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Microsoft's bold bid for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Software giant goes public with $44.6 billion bid for the Net pioneer. Will Yahoo succumb to the advances or rebuff Microsoft as it has before? TAGS: bid, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo

September 10, 2008 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 th... TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, bid, margin, Carl Icahn, Wall Street, antitrust, Google Inc., agreement, font, Microsoft Corp.

FCC sets rules for next-generation wireless bids

April 12, 2006 Regulators say secret bids will be permitted in wireless auction for mobile services that is expected to raise up to $15 billion. TAGS: auction, bidder, bid, round, concern, commission, payment

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from Yahoo

February 19, 2008 Wondering why Redmond hasn't upped its bid for Yahoo yet? The software giant may be waiting for a "Dear John" letter. TAGS: rejection, Yahoo! Inc., bid, offer, attorney, merger, Microsoft Corp., response, radio

Few buyers at patent auction

April 7, 2006 A few hundred people show up to the Ocean Tomo patent auction, but only a fraction turn out to be buyers. TAGS: bidder, patent, auction, bid, buyer, seller, England

What's Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo?

February 11, 2008 After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch. TAGS: shareholder, BEA Systems Inc., investor, bid, Yahoo! Inc., punch, fight, buyer, proposal, Oracle Corp., offer, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights

February 8, 2008 The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows. TAGS: takeover, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, bid, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, brand, e-mail

Yahoo rejects Microsoft's bid

February 11, 2008 Board unanimously concludes that Microsoft's half-stock, half-cash offer "substantially undervalues" Yahoo.Yang's follow-up letter to Yahoo staffers TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., proposal, bid, Microsoft Corp., decision, e-mail

News Corp. sets sights on Dow Jones

May 1, 2007 The media giant and MySpace parent has launched a high-value takeover bid for The Wall Street Journal publisher. TAGS: News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, bid, publisher, digital media, acquisition, MySpace

EarthLink and Google win San Francisco Wi-Fi bid

April 6, 2006 City selects joint bid to provide residents a wireless network. Decision marks fourth municipal deal for EarthLink. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., San Francisco, resident, bid, city, Google Inc., Wi-Fi, wireless network

Google tunes into radio ads

December 7, 2006 Beta lets advertisers buy radio ads, further evolving the search giant's online automated advertising system. TAGS: DMarc Broadcasting, Google AdWords, radio, online advertising, Google Inc., bid, advertiser, agency

Week in review: Tech's shopping spree

March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, Bebo, Week in review, bid, acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., online advertising, America Online Inc., game company, virtual machine, antitrust, Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Week in review: McNealy's sunset

April 28, 2006 Two Silicon Valley CEOs announce dramatic company structure changes in bids to become more competitive. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, Net Neutrality, Sun Microsystems Inc., Week in review, layoff, bid, CEO, Silicon Valley, co-founder, reader, chairman, Intel, software company
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