Why is Google worth more than Microsoft?

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	Preston Gralla: Microsoft had $18 billion in revenue last year, Google $12 billion. Why is Google worth more? Yesterday Google's market capitalization surpassed Microsoft's for the first time, even though Microsoft had almost 50% more revenue last year than Google. Is it right that Google is Wall Street's darling, while Microsoft is in the doghouse? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial In this Issue Poor pre-launch showing plagues Windows 8 Microsoft preps MSN version for Windows 8 and IE 10 Microsoft to open 'pop-up' stores Oct. 26, battle Apple at most locations Preston Gralla: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: Windows 8's "bimodal user experience" is "puzzling" and "confusing," but still a winner RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hortonworks Live Webinar Series: The Future of Apache Hadoop Hadoop has evolved rapidly to become the leading platform for managing, processing and analyzing big data. Join us in this 4-part series with the core committers of the Apache Hadoop projects to gain insight into Pig, Ambari, Zookeeper and YARN. Learn use-cases and best practices on how to get started with Hadoop and live Q&A. Register now! Poor pre-launch showing plagues Windows 8 With just weeks before the public launch of Windows 8, users are five times less likely to be running the new OS than they were Windows 7 at the same point in its countdown, an analytics firm said today. Read More Microsoft preps MSN version for Windows 8 and IE 10 Microsoft will debut a major redesign of its MSN consumer web portal with a new layout and navigation scheme optimized for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed VDI Performance: Conquer the Challenges, Reap the Benefits Join Tommy Walker, Lead Global Architect at VMware, and Eric Carter, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Riverbed Technology, as they discuss how to reap the advantages of VDI with LAN performance. Learn more. Microsoft to open 'pop-up' stores Oct. 26, battle Apple at most locations Microsoft's temporary, or 'pop-up,' stores will open Oct. 26 and will sell the Surface tablet, according to the company's website. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: Windows 8's "bimodal user experience" is "puzzling" and "confusing," but still a winner If you find yourself confused by Windows 8's dueling interfaces, you're not alone. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says that he finds its "bimodal user experience" "puzzling" and "confusing," although he ultimately thinks the operating system is a winner. Read More
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