| Join our new mailing list and be the first to learn about upcoming guests: thisweekin.com 1:00-3:00 Welcome everyone to the Friday News Roundtable 3:00-4:00 Thank you to MailChimp for sponsoring the program. 4:00-5:00 First story: Google has purchased Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. 6:30-7:00 At $625000 per patent, William, what do you think, is that reasonable? 7:00-9:30 So why do you dislike Motorola, is it because they're so aggressive when it comes to patents? 9:30-11:45 Paul, do you think we'll see a time when the top 5-6 companies come to a resolution on their own and do an arms treaty? 13:00-14:30 William: To put it in perspective, it's four months of cash flow for Google. 16:45-18:00 Next story: A Russian company plans to launch an orbiting hotel, with prices starting at $1M. Can they actually offer that for this price? 19:30-20:00 Lon: Are we going to have space tourism by the end of the decade? 21:15-22:15 Next story: It's been a huge week in HP news. They're reportedly spinning off their PC division and they're also rumored to be purchasing British company Autonomy. They're also discontinuing operations for their WebOS devices. 22:15-23:45 Paul, good idea to shut down a $40B business with $2B in revenue? 25:30-28:00 Does this just mean that Steve Jobs has kicked everyone's ass so well that no one can compete? 28:00-30:00 Thank you to Carbonite for sponsoring the program. New contest alert: Sign up for Carbonite Small Business using the promo code 'TWiST ... |
