Who's to be believed about the 60% Windows Vista code rewrite story which has been a lively discussion topic in a number of blogs during the past few days? According to Robert Scoble, it's flat-out not true. He says his view is backed up by a number of other Microsoft employee bloggers. I posted on this story last week and that post attracted some discussion over the weekend, in which Robert was a lively participant. The thrust of that post was to do with the FUD surrounding the Vista … [Read more...] about Credibility isn’t equal to authority
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FUD surrounds Vista
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's postponement of the consumer launch of Windows Vista comes bad news about the actual code of the product, reported yesterday by Australian tech magazine Smarthouse: Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new Vista operating system is set to be rewritten as the Company "scrambles" to fix internal problems a Microsoft insider has confirmed to SHN. Quoting the complete text of an internal Microsoft memo about changes to the Platforms & … [Read more...] about FUD surrounds Vista
Using Digg to game the stock market
In yesterday's show #120 of FIR: The Hobson & Holtz Report podcast, Shel and I talked about the teenager who gamed Google News with a fake press release. That pales in comparison to this story from VNU's Silicon Valley Sleuth today which, if true, is far more alarming: Something extremely weird is going on over on Digg.com. Today for the third time in a short period, a story got promoted to the front page where a blogger raises a baseless rumour about Google buying Sun. And as is explained … [Read more...] about Using Digg to game the stock market
L’Oreal snaps up British icon
Now this is an interesting business acquisition, announced today: High Street beauty products retailer Body Shop has agreed to be taken over by French cosmetics giant L'Oreal in a deal worth £652m. The offer of 300p a share from the French firm is a hefty premium on its closing price of 268p. French L'Oreal makes a wide range of cosmetics, including Ambre Solaire sun cream and Lancome lipsticks. Body Shop - with its ethically-sourced products - was one of the icons of the High Street in the … [Read more...] about L’Oreal snaps up British icon
Stimulating change in financial communication
Two interesting business events that might appear separate but are in fact closely related: From BBC News: Shares in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have jumped by 30% on Monday following speculation of a bid war. On Friday the LSE rejected a £2.43bn ($4.2bn) bid from the New York-based exchange Nasdaq. This sparked speculation that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Euronext would table counter-bids. >> Full story. From the Financial Times: Corporate America is becoming … [Read more...] about Stimulating change in financial communication