Links 7/16/2014: Murdoch bid for Time Warner (not Time Warner Cable) rebuffed, but bid might be raised

Rupert Murdoch Is Rebuffed in Offer for Time Warner (New York Times: DealBook)

Report: Samsung in Talks to Buy Smart Home Startup SmartThings (Wall Street Journal: Digits)
First Round Capital was an early investor in SmartThings.

Apple and IBM: Fourth time's a charm? (Fortune)

Here’s why your Comcast rep is yelling at you (The Verge)

Comcast, TiVo May Ditch the CableCARD (Light Reading)

Cloud financial software continues its march into large enterprises (Brian Sommer/Enterprise Irregulars)

SAP withdraws appeal in German software resale dispute (PC World)