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"We don't have any suspicions," Tiffany George, an attorney in the FTC's division of privacy and identity protection, told the E-Commerce Times. "We are merely collecting information so that we can do a study." The FTC is "asking these questions to get a handle on a really mur...

"It's hard for non-legal minds to decipher the code. Rational minds may be starting to ebb in this argument. It may be that both sides can be considered winners based on the last two events over the last couple days," he told the E-Commerce Times "Just remember, the game is no...

"We are pleased that the judge denied Apple's move to limit consumer choice, and restrict fair competition in the marketplace," Samsung spokesperson Lauren Restuccia told the E-Commerce Times Money -- It's a Hit...

"There was a suggestion that they might take up their cause with the DoJ; however I don't think that will necessarily be any more successful," Sterling told the E-Commerce Times. "There will probably now be a public outreach or PR campaign. Microsoft has been doing this and will continue to educate the public about Google's alleged abuses." ...

The IRS can go after so-called tax cheats, but Google hasn't done anything illegal, Lex Levinrad, chairman of the Distressed Real Estate Investors Association, told the E-Commerce Times. "The IRS can try and make things tough on Google, but that is just counterproductive and ...

"We just had to make sure that we were following the brand stewardship," Jeff Schweig of Alchemy3 told the E-Commerce Times The M&M's Brand...

"We just had to make sure that we were following the brand stewardship," Jeff Schweig of Alchemy3 told the E-Commerce Times The M&M's Brand...

"I've been in the ad space a long time, and I was surprised to learn about the depth and aggressive nature of AOL's ad suite," Kline told the E-Commerce Times. Her goal is to build more recognition as the company works to expand its offering.

"Our team first introduced confirmed clicks on mobile earlier this year, when we integrated AdMob into AdWords," Jonathan Alferness, director of product management for mobile ads at Google, told the E-Commerce Times. "We started with text and app promotion ad formats, and saw some really encouraging results."

"It's a great time to be investing in solar," Frantzis told the E-Commerce Times. "There are a lot of things that are coming together that really make solar come together, such as the 30 percent investment tax credit; system prices as low as they've ever been; excess supply in the market driving down prices; and third-party financiers like SolarCity doing well. That makes it a place where a lot of things converge to make solar very attractive to consumers." ...

This deal is all about spectrum and staying competitive, Andy Abramson, CEO of Comunicano, told the E-Commerce Times. "Now, with T-Mobile acquiring MetroPCS, they will fall farther behind -- so they either have to buy Cricket or Clearwire," he said.

"ICE was saying they had relied on RIM for many years, but it became brutally clear that RIM wasn't meeting their requirements," Wayne Lam, senior analyst for wireless communications at IHS iSuppli told the E-Commerce Times. That was why the agency announced the move to Apple ...

"This could provide Dish with a new source of revenue that they are currently missing," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Their TV business is mature, and this acquisition will allow them to compete more effectively with competitors who offer a combination of TV, phone and Internet service." ...

"The ad spend Microsoft has been doing around Surface has generated quite a bit of interest in the product," he told the E-Commerce Times. "That doesn't mean it has translated to sales, but there is at least an interest to check the product out. ... By broadening distribution, Microsoft can get more people to get their hands on the product than before."

"Google outsells Apple like crazy, about three-to-one. Apple gets all the focus," industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times However, with the recent release of two new devices, the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini, Apple has an advantage if it can keep up with demand....

"Google is stepping up in e-commerce, and we're seeing that Pinterist has a laser focus on retail," Pidgeon told the E-Commerce Times. "At the same time, we're seeing that online retailers such as Amazon and eBay are looking to get more social. This is really just the next step in greater convergence of the two."

"This is creating concerns about how the rules will affect the rest of Internet users, not just children," he told the E-Commerce Times. When COPPA was passed, Castro noted, the FTC was tasked with two missions: Protect the privacy of children, and preserve innovation in dig...

"We really haven't changed our outlook over the past several weeks," Robert Hass, a budget expert at the TechAmerica Foundation, told the E-Commerce Times. The foundation issued a budget analysis in October based on the assumption that Congress and the administration would forge an agreement including some tax and spending changes. The foundation assumed that federal IT spending would be in the range of $77.5-billion per year through fiscal 2015 on a current value basis, and a shade less in constant value...

The cable operators who were doing business with Motorola may not have wanted to bring Google TV into people's homes, Selburn told the E-Commerce Times. "It never really made sense. It was putting a round peg into a square hole -- but now they can probably get a good price for that business."

The FCC is actually a natural advocate on this issue, Daniel Castro, senior analyst with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, told the E-Commerce Times "It is becoming increasingly evident that the FAA will not look into these rules on its own, and it is unde...