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News Yahoo! Icahn and Microsoft officials had previously stated they could not work with the existing Yahoo! As part of the settlement, Icahn, who owns about 68.7 million shares, or 4.9 per cent of Yahoo! common stock, has agreed to withdraw his... [21 Jul 2008]
Microsoft and Time Warner making plans?
News The talks are linked to Microsoft's abortive attempts to buy Yahoo! Yahoo! Microsoft is in discussions with Time Warner over how to combine Microsoft and AOL's online groups, The Wall Street Journal has claimed. [18 Jul 2008]
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo! ad deal
News Microsoft has said the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo! The deal would allow Yahoo! to use Google's advertising technology with Google ads appearing next to Yahoo! He said the $800m Yahoo! estimates the deal could generate will come out of... [16 Jul 2008]
Google's search share continues to creep up
News Over the same period, Yahoo! Google's steadily increasing search share neared 70 per cent in June in the United States, according to new figures released yesterday by Hitwise. Its share increased from 68.29 per cent in May to 69.17 per cent in June... [16 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! rejects latest Microsoft deal
News Yahoo! announced on Saturday night that it rejected a joint-buyout proposal by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn, which called for a "complex restructuring" and sale of Yahoo! s remaining non-search businesses which would be overseen by... [14 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo! Raghavan said: "We fully expect it to expand the footprint of Yahoo! With Boss Yahoo! With it, someone can build an independent website with a search box, pass users' queries to Boss, process... [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News For instance, a WYSIWYG interface would enable an IT worker to give a new employee access to the company tools in a series of steps that could be shorter than setting up, say, a free Hotmail or Yahoo! [09 Jul 2008]
Microsoft: Yahoo! talks to reopen?
News Microsoft has said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo! but only if a new Yahoo! Microsoft, which broke off talks in early May to buy the internet company for $47.5bn, said it would enter into talks immediately if a new... [07 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News The $44.6bn bid that Microsoft tabled for Yahoo! And while Yahoo! Here are five ideas about what could change at Microsoft now Gates is no longer at the helm in Redmond. A greater acceptance of open source: [07 Jul 2008]
Email: The tip of the cloud iceberg?
News Matthew Cain, a research VP at Gartner, said the past few years have created the environment for cloud based technology with big players such as Dell, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! The use of internet hosted email services - such as Microsoft's... [03 Jul 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! chatting up old flames?
News Microsoft and Yahoo! Microsoft - rebuffed this year in efforts to buy all of Yahoo! Meanwhile, talks have continued for months between Yahoo! and Time Warner over a potential merger of AOL with Yahoo! [03 Jul 2008]
Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
News He helped strike deals with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! Internet calling provider Skype said yesterday that it has hired Scott Durchslag, a former Motorola executive, to become its chief operating officer. [02 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! has a reshuffle at the top
News Yahoo! That executive will run an "insights strategy team", with responsibilities for centralising and running a Yahoo! The new executive will be named in coming weeks, Yahoo! Yahoo! under intense pressure, reorganised its upper management... [27 Jun 2008]
Microsoft's future in the post-Bill Gates era
News They hated the idea of a Microsoft Yahoo! Bill Gates steps down as Microsoft chairman on 27 June, effectively ending his day-to-day involvement with the company. As the end of an era draws near, silicon.com looks at what Bill Gates' departure will... [24 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! vs Icahn: War of words
News Yahoo! Yahoo! president Susan Decker trumpeted new ad partnerships with Wal-Mart Stores and others as Icahn, an activist investor, stepped up pressure on Yahoo! She said some form of deal with Microsoft could still come about, sending Yahoo! [05 Jun 2008]
