WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on January 31, 2020 - IBM shakes itself strongly!

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Will Arvind Krishna make a new earthquake in IBM like Lou Gerstner did in the 90s? Ginni Rometty stepped down as IBM's CEO and the Board elected the current IBM Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software. He is the 3rd Indian taking the helm a US tech giant. #IBM

 

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Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Now, three Indian executives in top American tech companies: Alphabet, Microsoft and IBM. https://wsj.com/articles/ibm-doubles-down-on-cloud-bet-with-new-leadership-team-11580476421

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Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Arvind Krishna has a huge challenge. He has to put IBM again in the top of the giants competing with Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft... https://wsj.com/articles/ibm-doubles-down-on-cloud-bet-with-new-leadership-team-11580476421via@WSJ

IBM Doubles Down on Cloud Bet With New Leadership Team

Arvind Krishna, the 30-year IBM veteran tapped to be just the 10th CEO in the company’s 108-year history, takes over a company that has been in transition for almost all of his predecessor’s eight...

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SOURCES: IBM news release,  @WSJ,   @nytimes, my own tech database

For more information about the election of Arvind Krishma as IBM CEO, read:
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-01-30-Arvind-Krishna-Elected-IBM-Chief-Executive-Officer

MY WSJ BLOG COMMENTS - January 31, 2020

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• Domingo Trassens

• • Posted In Ginni Rometty Stepping Down as IBM CEO

  • Arvind Krishna knows better than anybody what is better for IBM today.
  Jan 31, 2020 5:21 AM
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• • Posted In Facebook’s Relationship With Democrats Hits a Low Point

  • Facebook puts its love feelings where more money can make...
  Jan 30, 2020 4:32 PM
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• • Posted In Microsoft Posts Record Sales as Cloud Business Continues to Grow

  • Microsoft can take a bigger bite out of Amazon.com's lead in cloud computing implementing more commercial solutions for big corporations and government,
  Jan 30, 2020 12:30 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Stronger Germany Could Save Europe

  • Maybe, in DW??  Deutsche Welle talked about this subject before...
  Jan 29, 2020 9:30 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Stronger Germany Could Save Europe

  • AKK looks stronger than Angela Merkel about defense issues. However, we have to see her next steps.
  Jan 29, 2020 9:16 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Stronger Germany Could Save Europe

  • Von der Leyen was only a kindergarten teacher of the German soldiers.'
  Jan 29, 2020 9:15 PM
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• • Posted In U.K. Allows Huawei to Build Parts of 5G Network, Defying Trump

  • The U.K. government’s decision will not affect its relationships with the U.S.   And this opening is the best marketing to Huawei in its effort to invade all the world with its equipment and technology.
  Jan 28, 2020 4:13 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • Something more to remark "The delay allowed the disease to spread rapidly as medical staff took fewer precautions. One patient with coronavirus reportedly infected 14 hospital staff members in Wuhan. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:55 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • China grows in economy, but the Communist Party don't care for the people.... The people doesn't have value for the regime.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:52 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • I agree that "Bolton is a first hand witness". About the next, till now we don't know...
  Jan 28, 2020 1:47 AM
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WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on January 30, 2020 - Where Facebook puts its political heart?

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Where Facebook puts its heart? @WSJ wrote that “Facebook’s relationship with Democrats hits a low point. Party operatives and campaign officials say recent political decisions favor President Trump.” I think, it is bad that the social media has ##political bias. #Facebook

 

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Facebook puts its love feelings where more money can make... https://wsj.com/articles/facebooks-relationship-with-democrats-hits-a-low-point-11580380202

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Facebook’s Relationship With Democrats Hits a Low Point

Party operatives, campaign officials and leaders of progressive groups say the social media company’s recent policy decisions favor President Trump. wsj.com

 

SOURCES:   @WSJ, my own tech database

MY WSJ BLOG COMMENTS - January 30, 2020

11,167 COMMENTS 4,929 LIKES

• Domingo Trassens

• • Posted In Microsoft Posts Record Sales as Cloud Business Continues to Grow

  • Microsoft can take a bigger bite out of Amazon.com's lead in cloud computing implementing more commercial solutions for big corporations and government,
  Jan 30, 2020 12:30 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Stronger Germany Could Save Europe

  • Maybe, in DW??  Deutsche Welle talked about this subject before...
  Jan 29, 2020 9:30 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Stronger Germany Could Save Europe

  • AKK looks stronger than Angela Merkel about defense issues. However, we have to see her next steps.
  Jan 29, 2020 9:16 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Stronger Germany Could Save Europe

  • Von der Leyen was only a kindergarten teacher of the German soldiers.'
  Jan 29, 2020 9:15 PM
  0 Likes

• • Posted In U.K. Allows Huawei to Build Parts of 5G Network, Defying Trump

  • The U.K. government’s decision will not affect its relationships with the U.S.   And this opening is the best marketing to Huawei in its effort to invade all the world with its equipment and technology.
  Jan 28, 2020 4:13 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • Something more to remark "The delay allowed the disease to spread rapidly as medical staff took fewer precautions. One patient with coronavirus reportedly infected 14 hospital staff members in Wuhan. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:55 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • China grows in economy, but the Communist Party don't care for the people.... The people doesn't have value for the regime.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:52 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • I agree that "Bolton is a first hand witness". About the next, till now we don't know...
  Jan 28, 2020 1:47 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • This is a paragraph to remark "Any country would struggle to cope with a viral outbreak of this scale, but the deficiencies in China’s public-health system are endemic. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:40 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • Surely, the impeachment show will be part of the marketing  to sell the Bolton's book.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:30 AM
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WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on January 29, 2020 - Next to Apple, Microsoft reports record sales

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Other tech giant – Microsoft – announced record revenues in the 2nd. quarter ended Dec. 31, 2019. Its newsroom posted: Revenues were $39.9 billion (up 14% y/y) and Net Income was $11.6 billion (up 35%). Did you remember the old DOS and Word of the PCs in the 80s? #Microsoft

 

Domingo Trassens

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#WR: Microsoft can take a bigger bite out of http://Amazon.com's lead in cloud computing implementing more commercial solutions for big corporations and government, https://wsj.com/articles/microsoft-posts-record-sales-as-cloud-business-continues-to-grow-11580333487

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Microsoft Posts Record Sales as Cloud Business Continues to Grow

Microsoft’s intelligent cloud unit, which includes its Azure cloud services, had sales of $11.87 billion, up 27% from the year-ago period.

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SOURCES: Microsoft Newsroom, @WSJ, my own tech database

MY WSJ BLOG COMMENTS - January 29, 2020

11,163 COMMENTS 4,926 LIKES

• Domingo Trassens

• • Posted In U.K. Allows Huawei to Build Parts of 5G Network, Defying Trump

  • The U.K. government’s decision will not affect its relationships with the U.S.   And this opening is the best marketing to Huawei in its effort to invade all the world with its equipment and technology.
  Jan 28, 2020 4:13 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • Something more to remark "The delay allowed the disease to spread rapidly as medical staff took fewer precautions. One patient with coronavirus reportedly infected 14 hospital staff members in Wuhan. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:55 AM
  4 Likes

• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • China grows in economy, but the Communist Party don't care for the people.... The people doesn't have value for the regime.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:52 AM
  4 Likes

• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • I agree that "Bolton is a first hand witness". About the next, till now we don't know...
  Jan 28, 2020 1:47 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • This is a paragraph to remark "Any country would struggle to cope with a viral outbreak of this scale, but the deficiencies in China’s public-health system are endemic. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:40 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • Surely, the impeachment show will be part of the marketing  to sell the Bolton's book.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:30 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | The John Bolton Report

  • The Bolton's testimony is a headache, but this doesn't imply that it will change the impeachment process...
  Jan 28, 2020 12:52 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • You say "bolton was classic mistake by schiff..", but for good or bad, now Bolton is in the middle of the political show.
  Jan 28, 2020 12:40 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • We cannot make speculations until the Bolton's testimony...
  Jan 28, 2020 12:23 AM
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• • Posted In China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

  • This new Chinese epidemic is a serious warning for the countries that buy stuff for human beings like toothpaste in China.  Fifteen years ago I saw toothpaste from China in US supermarket.
  Jan 26, 2020 6:48 PM
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WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on January 28, 2020 - Apple all-time records!

Domingo Trassens

@trassens

#WR: The magic of Steve Jobs remains alive in Apple! On Jan. 28. Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 first quarter ended Dec. 28. It posted quarterly revenue of $91.8 billion. iPhone, Wearables and Services drove all-time record revenue and earnings. #AppleNews

 

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#WR: #WR: Till now, Apple always finds the way to generate revenues. https://wsj.com/articles/apple-expected-to-report-services-record-as-stock-hits-all-time-highs-11580207400

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Apple Expected to Report Services Record as Stock Hits All-Time Highs

The tech giant is set to report results for its first quarter, with investors eyeing the company’s subscription TV and streaming-music services, as well as any business fallout from coronavirus in...

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SOURCES: Apple's Newsroom, @WSJ, my own tech database

MY WSJ BLOG COMMENTS - January 28, 2020

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• Domingo Trassens

• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • Something more to remark "The delay allowed the disease to spread rapidly as medical staff took fewer precautions. One patient with coronavirus reportedly infected 14 hospital staff members in Wuhan. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:55 AM
  4 Likes

• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • China grows in economy, but the Communist Party don't care for the people.... The people doesn't have value for the regime.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:52 AM
  4 Likes

• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • I agree that "Bolton is a first hand witness". About the next, till now we don't know...
  Jan 28, 2020 1:47 AM
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• • Posted In Opinion | A Made-in-China Contagion

  • This is a paragraph to remark "Any country would struggle to cope with a viral outbreak of this scale, but the deficiencies in China’s public-health system are endemic. "
  Jan 28, 2020 1:40 AM
  1 Like

• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • Surely, the impeachment show will be part of the marketing  to sell the Bolton's book.
  Jan 28, 2020 1:30 AM
  0 Likes

• • Posted In Opinion | The John Bolton Report

  • The Bolton's testimony is a headache, but this doesn't imply that it will change the impeachment process...
  Jan 28, 2020 12:52 AM
  1 Like

• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • You say "bolton was classic mistake by schiff..", but for good or bad, now Bolton is in the middle of the political show.
  Jan 28, 2020 12:40 AM
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• • Posted In Trump Defense Team to Present Arguments Following Bolton’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’

  • We cannot make speculations until the Bolton's testimony...
  Jan 28, 2020 12:23 AM
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• • Posted In China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

  • This new Chinese epidemic is a serious warning for the countries that buy stuff for human beings like toothpaste in China.  Fifteen years ago I saw toothpaste from China in US supermarket.
  Jan 26, 2020 6:48 PM
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• • Posted In China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

  • China has a Communist regime where the human beings have low value...
  Jan 26, 2020 6:45 PM
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• • Posted In China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

  • You are right. But till now, Chinese didn't care a lot about their own people...
  Jan 26, 2020 6:43 PM
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• • Posted In China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

  • Nobody can feel safe when a virus epidemic spreads fast...
  Jan 26, 2020 6:39 PM
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• • Posted In China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

  • Really, we don't know if health officials have a good sense of the scope of the outbreak... It looks a new kind of virus. 
  Jan 26, 2020 6:22 PM
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• • Posted In Trump’s Defense Set to Address Democrats’ Charges

  • The reaction of the defense of President Trump is obvious. They will not say that the Democrats are right.
  Jan 25, 2020 6:53 PM
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• • Posted In Pentagon Again Raises Number of U.S. Troops Injured in Iranian Attack

  • This new information about the Iranian attack to the American installations in Iraq shows the first reports didn't say the truth.
  Jan 25, 2020 6:13 PM
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• • Posted In WSJ News Exclusive | Prosecutors Have Evidence Bezos’ Girlfriend Gave Texts to Brother Who Leaked to National Enquirer

  • This affair is part of a very dirty business where celebrities make the ridiculous.
  Jan 25, 2020 5:51 PM
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• • Posted In Before Doomed Flight From Tehran, Anxiety and a Final Kiss

  • These people never will be allowed to build nuclear weapons because they have terrorist mind.
  Jan 24, 2020 11:02 PM
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• • Posted In Before Doomed Flight From Tehran, Anxiety and a Final Kiss

  • Tragedy generated by criminal hands. No pardon!
  Jan 24, 2020 10:59 PM
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• • Posted In Spreading Chinese Coronavirus Death Toll Rises as More Cities Are Locked Down

  • It is more than necessary to restrict travel in and out of Wuhan!
  Jan 24, 2020 1:44 PM
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• • Posted In Opinion | Can a Woman Win in 2020?

  • Today., a woman can be US president. However, the country don't want women or men with extremist ideas.  (We are not Venezuela, Cuba or Nicaragua.)
  Jan 22, 2020 10:19 PM
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