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Amazon Cloud Price Cuts Coming Vs. Microsoft, Google?

There’s a good chance Amazon.com’s (AMZN) cloud computing service business will announce price cuts at a user conference next week, says Oppenheimer in a research report. Amazon will host its “AWS re:Invent” conference in Las Vegas Tuesday through Oct. 9. Fast-growing Amazon Web Services for years has been an aggressive price cutter — putting pressure on rivals Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOGL), IBM (IBM) and Rackspace Hosting (RAX), but it hasn’t

Microsoft sets three important dates in October

Microsoft (MSFT) next month will open a flagship store in New York City just six blocks south of Apple’s (AAPL) flagship Manhattan store. Microsoft on Wednesday said it plans to open the store at 677 Fifth Ave. on Oct. 26. The five-floor, 22,269 square-foot location will be Microsoft’s first flagship store. It plans to open a second flagship store in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 12. The flagship stores will feature the latest personal technology