosing billions in the process. The government needs to invest in small business, support and stimulate small business growth. This country was built on the backs of small business, and it's the small agile business that will be key in rebuilding it.

I completely agree with you

Ohmygosh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:08 -0800

I completely agree with you Mr Kuan. I too have Verizon, and I love the service, however I don't like the phones they have to offer. I currently have the Verizon Storm, and its NOT worth the money!! . I'd wished that I never got it, it never works when you need it the most. . Therefore if the IPhone comes to Verizon Wireless, >> oh happy day <<

Done deal, based on the

Ian Lamont — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:33 -0800

Done deal, based on the statement in the LA Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/fiorina-to-announce-run-fo...

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