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    Microsoft acquires semantic search firm Powerset (AFP)

    File photo shows a yacht sailing in front of the San Francisco skyline. Microsoft has announced it is buying Powerset, a San Francisco-based firm, which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use(AFP/File/John G. Mabanglo)AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use.


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    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:59:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft seeks allies for new Yahoo move: report (Reuters)
    Reuters - Microsoft Corp is preparing a new bid for Yahoo Inc's search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup, the Wall Street Journal said. -- read full article
    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:06:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Report: Microsoft Readies New Try for Yahoo (PC World)
    PC World - Microsoft is looking for new partners to join in a fresh bid for Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reported. -- read full article
    Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Making desktop Linux work for business (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Today's IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled with the ever-escalating cost of application licenses, make switching to desktop Linux an increasingly attractive option. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    A requiem for Windows XP (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Today, we bid adieu to Windows XP. Despite an outpouring of demand -- including more than 210,000 people who signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition, Microsoft held firm and yesterday discontinued sales of XP in most cases. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Yahoo Reveals More on Microsoft Talks, Defends Board (PC World)
    PC World - Yahoo defended its board in a 32-page presentation, and revealed more on the Microsoft talks. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Tries Again to Streamline Volume Pricing (PC World)
    PC World - Microsoft will allow larger customers to combine separate licensing agreements under a single master contract, which could help them get bigger discounts. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:38:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft's Ballmer In Firing Line As Gates Departs (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The question is whether Ballmer, as a solo act, is up to leading Microsoft through its next set of hurdles. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Publishes Interoperability Documents (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Four months after the software giant bowed to European Commission antitrust investigators and pledged to provide greater access to some of its key software products, Microsoft on Monday provided details on how it is putting those promises into place. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:40:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Lays Out Protocol Patent Licensing Terms (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Protocols for Office 2007, SharePoint 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 are out, but it's too early to tell what impact those releases will have on the company or its partners and competitors. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:15:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Windows XP Officially Retired By Microsoft (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft will no longer make Windows XP available to large computer makers, such as Dell, Lenovo, or Hewlett-Packard, or to software retailers. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Yahoo questions how serious Microsoft was on deals (Reuters)

    People walk past Yahoo! offices in Santa Monica, California, May 19, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Monday sought to rally shareholder support in the face of a proxy battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, saying the activist investor had an "ill-defined plan" for the future of the Internet company.


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    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:31:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Windows XP Era Ends, Though 'Downgrade' Available (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - An era ended Monday. The first day of Steve Ballmer's occupation of the corner office at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA., also marked the last day for Windows XP. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:53:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability Warning Issued (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The flaw focuses on IE's inline frames, often used for serving ads, which typically come from a different domain than content that appears on the same Web page. -- read full article
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft reportedly to cut price of Xbox 360 to $299 (Reuters)

    A gamer at the Xbox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Microsoft plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources.


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    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:41:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
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