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News recently rejected a joint bid from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn for its search business. Microsoft also tabled an unsuccessful bid for Yahoo! Microsoft has said the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo! [16 Jul 2008]
Steve Ballmer on a future in the cloud
News Ballmer said: "People expect consistency in interfaces," pointing to Microsoft's bid to make its web applications similar in appearance to their desktop versions. The future lies in the platform in the cloud, according to Microsoft chief executive... [10 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News Essentially, Boss is a bid to enable others' search innovation then share profits from the results. has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the internet company's technology. [10 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News The $44.6bn bid that Microsoft tabled for Yahoo! Significantly the bid seems to have been led by Steve Ballmer rather than Gates. rejected the bid and all seems to have gone quiet on that front, the size and audacious nature of the bid shows... [07 Jul 2008]
Taxpayer "lost" £90m on QinetiQ sell-off
News The 2003 sale was conducted when market conditions were poor and important contract deals incomplete, leading Carlyle Group to be able to negotiate a £55m reduction in the value of QinetiQ and the MoD agreeing to sell Carlyle 2.5 per cent more of... [10 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! said no to Google before Microsoft bid
News Yahoo! executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents made public on Monday. [03 Jun 2008]
Microsoft walked away not us, says Yahoo!
News He said: "It became clear there was a difference between the bid and ask. Yahoo! chief executive Jerry Yang said on Wednesday a potential deal with Microsoft has tremendous power but the software giant appears no longer interested in a full merger. [29 May 2008]
Microsoft resumes Yahoo! chat up
News s hopes of higher bid Profits reports equal big week for Microsoft/Yahoo! had acted irrationally in refusing the giant software company's $47.5bn bid. bid Microsoft bids $44.6bn for Yahoo! [19 May 2008]
Yahoo! investor demands Microsoft talks reopen
News It is obvious that Microsoft's bid of $33 per share is a superior alternative than Yahoo's prospects on a stand alone basis". Shares traded at around $19 prior to the Microsoft bid. Financier Carl Icahn launched a proxy battle on Thursday to force... [16 May 2008]
Yahoo! - Microsoft walks away
News latest on the bid Microsoft dashes Yahoo! bid Microsoft bids $44.6bn for Yahoo! shares, which dropped $4.3 to end at $24.37 on Monday, could have fallen 30 per cent to closer to $19.18, its price before Microsoft made... [06 May 2008]
Microsoft board meets over Yahoo! - but no decisions
News over its takeover bid but failed to reach a decision on what to do next, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Microsoft, according to the report, has indicated it would be willing to raise its bid to as much as $33 per share but such an offer... [01 May 2008]
Microsoft earmarks $1.5bn for Yahoo! staff
News should it succeed in its unsolicited buyout bid for the internet search pioneer, according to court documents in a shareholder lawsuit cited by the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft plans to set aside $1.5bn for employee retention at Yahoo! [30 Apr 2008]
Microsoft dashes Yahoo!'s hopes of higher bid
News s board of directors: that Microsoft would consider cutting its bid, now worth about $44bn, and take its case to Yahoo! no hope of a higher takeover price, and said it is ready to go hostile or even call off its bid if Yahoo! [25 Apr 2008]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News An industry association has been created for ethical hackers, in a bid to reassure buyers of systems and applications that such products have been sufficiently tested. The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut... [25 Apr 2008]
Ballmer on Yahoo!: Microsoft prepared to walk away
News Microsoft is prepared to walk away from its $43.6bn bid for Yahoo! s board to accept a deal with Microsoft or face a lower bid, which Microsoft would take directly to Yahoo! In order to regain the bid's full value, Microsoft's stock would have to... [24 Apr 2008]
