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D’Amp’D & The Troubles Awaiting MVNOs

Om Malik, Monday, November 21, 2005 at 12:54 AM PT Comments (6)

For past few days I have been trying to nail down the details of the comings and goings at the much hyped, Amp’d MVNO. My sources last week had informed me that one of their most senior executives, Don McGuire, senior vice president of marketing had quit the company along with another senior executive. After [...]

Cingular to change name to AT&T

Om Malik, Monday, November 21, 2005 at 12:11 AM PT Comments (11)

Sometimes, I just wonder what they were thinking. A few months ago, Cingular embarked on a massive branding campaign, in an attempt to eradicate the AT&T Wireless brand name from the market place. Now a report USA Today quotes SBC CEO/Chairman Ed Whitacre saying that Cingular will drop the brand in favor of AT&T.
In an [...]

Can Sex Save Napster?

Om Malik, Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 8:08 PM PT Comments (6)

Napster, in the words of The New York Times writer Saul Hansell, “was the quintessential Internet company: it upended a huge and powerful industry without ever earning a dime itself.” He of course was referring to the old Napster, the one which let loose the genie of file trading.
The New New Napster, the music service [...]

More proof of Mactels in January

Om Malik, Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 7:17 PM PT Comments (0)

Andrew Escobar says the arrival of universal (Intel) binaries (see Photo Booth) is proof that OS-X on Intel is coming along strong. Proof that Mactel iBooks could be around the corner?

Search and Read Full Text Books Online via ebrary

Om Malik, Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 7:11 PM PT Comments (0)

Search and Read Full Text Books Online via ebrary

Skype’s Risky Retail Strategy

Om Malik, Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 2:10 PM PT Comments (16)

This past week, Skype folks dropped by to Business 2.0 offices, hoping to brief me on some news which was under embargo. I refused to chat about anything under embargo, because it was clear that the news would find its way onto the web. I did not want to be shackled. I guess, embargoes are [...]

The Future is Multiplayer Games

Om Malik, Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 2:09 PM PT Comments (3)

As part of my ongoing attempts to bring new voices and new thinking to GigaOM readers, I have a post from Eric Friedman, who runs a website called Multiplayer Games. Given that I have no interest in playing games, it is safe to say I haven’t got a clue about this business which is going [...]

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