Reuters - Shares of Yahoo dropped more
than 8 percent on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal
reported that negotiations between the Internet media company
and Microsoft Corp ended without reaching a deal
.
Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday after a
stronger-than-expected May retail sales report and a $46
billion takeover bid for Anheuser-Busch from an overseas rival
helped the market recover from a string of deep losses.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The breakdown of talks between Microsoft and Yahoo has cleared the way for Yahoo to pursue a search alliance with Google. -- read full article
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - Yahoo said Thursday all talks with Microsoft on a takeover or partial acquisition "have concluded," and that the Internet firm would move ahead with its own strategy.
NewsFactor - Just more than 10 years ago, Mozilla threw its open-source code into the public domain. Today, its browser -- Firefox -- is preparing to launch its third major release in hopes of continuing to eat away at Microsoft's Internet Explorer. -- read full article
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:55:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Investor's Business Daily - There will be no merger or partnership with Microsoft, Yahoo said Thursday, sending its stock to its lowest price since Feb. 1, when Microsoft revealed its unsolicited bid to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. -- read full article
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:07:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Microsoft's plan to
establish a strong footing in online advertising suffered a big
blow on Thursday as merger talks with Yahoo finally, formally
failed and Yahoo said it would let Google sell search ads on
its site.
AP - Yahoo Inc. became Microsoft Corp.'s takeover prey largely because Google Inc. established such a commanding lead in the Internet's lucrative search advertising market.
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen games and even flirt with each other.
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen games and even flirt with each other. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:59:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AFP - Microsoft's touch-screen Surface computers have debuted in a Las Vegas casino bar giving Sin City partiers high-tech tools for flirting and concocting cocktails.
PC Magazine - Microsoft released 7 security bulletins and patches to address them. Three of the vulnerabilities are rated Critical. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:52:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
