Links 9/24/2014: Comcast: Discovery & other critics tried 'extortion' tactics in exchange for silence



Comcast: Discovery, Other Critics Tried ‘Extortion’ Tactics to Stay Quiet on Merger (Variety)

Comcast says it’s too expensive to compete against other cable companies (Ars Technica)
Cable companies are like mob families; although they can collaborate on things, they're
supposed to stay in their own territories.


Comcast Plans RDK-for-Broadband Gateway Trials in Q4 (Light Reading)
Arris collaboration with Comcast. The RDK joint venture is based in Philadelphia. Arris has operations in Horsham.



The past, present and future of enterprise mobility (Bill McDermott/Diginomica)

CRM has failed? I am so tired of hearing that (Paul Greenberg/ZDNet)

Bullpen Capital's Paul Martino likes his odds with online betting startups
(Silicon Valley Business Journal)
Paul Martino is an native of the Philadelphia area. Though bicoastal, I believe he still
maintains a residence in Bucks County.

Tibco Halted, Jumps 7%: Reviews Buyout Bids, Says Reuters (Barron's Tech Trader Daily)


$734M IPO for Radnor lab products supplier VWR (Philadelphia Business Journal)