Wednesday, May 8, 2013

MSFT: Windows division CFO Tami Reller and Office...

4:00 PM Windows division CFO Tami Reller and Office division CFO Amy Hood are Microsoft's (MSFT -0.9%) top candidates to replace outgoing CFO Peter Klein, two sources tell Bloomberg. Online Services COO Rik van der Kooi is also said to be a candidate. One source says a replacement, who would be tasked with overseeing Microsoft's $74.5B cash/investment balance and dividend/buyback policies, could be named as soon as next week. Earlier this week, Reller affirmed Microsoft's commitment to Windows 8, while promising UI tweaks to make the OS more palatable to new users. Read comments

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GOOG,AAPL: Is Google Now Taking A Bite Out Of Apple?

Is Google Now Taking A Bite Out Of Apple?
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Introduction
From one perspective, Google Now is a threat to both Siri and Apple's (AAPL) TAC revenues from Google (GOOG). Yet the app is being allowed to become part of the iPhone/Ipad product line. The threat to Siri is obvious as Google Now is probably a broader, if not superior, replacement of Siri. The threat to Apple is the Google Searchbox in the Now app, which competes for attention with the Safari-based Google search from which Apple made $1 billion in TAC profit last fiscal, as I have discussed below. read more »

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