From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Wow… you heard the plans from Microsoft [MSFT] that they were going to launch a retail store, a la Apple [AAPL], going as far as to woo Apple Retail Store employees, especially managers, from Apple. And with the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft has executed their plan with their first outlet in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Management Perspective
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As first mentioned over at Javamancy mini, WordPress 2.8.5 was just released. WordPress 2.8.4 has held steady for more than two months at this point, and it almost seemed as if we, the blogging community, would be able to make it to December and the WordPress 2.9 release. Alas, no… Of course, since this is [...]

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Dow Above 10,000

October 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM · 0 comments

in Meanderings

The major stock aggregate count rose above the 10,000 mark by close of the U.S. markets today.
To some stock pundits, this signals the “end of the recession”. To others, it’s a small blip.
But to the individual stock investors, and to the U.S. public, they’ve lost a considerable amount of value over the past two years, [...]

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McDonald’s Monopoly Game 2009

October 6, 2009 at 1:00 AM · 0 comments

in Gaming, Meanderings

Last year, on October 7, 2008, McDonald’s [MCD] had launched its Monopoly game, incorporating a much greater online component to enhance customer participation. Today, the 2009 edition of the game, both the bricks-and-mortar and online formats, will start shortly, further reinforcing its online game to encourage more ubiquitous access and to drive gathering more of [...]

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