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Movies' Midas Touch
Oct 29, 2015Cinema typically prospers during slowdowns, and insiders think new films will turn box offices to gold, Xu Fan reports. China's box-office chart has seen new records set frequently in recent months. The latest big high-this year's first ...
Tags: Movies, box offices
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Films -- China-Italy Connection
Oct 28, 2015When the 13th-century Italian merchant and traveler Marco Polo finished his famous book The Travels of Marco Polo, he couldn’t have imagined that seven centuries later his adventures in China would be adapted into a seven-hour film. ...
Tags: film, China's film industry, co-production
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Streets Ice Cream Will Bring The Character of Olaf This Month
May 20, 2015The food industry is capitalising on a booming licensing industry by ensuring big names such as Frozen feature on more packaging. Streets Ice Cream is leading the way in Australia, announcing it will bring to life the favourite ...
Tags: Frozen Franchise, food industry, booming licensing industry
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Big International Stars Descended on East China to Attend The Launching Ceremony
Oct 7, 2013Big international stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Catherine Zeta-Jones, descended on East China to attend the launching ceremony of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis on September 22. The film and television industry complex ...
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Office Cash Cow Was Not Immune to The Historic Decline in PC Sales
Jul 19, 2013Microsoft's Business Division (MBD), the company's biggest money maker for 10 out of the last 11 quarters thanks to its Office cash cow, was not immune to the historic decline in PC sales, Microsoft acknowledged Thursday. MBD recorded ...
Tags: PC Sales, Office Revenue
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Microsoft's Business Division Recorded a 5% Revenue Bump in The First Quarter
Apr 24, 2013Microsoft's Business division, which manages the company's Office cash cow, recorded a 5% revenue bump in the first quarter over the same period in 2012, an increase driven by a surge in enterprises signing long-term licensing agreements. ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products
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Microsoft Realizes Its Current Licensing Revenue Is Threatened by Cost-Cutting Customers
Mar 4, 2013The launch of new and revised Office 365 software-by-subscription plans for businesses shows that Microsoft realizes its current licensing revenue is threatened by cost-cutting customers, an analyst said yesterday. "Microsoft wants to ...
Tags: Office 365, Microsoft, licensing practice
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Microsoft Will Probably Tie Office Apps for The iPhone and iPad to Its Office 365 "Rental"
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - Microsoft will probably tie Office apps for the iPhone and iPad to its Office 365 "rental" subscription plans to prevent the mobile apps from cannibalizing sales and to skirt the "Apple tax," analysts said today. "I do see ...
Tags: Microsoft, Office apps, mobile apps, iOS, Android apps
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Microsoft Raised Prices of Its Office Suite by as Much as 17%
Dec 20, 2012Microsoft this week raised prices of its Office suite by as much as 17% and eliminated multi-license packs, all part of a plan to push consumers and small businesses toward new subscription programs, analysts said. On Monday, Microsoft ...
Tags: Microsoft, prices, Office suite, 2013, new subscription programs
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Apple and Microsoft Argued Over The iOS APP Store's Submission and Payment Requirements
Dec 12, 2012Computerworld-Apple and Microsoft are arguing over the iOS App Store's submission and payment requirements,and Microsoft has already made concessions as it tries to get its SkyDrive app approved,support discussions show. The dispute ...
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Microsoft Confirmed Wednesday That Owners of Windows RT Hardware
Oct 18, 2012Computerworld-Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that owners of Windows RT hardware,including the company's own Surface RT,must acquire a commercial license for Office 2013 to use those devices'bundled Office apps at and for work. The ...
Tags: Windows RT hardware, Microsoft, commercial license, touch-enabled apps