I worked for many years at Sun and am sad to see that it is being gobbled up by IBM for under 7 billion. The writing was on the wall for many years and in a sense was inevitable. IBM will take the parts that make sense and discard the rest. This will be the … read more
Apr 042009
On June 2, the company said it would record an $891 million charge to change the name of FedEx Kinko’s stores to FedEx Office.
Close to a billion dollars to change the name? Amazing! Sounds better when they put it as
asset-impairment charge tied to the decision to minimize the use of the Kinko’s name … read more
Jun 162008
I was shocked to learn that Tim Russert (58) died of heart attack on Fri. I used to watch his program when I was in the US and enjoyed his interviews. May his soul rest in peace. I didn’t know that he had coronary heart disease.
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US … read more
Jun 162008
Craig Ferguson: “Hey, you know what happened today? Barack Obama put his birth certificate online to fight rumors he wasn’t born in the US. … John McCain will put his birth certificate online too, as soon as he figures out how to upload a stone tablet.” 
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