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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...
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Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo
February 1, 2008
Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday.
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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.
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Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft--again
July 18, 2008
Microsoft and Carl Icahn tag-team on Yahoo, and it seems that just about everyone else got their day in court. Also: earnings season heats up.
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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.
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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.
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Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates
February 16, 2008
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past.
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Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft
February 15, 2008
Yahoo thinks it's worth more, Danger is a buy, and BlackBerry is temporarily bye-bye. Also: Spying immunity for telcos.
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Week in review: Microsoft seconds Icahn bid
July 11, 2008
Steve Ballmer and Carl Icahn team up to oust Yahoo's board, while the release of the new iPhone draws crowds worldwide. Also: A major flaw in Internet gears.
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Week in review: Yahoo's bitter pill for Icahn
June 6, 2008
Yahoo's poison pill may keep Yang with the company. Icahn sets a price and sets out his terms. Meanwhile, we await what's up Steve Jobs' sleeve. Also: Green tech.
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Week in review: Heat returns to Yahoo
June 27, 2008
Billionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off.
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Week in review: On Microsoft's mind
May 2, 2008
Tech world waits for word on Yahoo, while Microsoft grapples with software challenges. Also: Net music on the court docket, and how green is our Valley?
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FAQ: What's next for Microsoft's Yahoo bid?
February 1, 2008
Microsoft faces financial and legal hurdles in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo. CNET News.com walks you through the potential steps.
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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.
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Google sticks with dual-class structure
May 12, 2006
Shareholders reject stock structure reform measure at annual meeting. Also, execs defend China censorship policy.
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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)
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Week in review: Firefox's wildfire
June 20, 2008
Newest Mozilla browser sets a download record as Yahoo employees defect at a seemingly record pace. Also: The broadband hookup.
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Collaborators at Google--and beyond
January 30, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights.
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