By Tamara Chuang 04/14/2008
An oversupply of computer memory chips means one thing: time to go shopping for computer memory. Prices for computer memory known as DRAM, or dynamic random access memory, have been slipping for more than a year. Now we're seeing some of the lowest prices ever. A 1-gigabyte module of DRAM was $68 at the electronics store last year, said NamHung Kim, an analyst with researcher iSuppli. Now it's $14, he said. "Typically, DRAM prices decline 30 percent annually" because of lower production costs, Kim said. "Last year, prices declined 51 percent. We expect this year to be closer to a 40 percent decline. That's not good for memory makers because that means they're losing money. . . . But this is a good time for the consumer to upgrade."
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Blockbuster offers up to $1.33B for Circuit City
Deal would allow Blockbuster to open up new avenues of distribution to better compete with rival Netflix
By Dan Nystedt, April 14, 2008
Blockbuster has offered to buy Circuit City Stores for as much as $1.33 billion in a deal aimed at taking advantage of the global trend of putting media content on electronic devices, the U.S. movie rental giant said Monday. Blockbuster has offered $6 to $8 per share in cash for Circuit City, depending on the results of a check of Circuit City's books. The per share offer presents a huge markup from Circuit City's closing stock price on Friday of $3.90, and values the company at between $990 million and $1.33 billion, based on the number of outstanding shares of stock Circuit City reported in its most recent quarterly earnings. Merging with Circuit City would create an $18 billion global retail company and substantially improve the financial performance of the two companies, Blockbuster said. The deal would allow Blockbuster to open up new avenues of distribution to better compete with rival Netflix, whose clients order rental discs on the Internet and receive them by mail.
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By Dan Nystedt, April 14, 2008
Blockbuster has offered to buy Circuit City Stores for as much as $1.33 billion in a deal aimed at taking advantage of the global trend of putting media content on electronic devices, the U.S. movie rental giant said Monday. Blockbuster has offered $6 to $8 per share in cash for Circuit City, depending on the results of a check of Circuit City's books. The per share offer presents a huge markup from Circuit City's closing stock price on Friday of $3.90, and values the company at between $990 million and $1.33 billion, based on the number of outstanding shares of stock Circuit City reported in its most recent quarterly earnings. Merging with Circuit City would create an $18 billion global retail company and substantially improve the financial performance of the two companies, Blockbuster said. The deal would allow Blockbuster to open up new avenues of distribution to better compete with rival Netflix, whose clients order rental discs on the Internet and receive them by mail.
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Users Fight to Save Windows XP
By JESSICA MINTZ Apr 14, 2008
Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating system. Unless it's someone running Windows XP, a version Microsoft wants to retire. Fans of the six-year-old operating system set to be pulled off store shelves in June have papered the Internet with blog posts, cartoons and petitions recently. They trumpet its superiority to Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest PC operating system, whose consumer launch last January was greeted with lukewarm reviews. No matter how hard Microsoft works to persuade people to embrace Vista, some just can't be wowed. They complain about Vista's hefty hardware requirements, its less-than-peppy performance, occasional incompatibility with other programs and devices and frequent, irritating security pop-up windows.
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Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating system. Unless it's someone running Windows XP, a version Microsoft wants to retire. Fans of the six-year-old operating system set to be pulled off store shelves in June have papered the Internet with blog posts, cartoons and petitions recently. They trumpet its superiority to Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest PC operating system, whose consumer launch last January was greeted with lukewarm reviews. No matter how hard Microsoft works to persuade people to embrace Vista, some just can't be wowed. They complain about Vista's hefty hardware requirements, its less-than-peppy performance, occasional incompatibility with other programs and devices and frequent, irritating security pop-up windows.
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