Google Chromecast is Amazon's best selling electronics device

Google's simple little device, Chromecast, is disintermediating cable TV, set top boxes, etc. . . .

Google Chromecast is Amazon's best selling electronics device: " . . . . Perhaps that was the availability it needed to zoom past Amazon’s wide range of Kindle products on the best selling list. We don’t have any sales figures, but what does this mean for Google? It means Chromecast is big-time, and it means there’s a real market out there for devices like this. It means Chromecast is sure to be a highly supported item for quite some time, and can evolve into a product that many would consider must-haves in their homes . . . ."

Yahoo revenue falls again, but earnings beat forecasts: "Yahoo reported reported another drop in quarterly revenue late Tuesday, however the company reported better-than-expected earnings. Net revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs, or TAC, came in at $1.08 billion during the third quarter. That was down 1% from a year earlier when Yahoo generated $1.09 billion in net revenue. Earnings came in at 34 cents a share, compared to 39 cents a share a year earlier, the company also said . . ."

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