Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Google: Greed over a Rollback
While Google is aware of the problem and is fixing it they refuse to rollback the code and are content to charge advertisers more until they fix it. So if you went to the store and the cashier said I know this item only costs you $1 but the register is broken and I have to charge you $2, but we’re working on it, would that be acceptable?
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YouTube founders split $650M payout
Google details the payout from its $1.65 billion acquisition of the popular online video service. Chad Hurley, CEO of YouTube, received 694,087 shares of Google (Charts) worth around $326 million, and Steve Chen received Google common stock valued at a similar amount, including 625,366 shares directly owned and another 68,721 shares in a trust
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Google Docs & Spreadsheets vs Microsoft Office
A lot of people like to compare Google Docs & Spreadsheets with Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and other office suites, and to say that Google's product is less powerful and can't be a threat for Microsoft. But this comparison is plain wrong.
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TigerDirect: 2GB Flash Drive For $1.99 After Rebates, $171.98 After 30 Days
TigerDirect.com sold Chudacek a 2GB flash drive for $1.99, without warning that after thirty days, the price would skyrocket to an astounding $171.38. Included with the drive "[for] a limited-time only [the] opportunity to try [CA] Internet Security Suite 2007." We have warned against rebates...
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