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Blodget: MicroHoo 'is gonna be a disaster': "It's gonna be a disaster." That's how Silicon Alley Insider founder and Web pundit Henry Blodget characterized the outcome of the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo, if and when it goes through. (Blodget seems to believe it's more a "when" than an "if," as CEO "Steve Ballmer is...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Kniskern, Portals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Instant Messaging, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Branding, Investment, Finance, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-12

'Sexy' enterprise software: it's not for lack of trying: Fellow ZDNet blogging colleague Michael Krigsman helped kick up quite a blogstorm with recent posts regarding how "fun" enterprise software should be. Vendors have actually been trying to 'sex up' enterprise applications for years It all started with some comments by Microsoft's Bill Gates...; Tags: Michael Krigsman, Web 2.0, Enterprise Software, Internet, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Microsoft tweaks the Live side of the house: On July 1, Microsoft's new fiscal year started with a new slate of Live executives -- or at least a bunch of existing execs with new titles and responsibilities.Brian Arbogast, who had been running Microsoft's Windows Live Developer & Communications Platform for the past few years, is now the Corporate...; Tags: Xbox Live, Windows Live, Office Live, Database, CRM Live, Corporate strategy, Code names; Blog posts 2007-07-06