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Microsoft Yahoo's Biggest Problem - What To Call It?
Blog And there's been much blethering this weekend about Yahoo and Microsoft, some of which would have been more accurate had the producers just slit a goat and squinted at its entrails. Microhoo? Yasoft? Macrahoo!
[February 5, 2008, 10:51]
Microsoft Yahoo's Biggest Problem - What To Call It?
Blog Comment Whatever happens, neither the Microsoft or Yahoo! On a related note, wouldn't it be funny if - in line with the Yahoo! Yahoo-chk. brands will be going anywhere. Although if they do, my vote is indeed with the mildly abusive Yasoft!
[February 6, 2008, 8:45]
Microsoft, Yahoo And Money
Blog So now we have a much more expensive Yahoo, and a Microsoft offer that's already cost as much as was on the table. To the intense joy and considerable surprise of just about everyone, the MS/Yahoo deal is not going to plan.
[February 10, 2008, 13:13]
Microsoft And Yahoo To Reveal Privacy Policies
News Microsoft and Yahoo are set go public on their privacy policies after the controversy surrounding search giant Google's data-retention strategy. So far, neither Yahoo nor Microsoft have publicly detailed their data-retention policies.
[July 9, 2007, 9:49]
Breaking News: Yahoo Rejects Microsoft Bid
Blog As if the Mobile World Congress wasn't enough, Yahoo has finally confirmed the rumours over the weekend that it was planning to reject Microsoft's bid. Board of Directors Says Microsoft's Proposal Substantially Undervalues Yahoo!
[February 11, 2008, 14:04]
Yahoo Rejected Microsoft Search Offer
News Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel has revealed he recently rebuffed Microsoft's attempt to bag a stake in the company. Although the Yahoo boss didn't confirm what form the speculated overtures took, he slapped down the idea Yahoo would be willing...
[May 15, 2006, 11:05]
Microsoft And Yahoo Team Up On IM
News Nine months after announcing they would make their instant-messaging services interoperate, Yahoo and Microsoft have done it. Neither Microsoft nor Yahoo would comment on the status of any discussions with AOL about interoperating.
[July 13, 2006, 9:25]
Yahoo! And Microsoft Traffic 'hijacked'
News A computer glitch is being blamed for cutting off Web traffic headed for Yahoo.com and Microsoft.com on Saturday. The glitch involved a critical component of the Internet's inner workings, the Domain Name System -- it matches familiar Web site...
[January 22, 2001, 13:20]
Microsoft Wants Yahoo For Its Users, Say Analysts
News Microsoft's $44.6bn (£22.6) bid to buy Yahoo could backfire if not executed properly, according to analysts — but the phenomenal price may be worth paying to fend off the challenge from Google. Microsoft announced on Friday that it was making a...
[February 1, 2008, 14:21]
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Team Up On Web Indexes
News Search engine rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up to make it easier for website owners to make sure their sites get included in the web indexes, the companies are expected to announce on Thursday.
[November 16, 2006, 8:18]
Yahoo Rejects 'absurd' Microsoft-Icahn Buyout Offer
News Yahoo announced on Saturday night that it had rejected a joint buyout proposal offered on Friday night by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn. The buyout proposal called for a "complex restructuring" and sale of Yahoo's search business to...
[July 14, 2008, 11:38]
Blodget: Microsoft Needs A Yahoo!
News I wouldn't be surprised to see Microsoft buy Yahoo! Their content and commerce properties are strong, but they missed out on launching an overall portal, like Yahoo! In the long term, services won't be as "scalable" as a Yahoo!
[March 3, 2000, 9:45]
Microsoft Yahoo's Biggest Problem - What To Call It?
Blog Comment Don't forget, it's obligatory under common Yahoo! Might Redmond soon be renamed "Microsoft! law to include the exclamation mark at every opportunity.
[February 5, 2008, 16:36]
Microsoft-Yahoo Deal May Hurt Internet
Talkback What will happen to yahoo IM? Yahoo mail merged with hotmail? Microsoft has never been concerned about the user, only about the bucks. Will it be converted to MSN messenger? Will they be integrated into the next windows release?
[March 17, 2008, 11:55]
Microsoft-Yahoo Bid Attracts Regulatory 'interest'
News The US Department of Justice has said that it is "interested" in looking at the possible antitrust effects of any deal struck between Microsoft and Yahoo. Microsoft announced on Friday that it would bid $44.6bn (£22.7bn) for Yahoo.
[February 4, 2008, 12:03]
Microsoft, Yahoo And Money
Blog Comment Did Microsoft make such a huge offer with the serious expectation that Yahoo stockholders would clap their hands in joy and sign up? Oh, and speaking of eyes, wouldn't it be nice if Microsoft and Ballmer got a nice black one (eye) this time?
[February 10, 2008, 17:54]
The Next Move For Microsoft And Yahoo
News CNET News.com's Dan Farber and Charles Cooper discuss the tangled web that is Microsoft and Yahoo. They also delve deeper into the latest news and speculate what the near future might bring for each company, asking: could Microsoft be interested in...
[May 20, 2008, 13:15]
Finding The Why In Microsoft-Yahoo
Leader By now, the regulatory, cultural, practical and financial problems in Microsoft's Yahoo acquisition have been well aired. Let's skip forward to 2009, when they've all been solved and Yahoo is now a Microsoft brand.
[February 5, 2008, 17:19]
Who's Who On Microsoft's Yahoo Wish List
News One of the main reasons Microsoft is aiming to buy Yahoo is to improve its expertise on the web — a market the software giant has yet to dominate despite its best efforts. Even before merger-minded Microsoft could lay off some of the stars within...
[February 14, 2008, 14:47]
Microsoft And Yahoo: The Next Step
News CNET News.com's Dan Farber and Ina Fried discuss how a potential deal between Microsoft and Yahoo fell apart, and how the two companies may now proceed.
[May 7, 2008, 11:41]
