Less than two months after Warner Bros. tipped the balance of power in the high-def media wars (see previous post), Toshiba today announced it plans to exit the HD DVD business by the end of the next month. CNET's News.com has the Reuters report on the announcement: http://www.news.com/2100-1041_3-6231027.html
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
Yahoo Goes to the Mattresses
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal this evening, Yahoo's board has decided to reject Microsoft's acquisition bid, stating that the offer of $31 per share "massively undervalues" the company. Of course, the offer was 62% more than the market's valuation of Yahoo, so either Yahoo's board knows something the rest of the … Continue reading Yahoo Goes to the Mattresses
The Microsoft/Yahoo Conundrum
The proposed acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft remains the story of the week. Knowledge@Wharton editor-in-chief Mukul Pandya and I interviewed Wharton management professors Larry Hrebiniak and David Hsu about the deal earlier this week. You can read the exchange, "Microsoft and Yahoo: Does It Make Sense (and Will It Work)?" at http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1895 or download an … Continue reading The Microsoft/Yahoo Conundrum
Kevin Lynch, CTO
Adobe Systems today announced that Kevin Lynch has been promoted to chief technology officer (CTO), with responsibly for "experience design and core technology" across all of Adobe's business units. Knowledge@Wharton interviewed Lynch shortly after he joined Adobe as part of the company's acquisition of Macromedia and Lynch was named Adobe's chief software architect and senior … Continue reading Kevin Lynch, CTO
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