Oct 27
Daily Links for October 27, 2007
in Daily Links
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Domain name registrar GoDaddy has increased its base price for .com domains to $9.99, plus an ICANN fee of $.20. It’s due to increases in the prices Verisign charges for all .coms. Good thing they keep having great discounts that I tell you about.
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Microsoft reported quarterly earnings Thursday that beat analysts estimates, citing robust demand for its Vista operating system as well as its new video game “Halo 3.” Shares of the company were up nearly 10 percent after-hours. If only I kept my stock.
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The Senate on Thursday night approved a seven-year extension of a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access. The two chambers will have to reach a compromise on the length of the ban and other differences.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a $27.5 billion buyout of Alltel Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest wireless carrier, to a private investment group.