Pissing Away Taxpayer Euros

This sums up nicely (hat tip to Marc Andreessen) exactly what is wrong with the incestuous relationship between business and government in Europe… not to mention the fact that beaurocrats persist in their belief that they are responsible for innovation. 

The European Union on Thursday authorized Germany to give $165 million [...]

Privacy as a Competitive Weapon

A while back I wrote a post titled Google Flirts With Evil in which I argued that Google should offer an aggressive opt-out mechanism for personal dat

"Google could actually take a leadership position on this issue [privcacy] and use it for competitive advantage, I would certainly be more inclined to use [...]

The Reality Behind the Populism

"President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that foreigners who publicly criticize him or his government while visiting Venezuela will be expelled from the country."

The next time you see someone sporting a Che Guevara t-shirt, think about what these thugocracies really stand for.

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Saturday Night Links

The LBO Freight Train Slows

Interesting developments in the financial markets recently, several large debt packages associated with large LBO deals have been getting more expensive for the borrowers.

Mega deal Alliance Boots in the UK has seen it’s interest and upfront commitments rise as lenders rejected the original offering.

Equally impressive mega deal Chrysler has been having a rough […]

Because Some People Have to Mod Everything….

Didn’t take long…

Tags: iPhone

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Google Alpha or Google Beta?

Ouch: (link via Instapundit)

"In Congressional testimony last month, Google’s VP of People Operations told the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration that, due to limits on the number of H-1B visas, Google is regularly unable to pursue highly qualified candidates. But as Google stock tumbled in after hours trading Wednesday, Google’s CEO [...]

Fair Market Value

Years ago a seasoned investor made a comment about M&A deals that has stuck with me, he said:

"Nobody ever sells a company, what happens is that someone buys a company."

What he meant is that sellers markets are illusions and even the hottest company is dependent upon someone emerging who not only […]

More on Zimbabwe

"The price freeze has sparked a wave of panic buying that has emptied Zimbabwean shops of basic commodities, and critics say the formal economy is tottering on the brink of total collapse."

It would appear that we are well past the "brink of total collapse"…

The lack of concern for the social welfare […]

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

This is actually an interesting report. I’ve always suspected that the oft-repeated "U.S. is lagging in broadband" wasn’t quite as dire as the proponents suggest, but having said that we still need a more competitive broadband marketplace to ensure that we increase broadband availability nationwide, proliferate services on top of broadband, and lastly, do it […]

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