its going to be turning point of internet
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Monday, February 25, 2008
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Newsmaker: Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo - CNET N
Top technical hurdles;The Microsoft chairman is looking ahead to the time later this year when he will be focused full-time on fighting disease and poverty, while also trying to do everything he can to help his software company in its battle against Google. These days, that includes trying to sell Microsoft's $40 billion plus offer
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Monday, February 11, 2008
This time, Microsoft may meet its match in Google - Los Ange
WASHINGTON -- Bill Gates worried that something like Google would come along before it even existed.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Microsoft's Ballmer: More Investments Coming
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says future growth for the company hinges on continued investment, especially in eight core areas.
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Analyst predicts future of Microsoft-Yahoo! versus Google
Should Yahoo! decide to merge with software giant Microsoft, the market will see a strong contender against Google both in the Internet and the mobile Internet business, market analyst Ovum said.
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Google's warning to competition authorities - Times Online
Google has fired the opening salvo in what looks like this year’s biggest competition battle. Within 48 hours of Microsoft announcing its $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo!, Google, the company with the most to lose from the deal, was on the offensive
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
IF yahoo rejects microsoft
Steve Ballmer spent plenty of time talking about Yahoo during Microsoft's just-concluded meeting with financial analysts on Monday. However, the CEO offered little news with regards to the company's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo.
He reiterated many of the things he said in announcing the deal Friday, talking about the need for scale in the business and the benefits of combining the two companies' research-and-development efforts.
Balmer also echoed General Counsel Brad Smith's comments Sunday--that Microsoft buying Yahoo would increase competition by creating a stronger alternative to Google, while other potential options for Yahoo would ultimately reduce competition.
Asked whether Microsoft had purchased any Yahoo shares on the open market, Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell declined to comment.
Asked what would happen if Microsoft's bid does not go through, Ballmer said Microsoft would continue full steam ahead with its existing plan to build its online-ad business.
"We have a chance to get further sooner through the acquisition of Yahoo," Ballmer said, adding that Microsoft is "on a path, and we'll stay on that path, regardless."
He reiterated many of the things he said in announcing the deal Friday, talking about the need for scale in the business and the benefits of combining the two companies' research-and-development efforts.
Balmer also echoed General Counsel Brad Smith's comments Sunday--that Microsoft buying Yahoo would increase competition by creating a stronger alternative to Google, while other potential options for Yahoo would ultimately reduce competition.
Asked whether Microsoft had purchased any Yahoo shares on the open market, Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell declined to comment.
Asked what would happen if Microsoft's bid does not go through, Ballmer said Microsoft would continue full steam ahead with its existing plan to build its online-ad business.
"We have a chance to get further sooner through the acquisition of Yahoo," Ballmer said, adding that Microsoft is "on a path, and we'll stay on that path, regardless."
Microsoft planning new services
Microsoft is planning a new release this spring of its Live search product, code-named Rome.
That tidbit was mentioned Friday as part of the software giant's employee Webcast to discuss the Yahoo bid. Microsoft filed a transcript of the employee meeting on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is just the first of many product tidbits one can expect as part of the regulatory filings being made in conjunction with the offer.
Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't share much on what can be expected with Rome. Microsoft updated its search product last September, although the company has continued to remain a distant third to Google and Yahoo in the search market.
Microsoft said it is also planning its next update for Windows Live. The company began the second generation of the Internet services suite last July.
"We are now in vision phase for Windows Live wave 3, working to get that out later this year," division President Kevin Johnson told employees during the Webcast.
We'll be doing our best here at CNET News.com to ferret out more product details, but we wouldn't say no to some help. Whether you are at Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or somewhere else in searchland, feel free to send along your tidbits to ina dot fried at CNET dot com. There's a lot to go through, and we're bound to miss something. Plus, not all of Ray Ozzie's thoughts get filed with the SEC.
Also, I forgot to mention this, but CFO Chris Liddell noted at this morning's financial analyst meeting that Microsoft would likely have to raise money--a first for the company--to finance its Yahoo purchase.
That tidbit was mentioned Friday as part of the software giant's employee Webcast to discuss the Yahoo bid. Microsoft filed a transcript of the employee meeting on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is just the first of many product tidbits one can expect as part of the regulatory filings being made in conjunction with the offer.
Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't share much on what can be expected with Rome. Microsoft updated its search product last September, although the company has continued to remain a distant third to Google and Yahoo in the search market.
Microsoft said it is also planning its next update for Windows Live. The company began the second generation of the Internet services suite last July.
"We are now in vision phase for Windows Live wave 3, working to get that out later this year," division President Kevin Johnson told employees during the Webcast.
We'll be doing our best here at CNET News.com to ferret out more product details, but we wouldn't say no to some help. Whether you are at Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or somewhere else in searchland, feel free to send along your tidbits to ina dot fried at CNET dot com. There's a lot to go through, and we're bound to miss something. Plus, not all of Ray Ozzie's thoughts get filed with the SEC.
Also, I forgot to mention this, but CFO Chris Liddell noted at this morning's financial analyst meeting that Microsoft would likely have to raise money--a first for the company--to finance its Yahoo purchase.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Linux vs. Windows Vista vs. Leopard
I attended the Linspire-sponsored Linux Desktop Summit last week, where the discussion included reasons the folks who build PCs don't want to do Linux. Indeed, some of the commentary at the event related to Microsoft and its vulnerability when it comes to large business and government accounts.
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The Brighter Side of Bill
Melinda Gates, funnier, smarter, more fit than her husband is one half of the philanthropic team that is set to donate more than 100 billion dollars in their life time. Find out what makes her tick and where their foundation is headed.
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Google questions Microsoft's intentions
“Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ e-mail, IM, and web-based services?” - David Drummond, the company’s senior vice president for corporate development and chief legal officer.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
google decided to leave internet
Mountain View, CA – After the announcement of a possible merger between Microsoft and Yahoo, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, announced that the search engine giant would be exiting its entire line of Internet businesses.
"I think you're going to be seeing many other Internet companies doing the same, because the combined power of Microsoft and Yahoo will be overwhelming," said Schmidt. "The synergies created by Yahoo Search and Microsoft Live would soon lead them to dominate the market and frighten young children. That's not a world in which Google wishes to compete."
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said that indeed Facebook would be considering shuttering its site after hearing the news. Other sites such as CNN.com and Ask.com were also considering shutting down.
Schmidt said that users of Google's online services would have two weeks to download data such as email messages and search histories then they were "pulling the plug."
Schmidt said Google would instead focus on its non-Internet businesses like Google Ponies and Google's line of premium pasta sauces. "They are not as profitable, but they're a lot more fun. Who doesn't have fun with ponies?"
To many, Google is the Internet, so the news was devastating. "I've sold my online soul to Google. The things they know about me, even my best friends don't know. When they're gone, it'll be like a part of me is missing. It's a nightmare," said Valerie Keenan from Rancho Cucamonga, California.
It's nothing like the nightmares Schmidt has been having since hearing the news. "In my dreams everywhere I turned I saw the hideous faces of Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang lording over me. Sergey and Larry were having the same visions. We decided it was best just to end it now."
Many analysts were confused by the move. "Google would still have a leadership position in many of the Internet segments it competes, especially in the valuable search market," said Frank Stanley from Merrill Lynch. "I think those guys have been spending too much time on the party plane."
Google's stock was down on the news.
Ballmer explained Microsoft's strategy, "We're not about dominating markets, we're about eliminating markets for others," he said.
Microsoft has a history of ending products as soon as the competition has been eliminated. Most famously, Microsoft discontinued their graphical "Bob" operating system once competitors from Hasbro and Coleco were eliminated.
Microsoft's stock was up on the news.
"I think you're going to be seeing many other Internet companies doing the same, because the combined power of Microsoft and Yahoo will be overwhelming," said Schmidt. "The synergies created by Yahoo Search and Microsoft Live would soon lead them to dominate the market and frighten young children. That's not a world in which Google wishes to compete."
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said that indeed Facebook would be considering shuttering its site after hearing the news. Other sites such as CNN.com and Ask.com were also considering shutting down.
Schmidt said that users of Google's online services would have two weeks to download data such as email messages and search histories then they were "pulling the plug."
Schmidt said Google would instead focus on its non-Internet businesses like Google Ponies and Google's line of premium pasta sauces. "They are not as profitable, but they're a lot more fun. Who doesn't have fun with ponies?"
To many, Google is the Internet, so the news was devastating. "I've sold my online soul to Google. The things they know about me, even my best friends don't know. When they're gone, it'll be like a part of me is missing. It's a nightmare," said Valerie Keenan from Rancho Cucamonga, California.
It's nothing like the nightmares Schmidt has been having since hearing the news. "In my dreams everywhere I turned I saw the hideous faces of Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang lording over me. Sergey and Larry were having the same visions. We decided it was best just to end it now."
Many analysts were confused by the move. "Google would still have a leadership position in many of the Internet segments it competes, especially in the valuable search market," said Frank Stanley from Merrill Lynch. "I think those guys have been spending too much time on the party plane."
Google's stock was down on the news.
Ballmer explained Microsoft's strategy, "We're not about dominating markets, we're about eliminating markets for others," he said.
Microsoft has a history of ending products as soon as the competition has been eliminated. Most famously, Microsoft discontinued their graphical "Bob" operating system once competitors from Hasbro and Coleco were eliminated.
Microsoft's stock was up on the news.
Would a Microsoft-Yahoo deal out Google Google?
As Microsoft Corp. tries to take on search company Google Inc. for more advertising revenue by offering to acquire Yahoo Inc., a big question remains: Can Microsoft and Yahoo together best Google?
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Gates v Google: Microsoft's search for a future on the net
It is a multi-billion deal that will transform cyberspace. But days before news of Microsoft's $44.6bn bid for Yahoo became public, there were few signs that Bill Gates was about to unveil an acquisition that would transform the company and pose a major threat to Google, arguably the greatest success story of the internet age.
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Google launches its 'let's annoy Microsoft' plan: Pings Yaho
Google has reportedly reached out to Yahoo to thwart Microsoft’s unsolicited $44.6 billion bid. And in case that doesn’t work Google has already started working policymakers. Simply put, the games have begun (Techmeme). Get ready for the FUD fest folks. As noted on Friday just a few hours after Microsoft...
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Microsoft bids yahoo
Since Microsoft's hostile bid for Yahoo! -- initially valued at $44.6 billion but now pegged at $42 billion by the Associated Press (AP) -- there's been endless deliberation as to the possible outcomes of this formidable marriage. Microsoft hasn't been very vocal about what they intend doing with brand Yahoo! in the event their multi-billion dollar bid goes through. What most analysts are agreed upon though is that the changes will be huge, to say the least.
Possibly, the combined companies will continue to retain some of their separate free services such as instant messaging and email programs. A mid-term change could be some of Microsoft's Web content disappearing or getting added to Yahoo!. For instance, MSN might fold into Yahoo! simply because keeping it separate may not prove profitable. Not that MSN is a loser but with Yahoo! still profitable, Microsoft may be inclined to do away with its not-so-profitable online properties. A long-term change could be the creation of a better way to combine the Web with desktop computing, and all those devices that might some day plug into the Web. Another change might be a complete re-think on the PC Desktop. All said, Microsoft Windows is still there on 90 percent of the world's PCs, which presents the combined companies a fabulous opportunity to put wide-ranging Internet data and applications onto PC desktops the world over. Possibly, Microsoft may even leverage Yahoo!'s online strengths to develop better Web-based versions of some of its powerful desktop software applications like Word and Excel. Meanwhile, the biggest change, according to analysts, will come as a renewed ability of the combined companies to deliver their ad networks all over the Internet -- something that till now, only Google has succceeded in doing. With observers ready to bet upon 'advertising reach' as being the biggest motivator behind the proposed acquisition, it's quite clear that even if the marriage occurs, noone's really going to 'Microsoft' or 'Yahoo!' anything on the Internet. They may of course continue to 'Google' a Microsoft
Possibly, the combined companies will continue to retain some of their separate free services such as instant messaging and email programs. A mid-term change could be some of Microsoft's Web content disappearing or getting added to Yahoo!. For instance, MSN might fold into Yahoo! simply because keeping it separate may not prove profitable. Not that MSN is a loser but with Yahoo! still profitable, Microsoft may be inclined to do away with its not-so-profitable online properties. A long-term change could be the creation of a better way to combine the Web with desktop computing, and all those devices that might some day plug into the Web. Another change might be a complete re-think on the PC Desktop. All said, Microsoft Windows is still there on 90 percent of the world's PCs, which presents the combined companies a fabulous opportunity to put wide-ranging Internet data and applications onto PC desktops the world over. Possibly, Microsoft may even leverage Yahoo!'s online strengths to develop better Web-based versions of some of its powerful desktop software applications like Word and Excel. Meanwhile, the biggest change, according to analysts, will come as a renewed ability of the combined companies to deliver their ad networks all over the Internet -- something that till now, only Google has succceeded in doing. With observers ready to bet upon 'advertising reach' as being the biggest motivator behind the proposed acquisition, it's quite clear that even if the marriage occurs, noone's really going to 'Microsoft' or 'Yahoo!' anything on the Internet. They may of course continue to 'Google' a Microsoft
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