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- At this rate, Microsoft won't need Yahoo at all
- At this rate, Microsoft won't need Yahoo at allThis article is a stub!You can help your reputation by expanding it.RE: At this rate, Microsoft won't need Yahoo at allHiring away "execs" does NOT [necessarily] constitute a poaching of talent... afterall, anyone can tell you that a lot of executives are...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- At this rate, Microsoft won't need Yahoo at all
- I've seen a few industry watchers refer to a few recent hires by Microsoft of Yahoo search execs as Microsoft "poaching" Yahoo's talent. But I wonder whether this is a case of Microsoft poaching or Yahoos jumping ship or maybe a little bit of both by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- News to know: Yahoo CFO; Oracle's Java; iPhone 3G S specs; EC2 outage
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Yahoo names Tim Morse as new CFO Larry Dignan: Can Oracle give Java a boost (and...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Java, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Bing passes Yahoo, steals share from Google?
- Bing passes Yahoo, steals share from Google?I'm confused.... On what exactly the point of your article. Were you trying to convince readers that MS is playing dirty tricks with the statistics? Because COMING from a Google apologist like you, it sure doesn't sound convincing.Read around. Bing got some really impressive...
- Tags: Google Inc., Bing, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-06
- Bartz: Bing isn't all that (and neither is a Microsoft search deal)
- Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz took aim at Microsoft's Bing on Wednesday saying that the software giant's latest effort won't gain market share and will deliver only "temporary interest." In addition, Bartz said Yahoo's future would be cleaner without a deal with Microsoft. Speaking at Bank of America's...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Corporate Communications, Social Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Microsoft Bing: What does Yahoo think?
- Microsoft Bing: What does Yahoo think?After 1 day...I've been using Bing all day, After I changed my Location to the US to I didn't have to put up with the UK beta version, I found it an interesting experience. I generally look for technology/sharepoint related blogs and resources, so the...
- Tags: SEARCH, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Microsoft Bing: What does Yahoo think?
- Lots of reviewers, pundits and even Dancing with the Stars king Steve Wozniak already have weighed in with what they think about Microsoft's new Bing search engine. But what about Microsoft's search rivals -- and specifically its former takeover target, Yahoo? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Bing's real return: A catalyst to a Yahoo deal
- Microsoft's Monday launch of its Bing search engine has generated a fair amount of hubbub, but the real return may go beyond mere market share. The return calculation behind Bing goes something like this: Undisclosed cost of research and development (something Microsoft would spend...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Research & Development, Search, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Microsoft's Bing: Powerset's role, market share, brand (and other burning questions)
- Microsoft's Bing: Powerset's role, market share, brand and other burning questionsit will go down with a 'Bang'If Ask.com is the model, a.k.a. spyware + worthless results, M$ should better save its money.MS decision engine, that will keep me awayway away!RE: Microsoft's Bing: Powerset's role, market share, brand (and other burning...
- Tags: SEARCH, brand, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft BING, search engine, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Powerset
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- Microsoft's Bing: Powerset's role, market share, brand (and other burning questions)
- Â Microsoft rolled out Bing sort of---it won't be fully deployed until June 3---but questions already abound. Here's a look at the top 10 questions surrounding Bing, Microsoft's so-called "decision engine." (statement, Techmeme, gallery, Mary Jo Foley's take) 1. Will Powerset's technology be the difference...
- Tags: Brand, Search Engine, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Powerset, Microsoft Corp., Bing, Decision Engine, Search, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-28
- What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?
- What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?Google Search is just simply better, PERIOD.ntMicrosoft loses at auto-correctionEnter "rumplestilskdnin" at Live Search. It finds nothing and more importantly, doesn't say "Did you mean...".Enter the same term at Google and while it finds nothing, it makes a...
- Tags: SEARCH, Web browsers, MS-search, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Live Search, search engine
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?
- Microsoft quietly registered a limited liability company LLC last week, which points to the company being poised to make an acquisition or joint venture. While some are speculating the new company could have something to do with Microsoft buying Citrix, I think all the signs, not to mention the timing,...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or joint venture?
- Microsoft last week registered a limited liability company LLC in Delaware stoking speculation that it is planning an acquisition or joint venture. If true Microsoft may be planning a little bit more than a demo of its search engine and a big ad campaign to promote it. ...
- Tags: Acquisition, Search Engine, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Katherine Egbert, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Search, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- News to know: Google Search; iPod Touch; Pre launch date; Yahoo; Zune; AMD
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google: Understanding is the next frontier of search; Meet Wonder Wheel, Google Squared Tom Foremski: How...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Google Search, Apple iPod Touch, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Is Twitter, instead of Yahoo, the better buy for Microsoft?
- Is Twitter, instead of Yahoo, the better buy for Microsoft?I hope they stay independentWhere does it say that every innovative company have to be bought out? Twitter is great just the way it is.MS should push HadoopMS should push the open source project Hadoop to compete with Google, just as...
- Tags: Twitter, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Is Twitter, instead of Yahoo, the better buy for Microsoft?
- Finally, some buzz about Twitter that's worth a second look. Yesterday's rumor about Apple being interested in Twitter was ridiculous. But the headlines now - not rumors but more like unsolicited suggestions - suggest that Twitter should instead be on on Microsoft's radar (and Google's, too, for...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Search, Cloud Computing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- News to know: Windows 7; Apple; Yahoo bonuses; Palm
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoying Ed Bott: Database glitch causes Windows 7 download...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Yahoo analysts play deal or no deal on Microsoft search pact
- Yahoo analysts play deal or no deal on Microsoft search pactdoes yahoo not learn from it's own mistakes?Once upon a time they were the largest search in the world, then they outsourced to a little search company most folks hadn't heard of: Google. Now they are talking about outsourcing...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Yahoo analysts play deal or no deal on Microsoft search pact
- Yahoo's first quarter earnings conference call was a humdinger---and possibly designed that way. Everyone knew Yahoo's quarter would be so-so at best Techmeme. And everyone knew attention would be focused on potentially outsourcing search to Microsoft. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz did quite a dance. She hinted that...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Analyst, Microsoft Corp., Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- News to know: RSA, AMD; Yahoo; Windows 8; $200 'Mac'
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. RSA Conference: Tom Foremski: A conversation with Check Point's Gil Schwed Symantec CEO: The future of security [video] RSA chief calls for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, RSA Security Inc., Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-04-22

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