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We’re Talking Tech
By Mark Evans | March 16, 2007
Two major themes within the high-tech industry this week: dealing making and lawsuits. So, lots of good material for Kevin, Stewart and I to talk about on our Talking Tech podcast.
We spent a lot of time looking at Microsoft’s acquisition of TellMe (estimated to be worth $800-million to $1-billion), as well as Cisco’s purchase of WebEx for $3.2-billion. On the legal front, Viacom’s $1-billion lawsuit against YouTube for copyright infringement captured a lot of attention. A lot of people believe it’s just a negotiating ploy (probably true), although Kevin believes this is the beginning of the end of YouTube as we know it given millions of people have been drawn to YouTube because of the free content. If content owners want to be paid, he argues YouTube will loses some of its appeal.
Nortel - boy, we do manage to talk about Nortel a lot, eh?! - gave us a lot to chew on after the SEC filed a civil fraud lawsuit against several ex-Nortel executives, including CEO Frank Dunn. For anyone interested in the nitty-gritty, check out my Nortel blog.
Finally, we look at the growing interest in green investing. The cynics among us would suggest investors aren’t interested in being good to Mother Earth as much as they believe there’s money to be made from development green technology.
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