Clinton To Redmond And Other Tech Rumors

In an industry where speculation, guesswork, and leaked information form the bulk of the stories generated in the news, this week in technology pretty much took the biscuit. All that we know for sure is we don't know anything for sure. The first week of 2006 has seen rumors flying like a Monday morning at LaGuardia. So here's a recap because there certainly isn't anything real interesting happening right now. The week started with some predictions from the LA Times. bidding up shares of YHOO and issuing a huge number of put orders in the $40 to $42.50 range? Nope. Then a CNN Money writer someone else made the same suggestion nearly a year and a half ago. But the best rumor arrived on Friday. When Bill Gates wasn't dissing Google or giving keynote speeches at CES, he apparently was busily recruiting Bill Clinton to take over Steve Ballmer's spot as CEO of Microsoft. Andy Abramson software pack and pay-per-video options reported all over the place? The Google Cube? A letdown on par with the here. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.