BitGou: Technology Report: Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopes

2012年7月4日星期三

Technology Report: Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopes

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07/3/2012

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Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopes

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp admitted its largest acquisition in the Internet sector was effectively worthless and wiped out any profit for the last quarter, as it announced a $6.2 billion charge to write down the value of an online advertising agency it bought five years ago.

Apple says disagrees with Italy antitrust complaint

MILAN (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday disputed an order by Italian regulators that the company must clearly offer a free two-year warranty on its electronics or face fines of 300,000 euros ($378,200) and possible temporary closure of its Italian operations.

Activision takes free "Call of Duty" online to China

(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard, the biggest U.S. video game publisher by market capitalization, plans to offer its popular 'Call of Duty' title as a free-to-play online game in China in a bid to expand its footprint in Asia.

RIM CEO says "nothing wrong" with BlackBerry maker

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd's freshman CEO insisted on Tuesday that nothing is wrong with the maker of BlackBerry smartphones and that it certainly isn't in a "death spiral," even as the company's already battered stock edged toward new lows.

Olympus faces back taxes of $62.60 million: Nikkei

(Reuters) - The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau is seeking 5 billion yen ($62.60 million) in back taxes and penalties from Olympus Corp stemming from its acquisition of British medical equipment maker Gyrus Group Plc in 2008, The Nikkei business daily said.

Toshiba hit with $87 million verdict over LCD prices

(Reuters) - A Northern California jury has decided that Toshiba Corp conspired to fix prices in the liquid crystal display market and is liable for $87 million in damages.

Intel fights $1.3 billion EU antitrust fine in court

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators relied on "profoundly inadequate" evidence in their case against Intel, the U.S. chipmaker said in court on Tuesday in a bid to quash a record 1.06 billion euro ($1.33 billion) fine.

Samsung loses bid to lift ban on U.S. tablet sales

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request by Samsung Electronics Co. to lift a ban on U.S. sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1, dealing a third legal setback to the South Korean firm in just a week, as it braces for a make-or-break patent trial later this month with Apple Inc.

With Micron buy, less boom and bust in DRAM chips

SEOUL/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc's acquisition of Japan's Elpida Memory puts 90 percent of the $30 billion global memory chip industry in the hands of three firms, and may end a bruising era of extreme price volatility that has forced smaller players out of business.

Japan's Renesas seeks to cut 12 percent of workforce

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp, the world's fifth-largest chipmaker, said it wanted to reduce its workforce by 12 percent and shed half of its domestic plants within three years to compete better with aggressive overseas rivals to produce cheaper, smaller chips.