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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.
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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.
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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: 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: Reading Redmond
February 18, 2005
Just when you think you have Bill Gates' next move figured out, he goes and does the opposite.
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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.
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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: 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.
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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...
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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.
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Week in review: Glitches, gadgets rule
January 6, 2006
A Windows flaw dispels the holiday cheer, but CES is a nonstop fiesta of tech.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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: 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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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