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Why Tim Cook left Compaq in 1998 for Apple, even though it made little sense on paper (at the time, Apple was almost broke): He trusted his intuition just after five minutes into his interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who can be very convincing when he hires. – [VIDEO]

Apple COO and acting leader Tim Cook has addressed the Auburn University students at their 2011 commencement. Tim Cook believes in precognition ( ). “Intuition has the potential to direct or redirect you in a way that is best for … Continue reading

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Merger Markets on Microsoft-Yahoo

HP began to explore prediction markets in 1996, but did not even consider applying them to the 2002 HP-Compaq merger. Similarly, Yahoo and Microsoft are two of the companies mentioned most often as being involved in prediction markets (along with … Continue reading

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XM-Sirius merger

So at Justin’s and my suggestion, Intrade has just listed a contract on whether the XM-Sirius merger will close. (We’ve been waiting for a nice, juicy, controversial merger like this ever since Hp-Compaq.) Interestingly, the MM has it at 60 … Continue reading

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