TechFlash: Opposition mounts to Nadella's $90M paycheck; Holiday retail outlook

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Adviser to Microsoft shareholders: Reject Nadella's $90 million payday Institutional Shareholder Services is encouraging voters to reject Microsoft's proposed compensation package for new CEO Satya Nadella at the company's Dec. 3 shareholders' meeting. Yep, it's cold. Here's why that's good for Seattle-area retailers Seattle retail strategists Pat Johnson and Dick Outcalt of Outcalt and Johnson: Retail Strategists LLC shared the three biggest trends that will influence holiday spending this year, and which retailers will come out on top. Ursula K. Le Guin to Amazon: Writers are not deodorant The Portland writer blasted the massive e-tailer Wednesday in a memorable awards speech. Cheap retail, fast food and coffee: Here are the top 100 most-visited businesses in the U.S. Seattle company Placed created a database that shows the 100 most visited U.S. businesses based on foot traffic. Organizers abandon Paseo Kickstarter effort ​Looks like popular sandwich shop Paseo won't be brought back to life by crowdfunding, at least not by the Kickstarter campaign launched last week. Performance update to blame for Microsoft's downed Azure cloud platform A Microsoft executive took to the Azure blog to apologize for cloud service outages and offer an explanation. Advice to the real estate industry: Don't be tech 'laggards' A new report out this week notes that no form of real estate is exempt from "the exponential expansion of technology" and suggests the real estate industry needs to keep up. Amazon's robotic workforce expands ​Robots are doing a lot more work at Amazon.com Inc.'s distribution warehouses. Craig McCaw to play bigger role as Pendrell makes changes at the top Kirkland intellectual company Pendrell Corp. has made some changes at its executive level, including naming Craig McCaw its executive chairman, and current board member Lee Mikle has been named interim CEO. Concur shareholders approve acquisition by SAP Concur shareholders met on Wednesday to approve SAP's $8.3 billion acquisition, which is expected to be completed by Dec. 4. National Tech News In the market for blood? Here's how to keep from getting squeezed Can Flywheel's app, with new funding, enable the taxi industry to take on Uber? Adviser to Microsoft shareholders: Reject Nadella's $90M payday uberHighway launches in Orlando and Tampa Five NM companies win Scrappy Startup Challenge Stafford County aims to get plugged into the data center business TEDxGreensboro announces theme for 2015 Pluto TV orbits $13 million Colorado in top 3 states for employment growth, but it's not without problems Startup's app suggests your 'Next Glass' of wine

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