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- Thu Sep 9 2004 Oracle wins antitrust case
Judge rejects Justice Department charges, allowing Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft to continue.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Thu Jun 26 2003 PeopleSoft hires antitrust luminary
Attorney Gary Reback, who marshaled industry opposition to Microsoft during the browser wars, is joining PeopleSoft to fend off Oracle's takeover bid.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Mon Feb 11 2008 Yahoo rejects Microsoft's bid
Board unanimously concludes that Microsoft's half-stock, half-cash offer "substantially undervalues" Yahoo.
Yang's follow-up letter to Yahoo staffers
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
- Wed Sep 10 2008 Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo
What Yahoo has, Microsoft wants, but Yahoo continues to play hard to get. The two companies still face a formidable foe in Google--and many questions about what they'll do next. Tune in here for the latest.
Posted by CNET Staff
- Wed Mar 17 2004 Microsoft juggles security, antitrust woes
roundup A 1997 e-mail from Microsoft may work against it in court. Meanwhile, at the Microsoft Management Seminar an executive says security issues are delaying product development.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Jun 30 2004 Ellison: 'Radical' industry shift drove bid
Oracle's CEO testifies that competitive pressure made necessary the hostile acquisition offer for PeopleSoft.
Posted by Karen Southwick and Alorie Gilbert
- Mon Jul 14 2003 PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards get antitrust OK
Federal antitrust regulators give the companies the green light to merge, a move that points to the closing of that deal and a greater challenge to Oracle's hostile bid.
Posted by Alorie Gilbert and Dawn Kawamoto
- Tue Aug 25 1998 Quark says bid for Adobe rebuffed
Quark makes the offer public after being turned down by Adobe last week.
Posted by Kurt Oeler
- Wed Aug 26 1998 Quark says bid for Adobe rebuffed
Quark makes the offer public after being turned down by Adobe last week.
Posted by Kurt Oeler
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