Monopoly

IBM plans to 'unlock the desktop' from Microsoft monopoly

Technology companies IBM, Novell, Canonical and Red Hat, which offer an alternative to the Microsoft PC, have spotted what they see as its Achilles heel: the current Vista operating system.

...And a Few Reasons Obama Might Not Be Such a GOOD President

By Myrhaf from Myrhaf,cross-posted by MetaBlog Maybe this blog is right about Obama. Maybe, just maybe, he is not merely a vacuous welfare state politician who craves attention. Maybe he is a committed ideological communist. The very word communist evokes snickers from leftists. They think it is an exaggerated concept, something blown all out proportion by McCarthyist right-wingers who use the word to smear Democrats and progressives. But there are still real communists in this world. As few com...

Love It or Leave It? Monopoly Cufflinks

I never really "got" cufflinks. Or rather, I never understood the point of buying expensive or fancy cufflinks. I don't think I'd notice if the guy stapled the cuffs of his shirts together, let alone went out of his way to custom-order monogrammed cufflinks. But after seeing the ones below, I take it back. I would certainly notice these: It's the Monopoly shoe. And it's a cufflink. My verdict? Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. What do you think--love it or leave it? [$23.99, Etsy] Related: Re...

The 10 Funniest Moments In Olympic History

For me, the best part about the Olympics has always been that it brings back the McDonald's Monopoly game. I also like it because of they hot female gymnasts in those outfits that leave nothing to the imagination. Not to...

The Bandra Skywalk - Skywalking to Stay Fit and Healthy

When I first heard the news of the completion of the Bandra skywalk project linking Bandra station to Bandra –kurla complex (BKC), I had a longing to walk on it. The opportunity came up this week, a month after it was open to the pedestrians. The Bandra Skywalk is the first project to have been completed among the many such skywalk projects coming up all over Mumbai. It was built by the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority) at an estimated cost of Rs 13.63 crore. The Band...

Can the NAB really overturn the Sirius-XM merger?

A former trial attorney for the FCC has suggested that the NAB could attempt to overturn the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. - if officially approved - but is it really possible? Orbitcast's discussions with an antitrust lawyer suggest that the chances are slim-to-none that the NAB can stop this. Don't tell that to the NAB though. In a recent statement, NAB spokesperson Dennis Wharton said: "Given such overwhelming opposition, we're not convinced ...

Adelstein votes against Sirius-XM merger

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein has withdrawn his offer presented last week and voted against the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., report The Associated Press. Adelstein sought futher conessions last week - including a 25% set-aside and a 6-year price freeze - but failed to draw support on his proposals. This means the fate of the Sirius-XM merger now lies with Republican member Deborah Taylor Tate. Interestingly, Adelstein may have hinted tow...

Google?s Russian Monopoly Begins with Acquisition of Begun

According to Mashable, Google just acquired Russian contextual ad company Begun for $140 million and grabbed a monopoly in Russia’s contextual advertising market in the process. Begun is currently owned by two companies, leading to an interesting double-deal: [Rambler Media Ltd] currently holds 50.1% of Begun. The transaction will consist of Rambler buying the remaining 49.9% stake [...]

Report: Adelstein to approve merger if new conditions are met

The Associated Press is reporting that FCC Commission Jonathan Adelstein will vote in favor of the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. if the companies agree to certain additional conditions. Adelstein wants the companies to cap prices for six years and make one quarter of their combined spectrum available for public interest and minority programming, among other conditions. If the Sirius-XM agree, Adelstein told the AP that he will be in favor of the...

Who Killed the Constitution?

July 8th was the official release date for Who Killed the Constitution? The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush (Random House/Crown Forum), the book I wrote with Kevin Gutzman, the New York Times bestselling author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution. In a sense, our book states the obvious: the United States government today is restrained not by the Constitution but simply by a sense of what it can get away with. But ours is not the standard right-wing...