Massive volunteer effort wasted. Reinstate + note or SC for ALL!
Finally the Google execs are admitting that they are “out of ideas”. In a recent SEC filing Google admitted that it needed to reduce its payroll costs; a sure sign that management are out of options and, by implication, out of ideas. Pretty strong contrast to their recent assertion that Google was “recession proof”…
Not that I have any faith whatsoever in the collective “intelligence” sitting behind Wall Street desks, but for those few stragglers left with still a few dollars to their name (and some remnants of essential credibility) I would watch that space very carefully….
If you are really quiet you’ll hear the shredding of strategic plans, and the closing of chapters as Google shares are being offloaded by those closest to the action and a “we once revered you” candle is lit by Microsoft to celebrate its wake … but hush ….
Michelle Grattan (political editor at The Age) speculated recently that Julie Bishop may be out of her depth in her current post. She further noted that Kevin Rudd’s comments that cast Malcolm Turnbull as an “unprincipled opportunist” are inaccurate and that whilst Malcolm is definitely an opportunist she did not consider him as unprincipled.
Michelle is a very sharp and astute reporter and I have the greatest respect for her but I do think that she is wrong in her analysis of Mr Turnbull. The term “unprincipled” was, in my view, cast by Kevin Rudd in the context of the Australian psyche - which includes the “fair go” attitude. For Malcolm Turnbull to publicly support strategic initiatives only to criticize it on petty grounds when “push comes to shove” does not meet the definition of a “fair go”.
Perhaps Michelle is right though… perhaps it is not unprincipled… maybe it’s simply two-faced!
… whilst automotive giants in Australia scoop $6,200,000,000 in tax payer funds to keep manufacturing, and a further $2,000,000,000 to keep selling cars.
As the question in so many of my earlier posts, what am I missing here? Is this the open business environment that everyone is saying we have here in Australia or is it only open for those down the bottom, and full of grease up top? I understand about jobs and all, but is the rescue of a badly failing business models an appropriate use of Australian taxpayer dollars?
Seems to me that the Australian Labor party is beginning to walk the same road as the Liberal party before it was booted out of office. Senator Conroy and his spokesperson Tim Marshall are, according to The Age newspaper, consistently refusing to discuss the issue of Internet filtering with the media.
Mr Conroy, we live in a liberal democracy. If you have legitimate reasons for implementing Internet filtering in Australia then come forward with them and let us evaluate and debate them. If not, immediately take your hands out of the taxpayer’s pocket and stop this bloody nonsense!
David Jones’ Robert Savage was reportedly a little taken aback by the shareholder backlash against his current policies. Your author has already communicated with that organisation and made his feelings known about their “strategic direction” in no uncertain terms, but it seems that Mr Savage told shareholders that he needed to pay his board well because good board talent remained hard to find. Too right it is Robert; your board is a prime example of those problems, and Qantas is another. However, both boards are also evidence that paying more money doesn’t necessarily get you better strategic talent.
Is it Dixon’s fault that the current Qantas board is full of idiots? Who set his performance targets and who presided over his wanton destruction of what was once the worlds best airline?
…has, according to Microsoft, “features to help keep your PC more secure, improved navigation tools, better performance…”, and…. wait for it…. yes…. automatic crash recovery….
Which bright spark within Microsoft figured that crashing the browser is a feature? What am I missing here?
…suggests that Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister, has a significant lead over the opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull. The largest such lead after 12 months in office on record at 67%.
Poor Malcolm finds himself consistently scoring below the 40% mark… and, as a self-styled attack dog, nobody wonders why. Personally I’m sick and tired of destructive politics, that is not why we employ our politicians, and these poll results may be indicative of a new trend in thinking in Australia… that I’m not the only one….
Seems that Microsoft wants to offer some bonds - unsecured bonds indeed - which according to Moody’s and S&P attract “top ratings”. Yep, “top investment rating” as in sub-prime…. it only has US$20Bn left in the kitty and that won’t last long.
Watch this space…. and I hate to say it… but I did gone told you so….