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    Microsoft CEO backs Web spending, "done" with Yahoo (Reuters)

    Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during the launch ceremony of Microsoft's new research and development centre in Herzliya near Tel Aviv May 21, 2008. Ballmer on Thursday defended the company's need to make steep investments in its Internet business in order to compete with Google Inc and said such moves could boost its value in time. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)Reuters - Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp's need to make heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the company was "done," for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc.


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    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:41:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Mum On 'Red Dog' Cloud Computing (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Windows-compatible platform can be seen as Microsoft's counterpart Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing service, known as EC2, and to the Google App Engine. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    China's EIOffice 2009 Launched As Challenger To Microsoft Office (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Evermore's productivity suite combines all of the standard office programs into a single application and costs significantly less than Microsoft's suite. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:21:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Drops Player Fees On Games For Windows Live (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The service is cross-compatible with Microsoft's Xbox Live network, which lets Xbox 360 owners play games against each other online. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:36:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company (Reuters)
    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 02:23:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Juniper names Microsoft exec Johnson as CEO (Reuters)

    Kevin Johnson poses in an undated handout photo. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. communications equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc named senior Microsoft veteran Kevin Johnson as its new chief executive, saying he will start work in September.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft CEO defends need for big Web investments (Reuters)

    Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during the launch ceremony of Microsoft's new research and development centre in Herzliya near Tel Aviv May 21, 2008. Ballmer on Thursday defended the company's need to make steep investments in its Internet business in order to compete with Google Inc and said such moves could boost its value in time. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended the company's need to make steep investments in its Internet business in order to compete with Google Inc and said such moves could boost its value in time.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:10:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact: source (Reuters)

    A sample Facebook profile is seen in an undated handout image. (Facebook/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp will announce plans to expand its relationship with online social network Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:29:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Report: Microsoft, Facebook to Sign Search Deal (PC World)
    PC World - Microsoft and Facebook will announce an Internet search and ad deal, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:00:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Ballmer Distances Microsoft From Yahoo Deal (PC World)
    PC World - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touched on the talks with Yahoo during the company's annual analyst meeting. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo board (AP)

    A laptop is seen under the logo of Yahoo at a trade fair in Dusseldorf. Struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo reported on Tuesday that its second-quarter profit slipped to 131 million dollars and called on investors to have faith in better times ahead.(DDP/AFP/File/Michael Gottschalk)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.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:31:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Report: Microsoft Online Chief Leaves for Juniper Networks (PC World)
    PC World - Kevin Johnson, the man behind Microsoft's failed bid to buy Yahoo, is leaving, the Wall Street Journal reported. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:30:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company (Reuters)
    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
    Microsoft exec who led Yahoo buyout team to leave (AP)
    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
    20 Questions for Steve Ballmer (PC Magazine)
    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
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