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- Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins
- The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from that National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-26
- Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?
- Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?Every second they delay adds another nail to satelite radio's coffinMajor car makers will all be adding net access to all of their new vehicles soon, which will add yet another choice streaming radio for consumers.I'm not sure if streaming radio in cars...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Federal government, Sirius merger, merger, stand-up, Sirius, XM Satellite Radio Inc., FCC, radio, Sat Radio
- Discussion threads 2008-07-19
- Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?
- After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Yahoo may revisit News Corp if AOL dims: source
- Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because Yahoo could instead renew talks over News Corp's Web properties. NEW YORK--Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because if Microsoft gets in the way, Yahoo could instead renew...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft-Icahn Proposal, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Reuters, Yahoo, Microsoft, Microhoo, merger, News Corps, AOL
- News items 2008-07-18
- eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?
- eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?Spin out PayPal or Skype???Someone's not doing their homework!! Those two properties are equally (or more?) valuable to Microsoft than eBay's "core" auction biz. M$ would love to have the predominant method of web payment...not to mention Skype for its "Mickey-phone". ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Linux, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., merger ball, belle, merger
- Discussion threads 2008-06-16
- eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?
- Microsoft has $44 billion or so burning a hole in its pocket, but there's one little hitch: There are few companies that the software giant could buy to get scale quickly. Enter eBay. Enter speculation. Enter eBay as the acquisition target. Sure, eBay has opened up its...
- Tags: Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Keyboards, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- HP to Acquire EDS ?
- HP to Acquire EDS ?The fake Steve Jobs quote wasn't needed.He was wrong for all the usual good reasons. Best of all, the urge to bloviate loudly ideas from the conventional wisdom within his set.But you're right.The Compaq merger might be considered a success by those who consider layoffs...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., merger, Compaq Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Easy PDF Splitter and Merger (exe)
- Easy PDF Splitter and Merger is a simple, innovative desktop utility program that that simplifies the task of combining two or more Acrobat PDF files into a single PDF document without having Adobe Acrobat installed. Easy PDF Splitter and Merger provides unique merge methods that let you join documents in...
- Tags: Merger, Adobe PDF, APANSoftware, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- Moving beyond Microhoo
- News.com's Dan Farber and Ina Fried discuss how the deal fell apart and where the two companies go from here.
- Tags: News, ina fried, dan farber, microsoft, yahoo, merger, stock market
- Videos 2008-05-05
- What Microsoft-Yahoo merger break-off means for enterprises
- Now that Yahoo gets to remain a stand-alone company for a few more months, you may think that a battle royale between Microsoft and Google over the online advertising and social networking/communications services future has little bearing on enterprises. But you'd be wrong. Here are seven reasons...
- Tags: Google Inc., Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, Channel Management, Smb/Sme, Hardware Upgrade, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Hardware, Sales, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns abound
- Have you ever felt used? Betrayed? Used as a pawn in a silly negotiation game? If you're in the media your answer in the last few days is a decided yes. The New York Times is reporting that Yahoo and Microsoft are actually talking merger now....
- Tags: Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Media, Microsoft Corp., Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising & Promotion, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Image: Top 10 U.S. tech mergers
- Here's a ranking of the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value.This chart ranks the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Merger, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-05-01
- Possible next steps for Microhoo
- CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Microsoft beat reporter Ina Fried sit down to discuss where Microsoft's bid for Yahoo stands. Ina breaks down the options and likens the strategy on both sides to a slow-moving game of chicken. Find out why she's not straying far from her desk anytime this...
- Tags: News, kara tsuboi, michael kanellos, microsoft, yahoo, bid, merger
- Videos 2008-04-30
- Bizarre merger of the day: United Online buys FTD Group
- United Online has one helluva Internet portfolio: Classmates.com, MyPoints, NetZero, Juno and now FTD, a florist. If you're looking for synergy you won't find it here. The company announced Wednesday that it will acquire FTD for $800 million Techmeme. The moving parts involved in that sum are...
- Tags: Merger, United Online Inc., FTD, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- What kind of company would "Micro-hoo" be?
- After falling off the radar screens for several weeks, Microsoft's proposed merger with Yahoo is back in the news feeds. First, Ballmer sent a letter to the Yahoo board, drawing a three week line in the sand after which Microsoft would possibly lower its bid and/or start a proxy...
- Tags: Google Inc., Merger, Network, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Microsoft-Yahoo: Radio silence phase is over; The two are talking
- Yahoo is reportedly holding informal merger discussions with Microsoft in a move that indicates a thaw between the two parties. Citing a source familiar with the talks, News.com's Dawn Kawamoto reported that the Yahoo and Microsoft are holding informal merger talks. Here's what the end of the...
- Tags: Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Radio, Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- XM and Sirius extend merger deadline by two months
- XM and Sirius extend merger deadline by two monthsWhat'll happen to the subscribers of the respective companies?This is all interesting and such, but what I, the consumer, am really concerned about is how this will affect us should the merger go through. Particularly I have to wonder what would happen...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, merger, Sirius, XM Satellite Radio Inc., merger deadline
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- The+EU%3A+Too+much+control+over+the+tech+sector+%28and+Microsoft%29+%3F
- The+EU%3A+Too+much+control+over+the+tech+sector+%28and+Microsoft%29+%3FYawn. You really are anidiot. I just had to finally say it, as I do not say that much (I do try to be respectfull of others's points of views and beliefs), no matter how right or totally wrong they may be, Yet I get the sense that you...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., merger
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Merger target suspect Citrix assembles virtualization products as Delivery Center
- Merger target suspect Citrix assembles virtualization products as Delivery CenterAmazed Microsoft hasn't jumped on Citrix yetHasn't it been rumored for years that Microsoft would either buy up Citrix or incorporate some of their functions in Windows? Of course now Microsoft has their own virtualization products.
- Tags: Storage management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Utility computing, Citrix Systems Inc., virtualization product, Merger Target, virtualization, merger
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Merger target suspect Citrix assembles virtualization products as Delivery Center
- Citrix Systems, Inc. has announced a restructuring and rebranding of its key virtualization products, as well as the introduction of a new orchestration technology. My question is when will the cloud computing, virtualization, SaaS and advertising combined synergies bubble up to show Citrix' substantial strategic worth? Who...
- Tags: Merger, Citrix Systems Inc., Workflow Studio, Citrix XenServer 4.1, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
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