Microsoft

After Microsoft failed to woo Yahoo! folks in order to acquire and integrate Yahoo! technologies with those of  their own, some have claimed that Steve will invest the money he had set aside for Yahoo! in search technologies that could allow Microsoft to challenge and dethrone Google as the leader of the pack. Now that [...]

So much for not going a dime above the original offer, as Microsoft claimed when Yahoo! rejected its initial offer. Major news sources are now claiming that Microsoft has upped its offer by “several dollars” in an attempt to finish the deal with Yahoo! as soon as possible. Yahoo! turned down the first offer, considering [...]

If you thought the whole Yahoo! – Microsoft saga was over, guess again. Yahoo! shareholders are now suing Yahoo! for neglecting to take into account the company’s main responsibility, looking out for the shareholders. It seems Microsoft will have Yahoo! all to itself pretty soon.

Can Jerry Yang really save Yahoo! from demise? Well, if he thought he could do it just because he was one of the founders, then he is mistaken. Pension funds are now aiming to sue Yahoo! for neglecting its responsibility to its stakeholders to maximize their investment value. I personally prefer Yahoo! to join Google [...]

It’s quite simple. The Search Industry needs Microsoft as almost all other challengers have fallen to Google for the battle of supremacy. Everyday that passes by, Google gets stronger, and quite honesty lack of competition can only hurt consumers. Nobody is claiming that Microsoft is going to revolutionize the industry by acquiring Yahoo. In fact, [...]

I know a lot of people have been moaning and complaining about Microsoft killing off Yahoo! and making the search world worse for it. I personally don’t agree with all the speculations. But if you are a Yahoo! executive, this Microsoft thing is the best thing that is going for you right now. Since Microsoft [...]

I am sure you all have heard of this new development that is Microsoft trying to buy Yahoo! in order to effectively challenge the big dog Google in the search and online advertising market. Many industry experts have come out to explain why they believe Yahoo! + Microsoft will be challenging Google in the upcoming [...]

It was announced earlier today that Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo! in an almost $45b deal. While I am not sure whether Yahoo accepts such deal, if it does happen, we are going to see two search giants combine to take on Google. This technically means that the industry is becoming consolidated and one [...]