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June 9, 2008

Monday, June 09, 2008 4:00 PM/EST

Lobbyists Renew Google-Yahoo Search Opposition

Despite no news on the pact that would pair Google's paid search terms with Yahoo's search engine, rural and minority groups continue to beat the drum for the idea that any such deal would be anticompetitive.

June 6, 2008

Friday, June 06, 2008 12:20 PM/EST

Icahn Proposes Safe Search Deal for Google-Yahoo

How would termination provisions assuage Microsoft's fears about acquiring a company that lets Google sell ads on its search platform, essentially a search Trojan horse Microsoft would have to deal with?

June 3, 2008

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:23 AM/EST

Complaint: Yahoo Opposed to Outsourcing Search to Google

Now that a Delaware court judge has unsealed the complaint in a shareholder lawsuit filed against Yahoo's board of directors, we can get an idea of just what the company was up to as it fought off Microsoft's unsolicited acquisition attempt.

May 19, 2008

Monday, May 19, 2008 10:55 AM/EST

Microsoft to Gouge Google with Yahoo Search Deal?

As we opined earlier, Microsoft has circled back to Yahoo for round two in the let's make a deal for search and Internet ad sweepstakes. But in a saga fraught with twists and turns, it's not what we expected.

May 5, 2008

Monday, May 05, 2008 1:16 PM/EST

Fox Hounds Google Watch on Microhoo

If the computing paradigm is indeed shifting to the cloud, I agree that Microsoft must roll up some serious cloud-based assets and I don't see that being a homegrown calzone...

May 4, 2008

Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:51 AM/EST

Google-Yahoo Deal Proves to Be Master Stroke Vs. Microsoft

If I were an artist I might be inclined to play upon the scene in "Indiana Jones: The Temple of Doom," where the evil priest rips out the hearts of poor victims for sacrifices. Google is that priest, standing tall, with Microsoft's bleeding heart in its hands.

April 9, 2008

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:20 PM/EST

Yahoo Testing Google's AdSense Alongside Its Search

Yahoo, as part of its bid to test strategic alternatives that would keep it out of the clutches of Microsoft, said today that it will run Google ads alongside its own search results ...

February 14, 2008

Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:03 PM/EST

Yang Makes Yahoo's Case to Shareholders

In what reads like a plea for survival as much as a list of merits and strengths, Jerry Yang sent this letter to shareholders last night detailing why Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid (which has dropped a few billion since it was made two weeks ago) undervalues the company...

February 13, 2008

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:06 PM/EST

Yahoo: Take the News Corp. Deal

Given that Microsoft appears poised to launch a more attractive counteroffer, it might be in Yahoo's best interest to take this deal from News Corp. ...

February 11, 2008

Monday, February 11, 2008 11:24 AM/EST

Yahoo Bounces Bid Ball in Microsoft's Court

In rejecting Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer today, Yahoo's board is essentially saying the software giant's proposal isn't worth the paper it's printed on. This story isn't over, not by a long shot...




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