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May. 15, 2008 at 7:23am by Danny Sullivan
Icahn To Make Yahoo Move; Google Worries Yahoo Will Learn From Ad Deal
More rumors about yesterday's news that Carl Icahn may want to take control of Yahoo. He apparently plans to nominate 10 directors to replace Yahoo's board later today, reports the Wall Street Journal, using an unnamed source. But Microsoft might no longer be interested in Yahoo. Plus, that Google-Yahoo ad...
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May. 14, 2008 at 6:58am by Danny Sullivan
Can Icahn Or Microsoft Stop Google's "Natural Monopoly"
Reports are that Carl Icahn has acquired about 3 percent of Yahoo's shares, apparently in hopes of taking over the company. And then? Well, you know -- maybe go back to Microsoft. Except Microsoft may no longer want to talk, plus that poison pill of a Google-Yahoo ad deal still...
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May. 8, 2008 at 8:22am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft & Facebook Do Mating Dance As Microsoft Seeks Alternatives To Yahoo; Google Now Uncertain On Yahoo?
At one point or another, most of the big online media companies have talked about buying Facebook. Yahoo is rumored to have made an early offer of almost $1 billion for the company, which was (obviously) turned down. But as the MicroHoo discussions appeared to be deteriorating, Microsoft apparently made...
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Apr. 9, 2008 at 4:42pm by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft: Forget It On Paid Search Partnership, Google & Yahoo
So Yahoo's going to partner with Google for a test of search ads? Better be only a test, Microsoft seems to be saying. Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith just put out a statement suggesting that any partnership would likely be opposed on regulatory grounds, as Google would get more than...
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Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:34pm by Barry Schwartz
Confirmed: Yahoo To Test Google AdSense For Search Ads
Yahoo has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that it will be testing Google's paid search ads alongside its own for the next two weeks and involving no more than 3 percent of Yahoo's search pages in the United States. From the Yahoo statement...
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Apr. 5, 2008 at 8:08pm by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft To Yahoo Board: Agree Within Three Weeks Or Else
Microsoft has had enough, it seems. The company has fired off a written ultimatum to Yahoo's board. Either conclude an agreement to be acquired by Microsoft or Microsoft will engage in a proxy fight to oust the board with one favorable to the deal. Microsoft says that despite what it...
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Mar. 7, 2008 at 9:08am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft's Google Obsession, MicroHoo's Asian Outlook, And Competing For Digg
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is perhaps showing signs of a mildly unhealthy obsession with rival Google. At Microsoft's MIX08 online technology conference in Las Vegas yesterday, he told interviewer Guy Kawasaki in a question and answer session that he was going to continue to chase Google in search even if...
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Feb. 22, 2008 at 4:30pm by Greg Sterling
Microsoft's Johnson: "Once Yahoo And Microsoft Agree On A Transaction"
This afternoon, Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft Platforms & Services Division, issued an email to Microsoft employees (that was released via its PR firm). The letter has a tone of confidence that assumes a deal with Yahoo will ultimately take place. It reiterates what Microsoft believes to be the benefits...
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Feb. 20, 2008 at 1:49pm by Greg Sterling
Gates On Yahoo Acquisition: It's The Engineers We Want
CNET reports on Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' speech at Stanford University yesterday in which he said that it wasn't the advertisers, the brand, or the traffic so much as the engineers that Microsoft wanted in the Yahoo acquisition. Of course, others in the company, including perhaps CEO Steve Ballmer, would...
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Feb. 20, 2008 at 9:07am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft & Google Sued Over Paid Search Patent Infringement
Google And Microsoft Sued For Patent Infringement from MediaPost reports Google and Microsoft were sued for patent infringement over their paid search platforms. A Ohio based company named Paid Search Engine Tools of Liberty Township said Google's AdWords and Microsoft's adCenter products infringe on their patent, "Paid search engine bid...
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Feb. 14, 2008 at 9:00pm by Danny Sullivan
Official: Microsoft Management Reorg Announced; Dueling Ad Groups?
We expected a management shuffle from Microsoft today, and now they've delivered it. The company has announced seven new senior vice presidents and seven new corporate vice presidents. I'll focus on the search and advertising front, where we now have two different senior vice presidents overseeing advertising. Best I can...
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Feb. 14, 2008 at 8:49am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Executive Shuffle Goes "Live"
The anticipated Microsoft reorganization is now happening. We wrote about it previously with respect to the ouster of Steve Berkowitz. Some are speculating that these changes anticipate a future integration of Yahoo into the company. But Mary Jo Foley says they were in motion well before the announced bid. (NOTE:...
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Feb. 11, 2008 at 5:07pm by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft Responds To Rejection: Will Take "All Necessary Steps" To Consummate "Full & Fair" Proposal
Yahoo may have said no to being acquired by Microsoft, but Microsoft isn't having it. The company has put out a statement saying the rejection was "unfortunate" and pledging to "pursue all necessary steps" to get what it called its "full and fair" proposal to be accepted. The wording suggests...
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Feb. 11, 2008 at 1:33pm by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Buys Danger
Microsoft has acquired Danger, Inc., maker of the T-mobile "Sidekick" device and the Danger operating system and platform. Danger has been hailed as highly innovative and its platform and OS pre-dates the iPhone (the company was founded in 2000). There's a bit of an irony here in that Danger was...
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Feb. 11, 2008 at 9:20am by Danny Sullivan
Official: Yahoo Says No To Microsoft
The weekend rumor becomes reality. Yahoo has rejected Microsoft's offer, saying it undervalues Yahoo. From the release:...
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Feb. 8, 2008 at 7:35am by Danny Sullivan
Microhoo At One Week 1: Decision Nears? Yahoo Brand To Survive?
Has it only been a week since Microsoft thought it was a nice day for a Yahoo wedding? Indeed, so. And what's happened since? Rumors that Yahoo is nearing a decision, while Microsoft's Steve Ballmer seems to want to encourage his potential new employees that a Yahoo brand will...
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Feb. 6, 2008 at 7:37am by Greg Sterling
Berkowitz Had Hoped To Turn Around Microsoft, But May Find Himself In "Turnaound"
According to CNET, Microsoft isn't waiting for the Yahoo acquisition to happen before it reorganizes. Several internal groups are slated for leadership change, and Steve Berkowitz, former Ask.com CEO and current SVP of Online Services for Microsoft, is apparently part of the changes....
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Feb. 4, 2008 at 5:20pm by Danny Sullivan
Microhoo Day 4: In Other News, Microsoft To Borrow To Buy Yahoo & Google Below $500
We've already covered separately big developments in news about Microsoft's bid to purchase Yahoo. But wait, there's more! Below, a recap of our stories plus other stories on the subject across the web that cover various angles, including the news that for the first time in its history, Microsoft...
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Feb. 4, 2008 at 9:35am by Greg Sterling
IAC Troubles, Ask.com, And Post-Yahoo Search Share
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal both report on the legal battle for control of IAC's board and thus the company itself. It's not pretty, and IAC claims that it's impeding the company's ability to effectively operate. The legal fight arguably prevents IAC from making any sort of...
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Feb. 4, 2008 at 8:17am by Greg Sterling
A Local Look At Microsoft's Bid For Yahoo
Last Friday, shortly after the Microsoft bid for Yahoo was made public, Danny and I had an opportunity to discuss the proposed acquisition with Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of strategic partnerships for Microsoft. Our questions to Mehdi often returned to post-acquisition "integration" issues. I brought up local, maps,...
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Feb. 4, 2008 at 7:29am by Danny Sullivan
Can Google Save Yahoo By Taking Over Search?
Does Yahoo have any choice but to get purchased by Microsoft? Over the weekend, there's been much analysis and discussion of other suitors. While Google isn't seen as an outright buyer, there's more talk that it could help Yahoo by taking over search ads in various counties, with reports...
