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Yahoo!/Microsoft Execs Meet For Round Two

Posted by Zonk on Sunday March 16, @03:21PM
from the ready-steady-fight dept.

psychosmyth writes “Microsoft’s deal to Yahoo! is apparently back on the table. Yahoo execs met again with Microsoft early this past week to re-discuss the deal that fell through earlier. ‘The gathering, first reported by The Wall [...]

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Yahoo Sets Bullish Financial Targets

By Shira Ovide
Word Count: 526  |  Companies Featured in This Article: Yahoo, Microsoft, Google
Yahoo Inc. sought to paint a rosy picture of its financial future as the Internet company pitches its rationale for turning down a takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft in February lobbed a hostile bid to buy Yahoo, a [...]

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Microsoft, The Jekyll And Hyde Of Companies
Duncan Riley
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Mix Conference in Las Vegas. The event is Microsoft’s web focused get together where they talk coding and development with mostly white, geek guys (the only women seemed to be the Microsoft/ events staff), then there’s the occasional press person thrown in for good measure.The coverage [...]

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Mar 1, 4:47 AM EST

Tellme’s Tale As Microsoft Subsidiary
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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Monday, March 03, 2008

Microsoft-Yahoo combo could mean one fewer exit for upstarts | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

“But if Microsoft and Yahoo join forces, as many suspect they will, that means there’s one fewer buyer of start-ups or midsize companies ideal for acquisition. That’s at least the buzz among some venture capitalists and angel [...]

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Yahoo Plays for Time In Bid to Resist Microsoft

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By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 6, 2008; Page D01

Yahoo said yesterday that it postponed the deadline for nominating directors, seeking time to try to fend off a $44.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft.
Since [...]

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Ozzie: Microsoft Needs Yahoo for Web, Advertising Plan
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie today attempted to lay a case for why buying Yahoo is integral to Microsoft’s plans.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008; 12:19 AM
MicrosoftChief Software Architect Ray Ozzie today attempted [...]

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March 1, 2008 6:53 AM PST
Microsoft’s worst emails of all time
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The Seattle Post Intelligencer has collected and ranked the all-time worst (read: most incriminating) Microsoft emails of all time, and a dandy list it is, too. For heavy email users like me, it’s also a reminder that some [...]

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Thoughts on Google Sites, IT department threat?
Published by Ben Kepes on February 29, 2008 in Efficiency, IT, SaaS and Strategy.

Google released Sites today, a centralized repository for sharing information and collaborative workspaces. There’s been much commentary around the blogosphere on whether Sites is a threat to Microsoft’s SharePoint product, MiramarMike gives an excellent comparison [...]

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