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  • Going, going, gone! Dot-com sales dry up

    Bargain-hunting crowds are packing out asset liquidation sales for defunct dot-coms, looking to score anything from foosball tables to laptops. But the throngs are driving prices up.

  • Flashcom only a flash in the pan

    It seems that reports of its demise weren't greatly exaggerated after all. Though the company has yet to say anything publicly about its status, Flashcom, the highly-troubled Internet service provider, has filed for bankruptcy.

  • Amazon's poor returns

    It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now Amazon.com's enormous investments in partner online retailers are proving to be lead weights around its ankles.

  • Queensland Fair Trading on trail of dot-com veteran

    MyGrocer.com.au's office and customer lines were today out of service fair trading minister Margaret Keech today issued a strong warning not to deal with one of its key executives and dot-com veteran, Ross Whitehead.

  • Grim Reapers Prey On Dot-Com Failures

    Say goodbye to the all-powerful venture capitalists and dot-com millionaires and hello to bankruptcy lawyers, turn-around specialists and liquidators. They are in vogue now, and you can expect them to grace the covers of quite a few business magazines in the coming months.

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  • Microsoft's balancing act

    Buffeted by criticism of the way it handles privacy and security matters, Microsoft is trying to batten down the hatches on both fronts in simultaneous efforts.

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