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| FT.com - John Gapper
FT.com - John Gapper
Most people know vaguely that companies use technology to track browsing habits but are unaware of the scale and penetration of these techniques. It is harder than it should be to opt out of being tracked by advertising networks or search engines, writes John Gapper
With the Kindle, Amazon has grabbed the market-leading position from Sony and established a stronger brand, which is what happened with the iPod and the Walkman. Sony never managed to recover, despite trying repeatedly to match Apple, writes John Gapper
Many mergers fail and those between companies from different nations, with different legal systems, customers, investors and cultures, are notoriously risky. But what seem like national tensions are often corporate ones in disguise, writes John Gapper
It often happens when a big company takes over a small one. The acquirer insists its new subsidiary will be left alone and managers will be free to carry on as before. Then, one day, the long leash becomes a short one, writes John Gapper
The beauty of short-selling is that it gives people with financial expertise a motive to root in company accounts and look for problems, writes John Gapper
Unlike the Joint Strike Fighter programme, the US will not share the F-22 with its allies because it wants to keep hold of the technology. However, it does not want to buy many of the aircraft either, which has made each fighter absurdly expensive, writes John Gapper
Shareholders would be unwise to give the Yahoo chief yet more time to fix the company, says John Gapper. When they meet on August 1 they should prefer Microsoft, if it will renew its full bid, and Carl Icahn, the activist investor who wants to kick out Mr Yang
The high street has been expanding for so many years that some contraction is due, and that reality is finally sinking in to companies, writes John Gapper
The music industry has big problems that go much deeper than piracy. Should we worry about whether the labels succeed or fail? Only if you're a shareholder, says John Gapper. The day that Universal or EMI founders will not be the day the music dies
Handled correctly, biological research could help to increase crop yields while reducing the thirst for chemicals and water, writes John Gapper
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