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Commentary: Pros and cons of a Microsoft-Yahoo mashup

May 4, 2007 Reports of a potential merger are intriguing, says Forrester's Charlene Li, but could the giants really get along as one? TAGS: merger, Yahoo! Inc., mashup, Forrester Research Inc., commentary, audience, acquisition, pro, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Firefox, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Yahoo, Microhoo's biggest loser

May 9, 2008 Yahoo and Microsoft don't make a love connection, while Grand Theft Auto IV gets a lot of love. Also: Wild about WiMax. TAGS: shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., loser, Week in review, offer, merger, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

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

Memo to Microsoft: Yahoo's A-list

February 13, 2008 The merger-minded software giant will likely want to keep Yahoo execs in a host of areas, including online ads, social media, and Web search. More layoffs for Yahoo? TAGS: layoff, Yahoo! Inc., social media, online advertising, merger, Flickr, community, talent, vice president, Internet search, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Week in review: Icahn, Microsoft merger maven?

May 16, 2008 Yahoo faces a proxy battle, while Facebook snubs Google's Friend Connect. Also: New Web surf for streets and stars. (Posted in News Blog by Steven Musil) TAGS: Facebook, merger, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Mark Cuban, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, shareholder, Week in review, CBS Broadcasting Inc., Google Inc., HP, Microsoft Corp., photograph

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, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., online advertising, game company, antitrust, virtual machine, Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Top Yahoo shareholders could support Microsoft

February 15, 2008 The Net giant is calling on Redmond to bump up its bid, but many of its largest shareholders have dual ownership in both stocks. TAGS: investor, Yahoo! Inc., M&A, shareholder, advisor, ownership, merger, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 1, 2008 Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, layoff, online advertising, merger, shareholder, reader, Google Inc., social networking, open source, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Keeping up with the (Dow) Joneses

May 7, 2007 Rumblings of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal may not have panned out, but in the merger world, the pursuers and pursued are still out in force. TAGS: takeover, Internet portal, Dow Chemical Co., merger, Larry Ellison, acquisition, CEO, theory, Yahoo! Inc., media, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.
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