HP-Oracle alliance lawsuit

January 8, 2014 Leave a comment

The lawsuit between HP and Oracle has received a lot of press. Prior to the conflict, the companies used to be the best of partners. Here is some information on the case.

The press settlement regarding the Hurd conflict, which later led to further conflict about what this settlement really means: Hurd settlement Sep2010 (excerpt).pdf

HP’s original complaint against Oracle (with redactions): HP Complaint againt Oracle.pdf

Oracle’s reply to Oracle’s complaint: Oracle’s Cross-complaint against HP.pdf

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Merger Reshapes Latin American Air Market – The Wall Street Journal.

June 23, 2012 Leave a comment

Merger Reshapes Latin American Air Market

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577482533106572416.html

SÃO PAULO—Airline consolidation took another step forward Friday with the stock-swap takeover of Brazilian airline TAM SA TAM +0.34%by Chile’s LAN Airlines SA, LFL +1.36%creating South America’s largest carrier by traffic, with an estimated market capitalization of $13 billion, the largest of any airline in the world.

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The new company, Latam Airlines Group SA, encompasses airlines in six South American nations and has four major hubs—São Paulo, Lima, Santiago and Bogotá. Latam would control 40% of the passenger traffic within South America and be the second-largest airline by passengers after American Airlines on routes to the U.S. and third-largest to Europe.

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US Airways CEO Talks Up Merger – The Wall Street Journal.

April 20, 2012 Leave a comment

I thought you would be interested in the following story on WSJ.com.

US Airways CEO Talks Up Merger

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303425504577355702230689964.html

US Airways Group Inc. LCC -2.51%trumpeted support on Friday from the three main unions at AMR Corp.’s American Airlines for a possible merger that would create a new airline giant and potentially further rationalize a perennially struggling industry.

The move by US Airways capped weeks of negotiations aimed at an end run around AMR Chief Executive Tom Horton, who is vying to reorganize American as a stand-alone airline and insists any merger discussions wait until the company emerges from bankruptcy proceedings. The US Airways-union alliance increased pressure for a deal days ahead of AMR executives’ expected request for a bankruptcy judge to allow it to reject existing labor contracts.

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In Facebook Deal, Board Was Little Involved – The Wall Street Journal.

April 18, 2012 Leave a comment

I thought you would be interested in the following story on WSJ.com.

In Facebook Deal, Board Was Little Involved

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304818404577350191931921290.html

On the morning of Sunday, April 8, Facebook Inc.’s youthful chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, alerted his board of directors that he intended to buy Instagram, the hot photo-sharing service.

It was the first the board heard of what, later that day, would become Facebook’s largest acquisition ever, according to several people familiar with the matter. Mr. Zuckerberg and his counterpart at Instagram, Kevin Systrom, had already been talking over the deal for three days, these people said.

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Smartphone Patents: Never-Ending War – The Wall Street Journal.

April 13, 2012 Leave a comment

I thought you would be interested in the following story on WSJ.com.

Smartphone Patents: Never-Ending War

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303624004577339931560320116.html

Customers shopping for Apple Inc.’s AAPL +1.16%iPhone might pay little attention to the gadget’s “slide to unlock” feature, but you would never know that from a quick glance at Apple’s current roster of patent lawsuits.

The technology giant has secured two key U.S. patents on slide-to-unlock—a technology that lets users wake a dormant phone with a finger-swipe across the screen. And it is wielding those patents like swords against rivals around the world.

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Instagram purchase born of rising mobile paranoia – Rethink Wireless

April 13, 2012 Leave a comment

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/04/12/instagram-purchase-born-rising-mobile-paranoia.htm

Thousands of column inches have understandably been written about Facebook’s $1bn acquisition of mobile photo sharing start-up Instagram. Whether the smaller firm is worth this huge sum is hardly relevant, but comparisons with the dotcom bubble are superficial. The apparently ridiculous valuations for companies like Instagram are not being driven by over-optimistic enthusiasm for a new market, as at the turn of the century, but by paranoia and a deep fear of failure in the mobile world.

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Facebook’s New Instagram Playbook – The Wall Street Journal.

April 11, 2012 Leave a comment

I thought you would be interested in the following story on WSJ.com.

Facebook’s New Instagram Playbook

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577336232461210936.html

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Google’s $12 Billion Toy – The Wall Street Journal.

April 11, 2012 Leave a comment

I thought you would be interested in the following story on WSJ.com.

Google’s $12 Billion Toy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304587704577335990254389120.html

Here’s a business riddle: Divine Google Inc.’s GOOG +1.27%intentions for its largest-ever acquisition, the $12.5 billion purchase of the once-great, now-faltering Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. MMI -16.67%

Motorola represents one of the thorniest strategic and operational challenges in Google’s 14-year history. Oddly, few seem to be paying attention.

THEGAME

When investors parsed Google’s deal announcement in August, they focused on how Motorola’s 17,000 patents will protect Google’s market-leading Android mobile operating system from legal assault.

But what of the 20,500 Motorola employees working in 92 major facilities across 97 countries, from Horsham, Pa., to Jaguariuna, Brazil? What of the factories churning out low-margin cellphones and cable-TV boxes? What of the five years of losses, some $5.3 billion in all?

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Foxconn buys into Sharp for iDevice screens – Rethink Wireless

March 28, 2012 Leave a comment

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/03/28/foxconn-buys-sharp-idevice-screens.htm

The massive importance of Apple in the Taiwanese manufacturing base was highlighted this week by news from key partner Foxconn. The company and its founder Terry Gou will invest $1.6bn in Sharp’s display unit, as Apple looks to bolster the Japanese firm as a counterweight to Samsung.

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Peugeot Won’t Seek GM Shares Yet – The Wall Street Journal.

March 7, 2012 Leave a comment

I thought you would be interested in the following story on WSJ.com.

Peugeot Won’t Seek GM Shares Yet

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204781804577267304275783044.html

The Wall Street Journal Mobile Reader for iPhoneTM delivers the latest global news, financial events, market insights and information to keep you ahead of the curve. Get the information you depend on plus entertainment, culture, and sports coverage when, where, and how you want it from the most credible source for news and information. Click below to download the WSJ Mobile Reader for free from the iTunes App Store.

http://www.wsj.com/iphoneinstall

From iPod. Pls excuse brevity, typos.

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