Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's
(7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach
10 million units in U.S. sales.
InfoWorld - The first public release of Moonlight, which provides a Linux client implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet application (RIA) technology, was made available this week. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 14:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn announced a bid Thursday to unseat the board of Yahoo, saying the Internet firm had "completely botched" merger talks with Microsoft.
NewsFactor - On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that its Xbox 360 video-game and entertainment system has sold more than 10 million units in the U.S., making it the first current-generation gaming console to break that mark. The U.S. installed base contributes to global sales of more than 19 million. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - Microsoft Corp. says it is collaborating with the European Environmental Agency to make information about local air and water pollution levels freely available to consumers through Microsoft Web portals.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he's been recruited to lead the proxy fight by Yahoo investors unhappy with the company's refusal to accept Microsoft's bid. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 17:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC World - Microsoft is looking at alternatives to ultra-low-cost laptops in the drive to arm people in developing nations with a way to... -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 18:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's "intelligent whiteboard" could potentially show up in corporate meeting rooms, board rooms or classrooms if and when it ever gets productized. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Financier Carl Icahn launched a proxy
battle on Thursday to force Yahoo Inc to reopen buyout
talks with Microsoft Corp , saying the Yahoo board had
acted "irrationally" in refusing its $47.5 billion offer.
Investor's Business Daily - Carl Icahn is turning up the heat in a last-ditch push to get Yahoo and Microsoft back to the bargaining table, but some analysts doubt the effort will be enough. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:49:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The two Internet companies began discussing an advertising partnership after Microsoft made its unsolicited offer for Yahoo. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:45:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - Yahoo fired back at corporate raider Carl Icahn on Thursday, saying he lacks understanding of the Microsoft takeover try and should not follow through on a vow to oust Yahoo's board.
Reuters - Two weeks after Microsoft Corp
abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo Inc, a proxy fight launched by
activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in the driver's
seat.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp reached an
agreement to make available its Windows operating system
software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop,
the company said on Thursday.
