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Week in review: Yahoo merges with...Icahn

July 25, 2008 Activist investor agrees to join the Internet company's board, though Microsoft appears ready to move on. Also: An Apple a day. TAGS: settlement, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Internet search, Week in review, Forrester Research Inc., Steve Ballmer, Internet company, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Microsoft and Google get touchy

May 30, 2008 Microsoft shows off plans for new Windows interface, while Google shows off Android capabilities. Also: future in the stream. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Jerry Yang, Week in review, CEO, Bill Gates, Google Inc., conference, Microsoft Corp., interface, blog, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: search business, Yahoo! Inc., proposal, shareholder, Carl Icahn, Week in review, Jerry Yang, court, offer, letter, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, shareholder, investor, transaction, Week in review, Steve Ballmer, offer, interest, letter, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer

Week in review: Reading Redmond

February 18, 2005 Just when you think you have Bill Gates' next move figured out, he goes and does the opposite. TAGS: Bill Gates, Week in review, RSA Security Inc., Symantec Corp., San Francisco, anti-spyware, conference, spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Microsoft seeks for search gains

May 23, 2008 Company gets creative in quest for larger search market slice, while Facebook tries to make nice with Google. Also: Soft cell market. TAGS: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, Week in review, Google Inc., acquisition, Internet search, asset, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Week in review, shareholder, CEO, chairman, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., president

Week in review: Vista furor

October 20, 2006 Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers. TAGS: Week in review, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Week in review: Microhoogle intrigue

July 4, 2008 Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are facing probes, proxies, and accusations of backroom politicking as their various attempts to link up come under scrutiny. Also: searching for content within Flash i... TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., Shockwave Flash, Week in review, Internet search advertising, Yahoo Search, News Corp., Internet application, Shockwave, Google Inc., Time Warner Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., search engine, Internet search, 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, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Week in review, bid, reader, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., CEO, brand, e-mail

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.

Week in review: Morphing Microsoft

October 28, 2005 In the shadow of Microsoft's reorganization announcement last month, many may be surprised to learn that the software giant is looking admiringly at Apple Computer's success. TAGS: Week in review, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft SQL Server, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, server, database, Microsoft Office, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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? TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., cash register, shareholder, Week in review, workforce, Steve Ballmer, glitch, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Week in review: Microsoft the magnanimous?

February 22, 2008 Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, commission, protocol, Week in review, announcement, open source, Microsoft Office 2007, reader, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Legg Mason Inc., Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, Week in review, reader, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!

April 11, 2008 The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers) TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, RSA Security Inc., News Corp., reader, acquisition, head, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security, Google Inc.

Week in review: Microsoft's cloudy future

July 13, 2007 Microsoft is planning an ambitious makeover to its Internet services, the E3 game confab focuses more on entertainment, and what lays ahead in Apple's iFuture is anyone's guess. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Week in review, reader, developer, conference, asset, Microsoft Windows Live, Internet service, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Try to read Microsoft's hips

June 22, 2007 On the eve of announcing a change in Vista that people have clamored for, the company reverses course and then clams up. TAGS: virtual machine, Terry Semel, virtualization, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, desktop search, reader, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., CEO, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Gates on his way

June 16, 2006 Microsoft's co-founder and public face for three decades plans to step away from daily work at the company. TAGS: Bill Gates, chief software architect, Week in review, co-founder, reader, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows
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