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helix2301 writes:
Google's grip on the Internet search market loosened in December, as the search engine saw its largest drop since 2009. That loss was Yahoo's gain, as the Marissa Mayer-helmed company added almost 2% from November to December to bring its market share back into double digits. Google's lead remains overwhelming, with just more than three-quarters of search, according to SatCounter Global Stats. Microsoft's Bing gained some momentum to take 12.5% of the market. Yahoo now has 10.4%. All other search engines combined to take 1.9%.
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helix2301 writes:
IBM will pay $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division. IBM will make payments to the chipmaker over three years, but it took a $4.7 billion charge for the third quarter when it reported earnings Monday. The company fell short of Wall Street profit expectations and revenue slid 4 percent, sending shares down 8 percent before the opening bell.
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helix2301 writes:
Skype has filed a 100 Million IPO statement. The company which was just purchased last year from Ebay by a group of private investors is hoping to file public to raise money to help move the company along with there plans. Will be interesting to see how this works out if they are making Facebook wait till 2012 to file public I wonder how long they will make Skype wait. If Skype gets turned down I wonder how this will effect their business model and plans for the company.
