With the European Commission finally saying ja — oui — sí — yes earlier this month, Oracle closed the deal this week on its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
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Articles By Jeff Dorsch
Oracle & Sun Micro, BFF; other tech giants are just Facebook friends now
by Jeff Dorsch, January 29, 2010, 3:06 pmApple’s iPad: Game-changer or gonzo gadget?
by Jeff Dorsch, January 28, 2010, 2:24 pmGadget lust is abroad in the world, and it won’t be sated until Apple starts selling the new iPad tablet computer this spring.
There hasn’t been a torrent of news coverage …
Gliding down Electric Avenue
by Jeff Dorsch, January 15, 2010, 4:19 pmAmong the sights at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit — Look! There’s Nancy Pelosi! — is the Electric Avenue exhibition, where all-electric vehicles are being shown and demonstrated. …
And more on the Consumer Electronics Show
by Jeff Dorsch, January 13, 2010, 4:27 pmThe International Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up in Las Vegas over the weekend, with many interesting product trends on view. Later in the week we’ll turn to the North American …
The Google phone finally lands; Tablets brought down from the mountaintop
by Jeff Dorsch, January 8, 2010, 4:48 pmWhen the G1 wireless phone arrived in 2008, it was hailed as the vanguard of smartphones, taking advantage of Google’s Android mobile device software. The promise of Android was more fully realized …
Year-end look at the semiconductor industry
by Jeff Dorsch, December 31, 2009, 5:07 pmAbout the best thing people in the semiconductor industry can say about 2009 is, “Thank goodness that’s over!” 2010 looks to be a stronger year for microchip sales as the recession fades and people start buying more consumer …
Microsoft’s Bing search engine is for reals
by Jeff Dorsch, December 24, 2009, 3:36 pmIt’s been more than six months since Microsoft launched the Bing search engine. The company heavily promotes the service (as the “Decision Engine”) with TV advertising, something Google never has needed.
Yahoo! was …
Trouble in Trollhättan
by Jeff Dorsch, December 22, 2009, 3:11 pmNo matter what happens between now and the end of the year, it’s coal in the stockings of Saab Automobile employees for Jul. They may need it to get through this winter.
A tumultuous year …
Is this the Chinese Century?
by Jeff Dorsch, December 14, 2009, 11:02 amAmerican media and historians hailed the 20th century as “the American Century,” as the US helped win two world wars, surpassing the European powers that controlled the global economy for centuries.
Not a few people …
