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Stop Crying About Google Tips

Serious now, why do all the people out there cry (some more comments and thoughts) because Google advertises its own products on its own website. Everybody does that. Or have you ever seen a link to OpenOffice on Microsoft’s website? Or a big ISP telling to go to another ISP because they are cheaper? If you run your own company, […]

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First PS3 in the wild in Switzerland

My first sight of a Sony PlayStation3 in the wild. At the local Media Markt (and I think across Switzerland) Sony is presenting its next generation console (the only one not on sale before Christmas in Europe…. tstststs). I talked to a representative and he said something about the prices: The big one (with 60 […]

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The pricetag for the Google Endoxon deal

According to CASHdaily, Google bought Endoxon on Friday for as little as 35 Million Swiss Francs, around 28 million US-Dollars. Pretty cheap. 16% of the 35mio. go to Credit Suisse. Google now makes Zurich to its world headquarter of geomapping and hires 50 people from Endoxon. Congrats to Bruno and Stefan Muff from Endoxon, Lucerne […]

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Google buys Endoxon

WOW… Just Wow! How could this happen? And why? And what is local.ch and search.ch doing in the futur? I know people at all companies. Can you imagine that? You work with Endoxon for years/month, have a good relationship and from one day to another (or even hours) you find out, that your biggest competitor […]

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