News Roundtable Panel: Paul Kedrosky & William Quigley #182

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It might have started as a News Roundtable, but this Friday's show included a master class in economics! Our brilliant friends Dr. Paul Kedrosky and William Quigley joined in to evaluate everything from HP's recent woes, to Ashton Kutcher's ethical dilemma, to when--and what--we should buy and when we should sell, sell, sell.

1:00-3:00 Welcome everyone to the Friday News Roundtable.
3:00-4:00 Thank you to MailChimp for sponsoring the program. If you haven't experienced all of the incredibleness that MailChimp has to offer, check them out right now at MailChimp.com.
4:00-5:00 First story: Google has purchased Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.
5:00-6:30 Dr. Paul, what’s your opinion?
6:30-7:00 At $625,000 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?
11:45-13:00 So is Larry Page really just interested in the patents, not building a soup-to-nuts infrastructure?
13:00-14:30 William: To put it in perspective, it’s four months of cash flow for Google.
14:30-15:30 What are the possibilities on a product basis?
15:30-16:45 But all those little things keep something else from infringing upon the business as a whole, correct Paul?
16:45-18:00 Next story: A Russian company called Orbital Technologies plans to launch an orbiting hotel, with prices starting at $1M. Can they actually offer that for this price?
18:00-19:30 Jason: We have a term for this in the industry called “toxic wealth.”
19:30-20:00 Lon: Are we going to have space tourism by the end of the decade?
20:00-21:15 Has anyone hear heard of Eagle Computer?
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?
23:45-25:30 Why wouldn’t you set up a buyer for computer business? Are there no takers?
25:30-28:00 Does this just mean that Steve Jobs has kicked everyone’s ass so well that no one can compete?
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30:00-34:30 Next story: Ashton Kutcher served as a guest editor for the “Social Issue” of Details magazine. However, he didn’t disclose all the companies he’s an investor in that he promoted in the magazine. Is he a “massive whore” or does he not have to disclose because he’s not really a journalist?
34:30-36:00 Insight from Tyler: It’s like passing gas in a yoga class.
36:00-37:45 Next story: Evernote announced this week that they’ve acquired Skitch. Have you tried Skitch, do you like it?
37:45-39:15 Anyone else an Evernote user?
39:15-40:00 Does it interfere with your dropbox usage, Paul?
40:00-42:15 What is Mendeley?
42:15-45:00 Next story: Google has opened up their Photovine service. Why would they launch it without integrating it with Google+?
45:00-48:00 Why hasn’t Google bought Yelp yet?
48:00-49:45 How do you go into a board meeting and have leverage over these entrepreneurs anymore?
49:45-52:45 Do you think Groupon’s IPO will get pulled, Paul?
52:45-54:30 Couldn’t Groupon rocket to profitability if they stopped spending on acquisition and relied on the 100 million people they already have subscribed?
54:30-56:30 Zynga’s just going to come roaring out, William?
56:30-57:45 What’s going on with the stock market, Paul? Will the Dow be higher or lower a year from now?
57:45-01:01:15 William: I disagree, I think companies will be far more profitable in 2012.
01:01:15-01:03:30 Is it wishful thinking that, at a certain point, there’s nowhere to go but up?
01:03:30-01:05:30 What in the world am I supposed to do with gold?
01:05:30-01:07:30 If the Groupon IPO goes off the rails does it take with it the whole tech industry?
01:07:30-01:09:15 Are you long on Google+, Paul?
01:09:15-01:13:15 Should people with low net worth be allowed to invest in the secondary market?
01:13:15-01:15:30 What do you think of Demand’s market cap, Paul?
01:15:30-01:16:00 This has been an amazing program, thanks everyone.
01:16:00-01:17:30 William: Paul, you’re affiliated with the Kauffman Foundation, right?
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