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Computers, Internet

TechSpin: Will Microsoft Endorse "The Cloud"?

Software giant could unveil its plans to cope with Internet-based services at developer conference.
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Magazine, Media, Internet

Weak Financials, Layoffs: Yahoo!

The troubled search pioneer is expected to announce unimpressive third-quarter financial results Tuesday and a hefty round of layoffs. The upside? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer still talks about a potential Yahoo acquisition.
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Computers, Media, Internet, Finance

Techspin: The (Hot) War of Words in Microsoft-Yahoo!

The language among Microsoft, Yahoo and Carl Icahn gets harsh as the sides position themselves for a possible showdown.
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Computers, Internet

Farewell, Bill. It's Been Swell

After 25 years of covering Bill Gates, I look forward to the changing of the guard. Microsoft needs it.
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Computers, Internet

TechSpin: Did the Ballmer-Gates Clash Hurt Microsoft?

A report of a power struggle between the founder and his successor as CEO eight years ago raises questions about what Microsoft might have done better.
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Computers, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: What Now for Yahoo and Microsoft?

Now that a deal is off, both companies need to rethink their strategies.
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Computers, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Will Microsoft Say “Never Mind”?

If Yahoo's managers are hoping Ballmer will go away, they should know retreat is not in his vocabulary.
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Computers, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Toil and Trouble

This week's earnings reports show that some companies (Apple) can do no wrong, some get no respect (Microsoft)--and then there are the guys who just can't win (Yahoo).
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Computers, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Can a Hostile Bid Work?

If Microsoft's Steve Ballmer plays hardball with Yahoo, he will have to figure out how to keep the best talent from fleeing.
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Computers, Internet

TechSpin: Has Microsoft Seen The Light?

Redmond's latest promise to open its kimono may finally be more than a striptease.
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Media, Internet, Finance

Analysts Doubt Yahoo and News Corp Will Marry

Yahoo and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are flirting but experts say Microsoft is still the best prospect.
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Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: Google and Microsoft Trade Punches Over Yahoo

Google brings up Microsoft's monopolistic past; Redmond says competition is good.It's about more than search.
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Microsoft Bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

The biggest Internet merger since Time-Warner took AOL would heighten competition with Google. See also: Microsoft-Yahoo Faces Hurdles, Analyst: Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo, Microsoft-Yahoo for Google Battle, Google Disappoints, Yahoo: Bracing for Bad, CEO Steve Ballmer's Microsoft-All Email on Yahoo
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Is Facebook An Operating System?

Microsoft's $240 million investment in Facebook was clearly an advertising move. Yet some pundits say popular social-networking sites that allow add-ons are the equivalent to Windows and Linux.
Does Facebook Fear Google?  
Microsoft Takes Facebook Stake
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Computers, Communications, Internet

Microsoft Endgame

The European Union court's ruling against Microsoft could signal the beginning of the end for Redmond's dominance over the PC software industry.
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Finance

Gates, Ballmer Bonuses Cut

Execs took a minor bonus cut, according to a proxy statement.
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Computers

Microsoft Exec Leaves Abruptly

Martin Taylor, a key advisor to Steve Ballmer, logs off in Redmond.
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General news, Internet

Is Ozzie the New Bill?

The man handpicked by Bill Gates to succeed him as chief software architect can’t cure what ails Microsoft by himself.
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Internet, Finance

Gates Phases Himself Out

Microsoft chairman to end his full-time role at the giant he co-founded three decades ago.
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Computers

Microsoft to Buy More Startups

Redmond will extend its reach beyond Windows and Office by building and buying.
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