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Sep 18 2008 8:17am EDT

First Bytes: Seinfeld/Microsoft, Palin, Nortel, Google

- Looks like this is the end for Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft, at least for now. Microsoft hopes to turn Apple's successful "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" campaign in its favor. [Portfolio.com, NYT]

- The hackers who broke into GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email account may have left digital fingerprints. [The Register]

- Nortel Networks just lost half of its market cap. [WSJ]

- Google's Eric Schmidt says the company is ready to move ahead with its controversial ad partnership with Yahoo. [Reuters]

- Google's Android phone will feature the search titan's brand. [WSJ]

-Sam Gustin. □


Laura Rich is a co-founder of Recessionwire, which provides news, advice, perspective and humor about the recession and the recovery.
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