stretchedshirt - Slashdot User

Comment typical investor mentality (Score 2, Insightful) 284

by stretchedshirt on Saturday February 23, 2008 @02:46PM (#22528232) Attached to: Yahoo Sued for Spurning Microsoft

i feel sorry for yahoo! investors are looking at the short term bottom line. when microsoft succeeds in the yahoo! takeover, i will stop using yahoo! completely. microsoft is not capable of running yahoo! successfully and just doesn't understand what innovation mean. yahoo! on the other hand has sort of lost its way but would certainly do better on its own as long as real leadership could step into the trenches at yahoo!

Increased US Broadband Adoption Could Create 2.4 Million Jobs 171

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday February 21, 2008 @10:17PM from the taking-development-cues-from-kentucky dept.

Ward D points out a story about a recent study that predicts significant economic growth through increased broadband adoption in the U.S. The study is based on a program in Kentucky that has, through the increased use of broadband, "saved an average of more than $200 per person per year" on health-care services, and decreased the average amount of time residents spent driving by 100 hours per month. From Computerworld: "The Connected Nation model ... focuses more on broadband adoption and local needs than huge, government-funded programs. Several Kentucky businesses have benefited from the increased access, according to Connected Nation. Geek Squad, the Best Buy subsidiary, moved its headquarters to Bullitt County, Kentucky, in late 2006 because of the broadband availability."

Mossberg Reviews the Lenovo X300 Vs. MacBook Air 362

Posted by kdawson on Thursday February 21, 2008 @05:42PM from the cage-match dept.

genji256 writes "Adding to his first impressions, Walt Mossberg has published a full review of the soon-to-come Lenovo X300. As a bottom line he 'recommends the X300 for road warriors without hesitation, provided they can live with its two biggest downsides: a relatively paltry file-storage capacity and a hefty price tag.' Gizmodo lists all the comparisons with the MacBook Air that Walt inevitably makes. Final score: it's a tie, though certain points are arguable ('Doesn't use Mac OS X Leopard. Winner: MacBook Air')."

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