The Industry Standard has a story describing a complex securities transaction that allows people who are locked out of selling their stock after an IPO to hedge against losses if the company’s value tanks. Paper millionaires, read and learn. If you thought the Internet was the ideal system for hacking, try the securities market.
MSNBC has published a syndicated Wall Street Journal story about Microsoft’s litany of blunders in the anti-trust trial. It’s truly amazing how poorly they’ve done, although I’m not sure what their string of screw ups will cost them in the end.
Eying a new job at a startup? The SF Chronicle has an interesting article that talks about negotiating for stock options.
The iToaster is a $199 Linux-based PC. Not many details are available yet, but they are making a lot of promises.
