Comments on: Bad News: Corning Cutting 3,500 Jobs; Good News: Cheaper TVs

By: Pioneer’s Kuro Killing: A Tipping Point in the Plasma Era : Share4rums.Com’s Blog

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:34:11 +0000

[...] suppliers have similarly been unable to escape the pain. As Om noted in recent posts, screen manufacturer Corning posted fourth-quarter 2008 revenues of $1.1 billion and still had to [...]

By: Pioneer’s Kuro Killing: A Tipping Point in the Plasma Era : Giacmocothat

Pioneer’s Kuro Killing: A Tipping Point in the Plasma Era : Giacmocothat — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:20:44 +0000

[...] suppliers have similarly been unable to escape the pain. As Om noted in recent posts, screen manufacturer Corning posted fourth-quarter 2008 revenues of $1.1 billion and still had to [...]

By: Lamar

Lamar — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:25:25 +0000

Referring to the LCD vs. Plasma. Plasma TV are much better I agree as well especially with games the sound is so wonderful. Plasma was also better with the whites.

By: Pioneer’s Kuro Killing: A Tipping Point in the Plasma Era « NewTeeVee

Pioneer’s Kuro Killing: A Tipping Point in the Plasma Era « NewTeeVee — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:02:16 +0000

[...] suppliers have similarly been unable to escape the pain. As Om noted in recent posts, screen manufacturer Corning posted fourth-quarter 2008 revenues of $1.1 billion and still had to [...]

By: StatShot: Tech Job Cuts Inching Closer to 200,000

StatShot: Tech Job Cuts Inching Closer to 200,000 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:31:43 +0000

[...] and the velocity of cuts is going to increase in 2009. With Microsoft, Ericsson, Sprint, AMD, and Corning announcing tens-of-thousands of jobs in January 2009, we would have to unfortunately agree with [...]

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vga pc to tv cables — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:19:51 +0000

If Corning is still connected to Owens, they should benefit from the upcoming stimulus package. Part of the plan is to “winterize” millions of homes – and that means lots of the pink stuff.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:19:11 +0000

I am not sure if they are the ones who are going to buying the tvs. the title was tongue in cheek way of pointing out that you can’t give those things away. i was in best buy recently – a 52-inch Phillips for $799. A Sanyo for $999. I mean if you really want one, now is the time. But no one wants to part with their dollars just yet.

By: Francis Simisim

Francis Simisim — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:33:59 +0000

That’s really bad news, but at least they could enjoy their TV’s at such a discounted rate.