Microsoft's $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook business caused BKS to pop Monday. Great. Now what? Here's our take.

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Microsoft's billion-dollar patent grab from AOL is big news, but it doesn't mean MSFT is going on the offensive, and its effect on investors will be muted.

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A lot of zeros shouldn't muddle your thinking about valuations. A price target shouldn't trump fundamental analysis and rational investing.

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It's the first open-source software company to hit $1 billion in sales -- and its stock has just rocketed to a 12-year high.

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The chipmaker is getting itself into a difficult cable boondoggle. Still, not all is gloomy for INTC.

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With its LTE-capable chip included in Apple's new iPad and other LTE-compatible devices, Qualcomm stands to have a terrific year.

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Though some consider the upgrades to Apple's iPad to be merely incremental, the tablet’s 4G compatibility could play out in hugely profitable ways.

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Big Blue comes closest to replicating Apple's brand image in the realm of corporate technology, giving investors good reason to be bullish.

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Plenty -- including why new ad formats led to an 8% drop in cost-per-click while analysts were expecting an increase. See what other questions are also unanswered.

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It has little choice really, and while the move is still dicey and won't boost the stock now, it could have a big payoff in the long run.

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Shareholders are praying for it, and analysts are even predicting it, but here are four reasons why an Apple dividend will not happen in 2012.

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While the Kindle Fire is cramping Amazon's profit margins, eventual tablet success could further improve its standing as the premier online retailer.

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Twelve months from now, Apple's "miss" will be long forgotten.

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It's been a tough road for investors, who now face lower margins and higher spending.

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Risk aversion is slowing down the flow of seed money to the current generation of entrepreneurs.

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BIDU has taken a near-term hit, but the stock's recent slide might mean it's a good chance to get in on future growth. The flip side is ...

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Rumor has it that Amazon will announce a $250-300 iPad-like tablet today. If so, it's not just AMZN shares that would be impacted.

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Netflix may have alienated U.S. customers, but international growth is the key.

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The company may not be in the crosshairs of Google's purchase of Zagat.

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The company's high costs doesn't suggest its current market cap makes sense.

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There isn't much reason to expect much more upside from these two tech stocks.

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Unfortunately, the company is neither succeeding nor failing.

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A share price rebound has been the only positive development for Research In Motion.

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Unlike many recent names, this recent IPO is still pleasing investors.

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The stock's bulls have mostly headed for the hills.

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The company's quarterly report has engendered a rare split of expectations.

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Just because we aren't seeing the irrational kinds of investments of 1999 doesn't mean dumb deals aren't being made.

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It will take a lot of cunning and luck for Netflix to hang onto the success it's achieved.

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The company's 'boring' shares are outperforming the S&P 500.

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The Nasdaq 100 has become a haven for too many low-growth stocks.

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The speculative runup in the sector is defective in logic.

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Flooding the market won't help all device makers, and you-know-who has set the bar higher.

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How many tech stocks are up more than 50% since the dot-com boom?

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The numbers being tossed around suggest risk is out the window

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All we're seeing are healthy companies going public.

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The stock isn't cheap, but subscriber growth is trumping a drop in cash flow.

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Talks of merging with Facebook or Google only drives up the company's value.

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The "Chinese Google" has stretched the limits of stock valuation.

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The company's move away from DVD delivery could hurt near-term margins.

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It's more of the same volatility for shareholders of this LED-product maker.

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The level of product demand means success won't be derailed anytime soon.

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