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The Taxman Cometh For Big Data-Driven Companies

Data-driven commerce is an economic good, not a bad, so we shouldn't consider taxing it like carbon emissions.

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Samsung Prospects Dim Vs. Apple: What Next, Android Designers?

"The handwriting is on the wall" that Samsung will probably lose the Apple patent infringement suit, design patent expert Christopher Carani says.

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Oracle Loses HP Itanium Court Battle

Judge rules Oracle's dumping of support for partner's products was not "business as usual," orders software vendor to support HP's Itanium-based...

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Apple-Samsung Case Hurts You, Me, The Economy

Both companies deserve our wrath as their patent trial gets under way. Why? They're propagating an intellectual property war with immense...

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10 Ways To Stifle Tech Competition

Competition happens, unless you can avoid it. From Microsoft Windows RT to Google Chrome, here's how today's giants safeguard their turf.

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Barnes & Noble Deal Shows Microsoft's Patent Power

Bookseller could have continued expensive court battle with Microsoft over Android-based Nook, or cut Redmond a sweetheart deal. It chose the latter.

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No Hands-Free Phones In Cars: Why Stop There?

Let's outlaw distracting passengers in the name of safety. Or perhaps we can regulate a one-gag-per-passenger rule.

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AT&T-T-Mobile Wrangling: What A Waste

Imagine if all the time and money spent on the wheeling and dealing around this merger were channeled into actually creating something of value.

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Net Neutrality Saved, But Who Cares?

Net neutrality is a distraction. If the FCC focused on creating real broadband competition, net neutrality would solve itself.

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Foreigners Don't Take IT Jobs, They Create Them

Research shows that immigrant-founded companies generate billions in revenue and employ hundreds of thousands of Americans, so why do so many...

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Steve Jobs Was A Lawyer's Dream CEO

Apple's former chief taught all executives how to protect innovations, keep secrets, and enforce their companies' rights.

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Who Are The Real Losers In Patent Lawsuits?

While the mobile industry's patent litigation frenzy is amusing to watch, the side effects to consumers, developers, and enterprises are not so funny.

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Android Lawsuits: Google Finds Its Voice

Now that Apple has HTC on the ropes for patent violations in Android, Google has stated it will not let HTC lose this case.

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Skype Buy First Of Many For DOJ-Free Microsoft

Now that its consent decree with the Justice Department is expiring, Redmond is turning its $50 billion in cash into a competitive weapon.

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Schwartz On Security: Online Privacy Battles Advertising Profits

Do businesses have the right to make money from the unregulated buying and selling of personal information?

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SAP co-CEO McDermott co-Apologizes to Oracle

As the Oracle-SAP trial starts to wind down, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott took the stand, apologizing for his company's misdeeds. Now onto the home...

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Oracle-SAP Trial: Oracle Damage Expert Lands On $1.66 billion

A long day of math leads Oracle's damage expert to a final tally of damages. The tally comes after the judge limits the damage amount. On Friday,...

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Oracle CEO Ellison Demands $4 Billion In Damages From SAP

Larry Ellison demands $4 billion for TomorrowNow's copyright infringement, while Oracle's own expert pegs damages at $1.5 billion. (Still looking...

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SAP CFO Werner Brandt Baffles Oracle As Trial Girds for Ellison

The Oracle-SAP trial continues to plod along. Key witnesses on Friday included SAP CFO and board member Werner Brandt, who threw a few surprises...

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Oracle-SAP Trial: Phillips Says SAP Owes "Billions," Oracle Can't Find Apotheker

In another day in court for Oracle and SAP, Oracle pushes its lofty damage desires even higher, the lawyers and witnesses do battle, and still...

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Oracle V. SAP: Courtroom Diary

The big dogs haven't howled, but there's been plenty of yapping and leg-lifting. Here are a few highlights and lowlights from the Oracle-SAP trial...

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Oracle v SAP Trial Begins With Bang

Opening arguments and Oracle's first witnesses took the spotlight Tuesday in a battle that will ultimately determine the damages SAP should pay...

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Oracle v. SAP: Daytime Drama

Part 1 – Trial Preview: A trial nearly four years in the making is finally upon us. Oracle and SAP counsel will put on a dramatic show thanks to...

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Amid Contract Scandal, A Shakeup And Lingering Questions

A suspension on systems integrator GTSI is lifted following an agreement to be monitored independently and the resignation of two top company...

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Down To Business: Patent Acquirer RPX On A Roll Against The Trolls

The company now has sufficient revenue to buy $100 million in patents and patent rights a year as it shields members from "non-practicing entities."

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