AP - An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid during the spring.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's
largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of
Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker. -- read full article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:23:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
AP - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company's failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., is leaving the company. -- read full article
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:26:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC Magazine - Microsoft's CEO faces a tough test this week as he prepares to face financial analysts. Before he gets to their questions, here are some of my own. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:50:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
NewsFactor - Microsoft is opening the Xbox 360 to third-party software creators in a bold attempt to dramatically expand the number of games available on its platform. The goal is to give gaming aficionados far more choices than rivals Sony and Nintendo are offering. -- read full article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
PC Magazine - At the Gamefest 2008 event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live multiplayer features are now free. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:57:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The bug can corrupt files, such as applications, music tracks or digital photos, if they're transferred to a Windows Home Server unit equipped with two or more hard drives. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:03:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - If it passes a peer review, the creator will receive up to 70% of the total revenue generated by the game. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:53:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
TechWeb - InformationWeek - New CEO Paul Maritz, who took over the CEO reins from Diane Greene in an abrupt changeover July 8, timed the ESXi announcement with VMware's 2Q earnings report. -- read full article
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will turn to
users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the
types of games available on its console, taking a page out of
the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
AFP - On the eve of a Tuesday release of its latest earning figures Yahoo struck a truce with corporate raider Carl Icahn, ending his fight to oust the struggling Internet pioneer's board.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Carolyn Gudmundson was sentenced Friday to nearly two years in prison for embezzling almost $1 million from the company. -- read full article
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
