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• Microsoft withdraws Yahoo! offer: full text of Ballmer letter to Yang

  Microsoft has withdrawn its offer to acquire Yahoo!, according to a press released issued at 5pm PDT today. Here is the full text of the letter from Steve Ballmer to Jerry Yang: May 3, 2008 Mr. Jerry Yang CEO and Chief Yahoo Yahoo! Inc. 701 First Avenue... Posted May 04 2008, 02:10 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

• Microsoft and Yahoo! sites compared: a quick look at the numbers

  With all the talk about Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Yahoo!, and with a little help from Nielsen Online , we thought we'd make a quick comparison of some of the main features of both services.  I asked Nielsen if they could supply... Posted Apr 08 2008, 07:28 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

• Yahoo! responds to Ballmer, believes offer is too low

  In response to a letter to the Yahoo! Board of Directors on Saturday, Jerry Yang and the Board responded this morning with a letter of their own , again rejecting the Microsoft offer as too low, although stating publicly for the first time that Yahoo... Posted Apr 07 2008, 04:45 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

• The Gig's up: MSFT to YHOO: 3 weeks or we come and get you

  Where there's smoke , there's bound to be fire, and yesterday's leaked warning shots across Jerry Yang's bow resulted in a letter today from Steve Ballmer to Yahoo !, saying in effect: take the offer we have on the table, or we come and... Posted Apr 05 2008, 09:33 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

• Its not all about search: Yahoo! and cloud computing

  Yahoo! announced today a new collaboration agreement with Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), which is owned by India's Tata Sons Limited , to utilize Tata's giant supercomputer , the fourth fastest in the world, to "leverage CRL's... Posted Mar 25 2008, 05:57 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: Corporate Strategy, MSFT-YHOO, cloud computing

• Yahoo! continues to stall: a quick recap

  The latest from Yahoo! was an SEC filing on March 18 recapping a  December 2007 financial plan presented to the board of directors describing Yahoo! lofty goals.  In the presentation, Yahoo! takes pains to point out that no one believes their... Posted Mar 19 2008, 08:00 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

• Microsoft, Yahoo!, the merger and Google - Online Video

  First let's take a look at some comScore statistics on this one: Google Video Sites: Google Video YouTube Yahoo! Video Sites: Yahoo! Video Yahoo! Live Microsoft Video Site(s): MSN Video (includes Soapbox) Note: YouTube.com accounted for more than... Posted Feb 18 2008, 05:48 PM by Sunshine with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Video, MSFT-YHOO

• Microsoft, Yahoo!, the merger and Google - Instant Messaging

  Time to take a closer look at IM. Here we can see that worldwide MSN-Windows Live Messenger is taking a big lead, whereas Yahoo! Messenger is taking the lead in the U.S. Google is way behind. Some features compared: Instant Messaging Clients MSN-Windows... Posted Feb 14 2008, 04:42 PM by Sunshine with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Messenger, Google, Yahoo, MSFT-YHOO

• Yahoo! snags exclusive T-Mobile search rights in Europe

  Hoo boy another press release (via BetaNews )! This time it's Yahoo! announcing an exclusive deal with T-Mobile in Europe to use Yahoo! oneSearch as its exclusive search provider.  While of course this fits into the realm of Windows Live news... Posted Feb 12 2008, 07:14 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with no comments Filed under: Mobile, Search, MSFT-YHOO

• Microsoft-Yahoo ping-pong continues - Microsoft stands firm with offer

  After Yahoo's response to the Microsoft board earlier in the day, Microsoft has now responded back to Yahoo, re-iterating its committment to the original offer of $31. You can catch the press release over on Yahoo Business , ironically its not up... Posted Feb 11 2008, 11:08 PM by Chris with | with no comments Filed under: Corporate Strategy, MSFT-YHOO

• Yahoo! Board of Directors Says Microsoft's Proposal Substantially Undervalues Yahoo!

  Just now Yahoo! posted the following Press Release: Yahoo! Board of Directors Says Microsoft's Proposal Substantially Undervalues Yahoo! SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company... Posted Feb 11 2008, 04:52 PM by Sunshine with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Featured, MSFT-YHOO

• Yahoo!'s No, a real No or a polite way to ask for a little more money?

  Over at TechCrunch, Michael Arrington is reporting that Yahoo! is going to reject Microsoft's offer on Monday . But will this No be a definite No or is it a polite way to ask for a little more money? A few well connected reporters said our prediction... Posted Feb 11 2008, 05:00 AM by Sunshine with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

• Microsoft, Yahoo!, the merger and Google - Mail

  Last time we took a look at Search, let us take a look at Mail now. Looking at the above, the rankings are: 1. Yahoo! - Yahoo! Mail 2. Microsoft - Windows Live Hotmail 3. Google - Gmail In this area, what would a Microsoft/Yahoo! merger mean? Google is... Posted Feb 10 2008, 06:43 PM by Sunshine with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Mail, MSFT-YHOO

• Yahoo board pitches for a larger offer

  After yesterday's story that the Yahoo board were going to make a decision on the Microsoft offer, today's story in the WSJ is that the Yahoo board want more money . Unsurprising this isn't, however the price being discussed of $40 is double... Posted Feb 10 2008, 12:34 AM by Chris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Corporate Strategy, MSFT-YHOO

• MSFT-YHOO: Yahoo to decide its fate today?

  Michael Arrington at TechCrunch is reporting that Yahoo! is holding a special board of directors meeting "to determine, effectively, the fate of the company". No one has stepped up to save Yahoo! from Microsoft, according to Arrington, with... Posted Feb 08 2008, 07:37 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: MSFT-YHOO