Technology

Here's my interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.   He believes Windows 7 will drive a PC upgrade cycle (good for Dell, HP and others) and said they will continue to give cash back to shareholders. ... read more

Today eBay announced it has sold a majority stake in internet phone company Skype for roughly $2 billion dollars.    The deal values Skype at about $2.75 billion in total. But is this a two billion dollar deal for nothing? eBay is in a huge court fight with a company called Joltid.    Joltid happens to be run by the guys who created Skype. Witness this little noticed section ... read more

Google wants to take on Microsoft Windows by releasing its own operation system. Much of the commentary in the story has revolved around the two companies themselves.   The real tale though may lie around companies such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Western Digital and others who build PCs and memory for them that largely rely on the current mode of computing. The reason is the cloud. read more