PC World - Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (Open Document Format for XML) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its... -- read full article
Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's statement on Sunday said it was "considering
and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo." -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:09:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Asked specifically about the prospect of a sale to Microsoft, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg declined to comment. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:10:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
USATODAY.com - Two weeks after withdrawing a $47.5 billion offer to buy the Internet icon, Microsoft said Sunday that it and Yahoo are discussing a transaction but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:23:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC Magazine - Two weeks after Microsoft withdrew its unsolicited bid for Yahoo, Microsoft said Sunday that it is considering a move to acquire only a portion of the Internet company. Analysts say the two companies still need each other. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:26:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Microsoft Corp sees tens of
millions of corporate e-mail accounts moving to its data
centers over the next five years, shifting to a business model
that may thin profit margins but generate more revenue.
AP - Wall Street ended mixed Monday after weakness in the technology sector punctured some of the market's enthusiasm over a report that suggested the economy could still be growing.
NewsFactor - A boardroom showdown between Yahoo directors and billionaire investor Carl Icahn may turn out to be irrelevant if Microsoft's latest move succeeds. That could see Microsoft and Yahoo join forces against Google. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 14:39:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC World - Customers using Microsoft's SharePoint enterprise portal can now get deployment help if they subscribe to the Software... -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 17:00:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company is now looking to make "small, targeted acquisitions" in search and advertising, and potentially in regional markets or "key geographies." -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 17:25:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Most of Symantec's enterprise customers continue to run their systems on the older Windows XP operating system because "they're not yet comfortable with Vista." -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - A man upset with the Hungarian government's decision to sign a software and training deal with Microsoft threw three eggs at CEO Steve Ballmer -- and missed. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:11:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Together, Microsoft and Yahoo would control about 31% of the search market, compared with Google's 60%, according to comScore. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 21:13:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - With Yahoo facing pressure from a corporate raider, the Internet giant has reopened discussions on a tie-up with Microsoft, but for a new deal that would probably not be an outright takeover.