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Led by #Amazon, #Alphabet, #Intel, #Microsoft & #Apple, tech companies spent more on R&D (Research & Development) than any other companies in the S&P 500.

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๐Ÿ“ˆ Itโ€™s been 10 years since #Microsoft invested in #Facebook โ€” now Facebook is almost worth as much as Microsoft!

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1. #Apple
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3. #Microsoft

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โšก๏ธ 89% of social media messages to brands go ignored. The average response time for a brand to reply on social media to a user is 10 hours, while the average user will only wait 4 hours. (Source: Sprout Social)

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๐Ÿ“ฑ How #Instagramโ€™s algorithm works: t.me/iXNews/26541

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๐Ÿ’ฐ #Microsoft is reportedly acquiring #GitHub: t.me/iXNews/26607

๐Ÿ“บ #YouTube confirms test of subscriptions feed driven by algorithm and not chronology, angering creators: prs.pctvix.co/2JnWE8V

๐Ÿค” Facebook accused of giving over 60 device makers inappropriate access to user data: t.me/iXNews/26631

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๐Ÿ–ฅ How to watch todayโ€™s Apple #WWDC keynote: t.me/iXNews/26626
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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ’ฐ The largest buys of techโ€™s Big Five: a look at M&A deals

In startup land, the mandate is to get bought, go public or die trying.

And, as far as getting bought goes, one of techโ€™s Big Five could be a desirable acquirer. They have a lot of weight to throw around. #Alphabet (the parent company of #Google), #Amazon, #Apple, #Facebook and #Microsoft account for a titanic amount of market value โ€” close to $3.9 trillion at time of writing.

The largest acquisition of each of the Big Five:
1. Apple: Beats Electronics โ‡ข $3 Billion
2. Amazon: Whole Foods โ‡ข $13.7 Billion
3. Alphabet: Motorola Mobility โ‡ข $12.5 Billion
4. Microsoft: LinkedIn โ‡ข $26.2 Billion
5. Facebook: WhatsApp โ‡ข $19 Billion

The chart below shows the number of acquisitions made by members of techโ€™s Big Five from 2007 through 2017.

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โšก๏ธ US adults will spend an average of 3 hours, 35 minutes per day on mobile devices in 2018, an annual increase of more than 11 minutes. By 2019, mobile will surpass TV as the medium attracting the most minutes in the US. (Source: eMarketer)

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๐ŸŽฎ The Rise of the Video-Game Gambler: prs.pctvix.co/2MGDo5o

OTHER NEWS
๐ŸŽฅ #Instagramโ€™s โ€œIGTVโ€ video hub for creators launches tomorrow: t.me/iXNews/27851

๐ŸŽž Long-form vertical videos are coming to #Instagram today: prs.pctvix.co/2t8UAZ8

๐ŸŒŠ A big marketer backlash to influencers is growing at #CannesLions: prs.pctvix.co/2tbAa1v

๐Ÿ—ž #Microsoft rebrands news, expands distribution: prs.pctvix.co/2MGzpFY

๐Ÿ’ธ Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it lost over $30M following a hack: t.me/iXNews/27852

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โšก๏ธ Smartphones and tablets are expected to influence โ‚ฌ620bn (ยฃ525bn) of retail sales in 2022 (Source: Forrester)

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๐Ÿค” Social Media: to Enhance or to Compensate? prs.pctvix.co/2MLI5L8

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๐Ÿคช Young people still love #Twitter โ€” as screenshots on #Instagram: t.me/iXNews/27957

๐Ÿ•ถ #Microsoft says itโ€™s no longer planning #VR support on #Xbox: t.me/iXNews/27947

๐Ÿ‘ป Snap Maps update makes your Bitmojiโ€™s world look a bit snazzier: t.me/iXNews/27938

๐Ÿ’ธ #FacebookGroups may soon charge monthly subscription fees for access: t.me/iXNews/27925

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โŒจ๏ธ Microsoft Word

On this day (25 October) in 1983, #Microsoft released Microsoft Word for Xenix and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very similar versions that were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989, with a slightly improved interface. When Windows 3.0 was released in 1990, Word became a huge commercial success (via Wikiperdia).
#History

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๐Ÿ“ˆ Microsoft's Share Price Tripled Under Satya Nadella

Five years ago, Satya Nadella took over as CEO at #Microsoft, following in the footsteps of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. It wasnโ€™t an easy situation to come in for Nadella, considering that Microsoft had missed the transition to mobile devices, Windows 8 had flopped miserably and the PC market had started its decline, putting Microsoftโ€™s core business, Windows, into question.

Back in 2014, most people given the choice to invest $1,000 in either Microsoft or #Apple, probably would have invested in the latter, considering the huge success that Microsoftโ€™s old foe was having with its mobile devices, most importantly the iPhone. And yet, here we are, five years into Nadellaโ€™s tenure and Microsoft is not only the most valuable public company on the planet, it has also outperformed Apple over the past five years.

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