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Submission + - FAQ about Greece (imf.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @06:02PM

An anonymous reader writes: IMF published this FAQ about the situation in Greece. According to it, it seems that Greece has real chance to overcome its debt crisis. Is it really feasible if the government there cooperates with IMF and the people continue with strikes? Or is it just a IMF propaganda?

Submission + - The 7 worst tech merger ideas ever (networkworld.com)

Submitted by alphadogg on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @01:19PM

alphadogg writes: AOL-Time Warner. Sprint-Nextel. AT&T-TCI. The history of the tech industry is littered with the corpses of failed mergers that have brought once-mighty companies to the brink of disaster. But despite the fact that roughly seven out of 10 mergers are failures, tech companies are still going out of their way to acquire one another. Recent examples of big-time mergers include the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile deal and Microsoft's acquisition of Skype. Network World takes a look at seven proposed mergers involving the likes of Google, Microsoft and Angry Birds maker Rovio that we hope will never see the light of day, as their consummation would likely mean the end of the entire tech industry and possibly even the entire world.

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