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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Microsoft CEO says Yahoo buy was never strategic
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said on Friday the company had never seen buying Yahoo as strategic, and dropping the bid meant it now had $50 billion to spend on other acquisitions.
23 May 2008 |
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EU says to study Microsoft's open-source step
The EU executive said on Thursday it would investigate if steps announced by Microsoft to make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office give consumers greater choice.
22 May 2008 |
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Microsoft proposes alternative deal to Yahoo
Microsoft Corp said on Sunday it proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc rather than a full acquisition, but the move was unlikely to win favor with financier Carl Icahn, a person familiar with his thinking said.
19 May 2008 |
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Microsoft sends out feelers to Facebook: report
Microsoft Corp gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
08 May 2008 |
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Yahoo CEO open to more Microsoft talks
Yahoo chief Jerry Yang signalled a more open stance towards Microsoft on Monday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the software maker abruptly ended deal talks.
06 May 2008 |
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Investors eye Yahoo's alternatives
Yahoo faced growing pressure on Sunday to find an alternative strategy to Microsoft's $47.5 billion (24.1 billion pound) takeover offer after the software maker walked away over a disagreement on price.
05 May 2008 |
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Microsoft bid for Yahoo expires
Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its takeover bid expired on Sunday. Microsoft said that if Yahoo failed to accept its $44.6 billion takeover offer by 27 April 2008, then it would launch a hostile takeover bid at a lower price.
28 Apr 2008 |
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Microsoft links data on phones, PCs in "Live Mesh"
Microsoft Corp has begun testing technology that brings together a person's pictures, documents and other data scattered across a growing number of machines with the goal of allowing people to access their information from anywhere and at any time.
23 Apr 2008 |
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Microsoft prefers own Yahoo bid among options
Microsoft Corp wants to stick with its original takeover offer for Yahoo Inc, but is not ruling out News Corp joining its bid or other options, a source close to the company said on Friday.
14 Apr 2008 |
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