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Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Yahoo!

Microsoft and Yahoo are back at the table according to a press release Microsoft issued today. In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is [...]

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Google hits a new high

Hitwise released its latest April report and (surprise) Google has again hit a new high with 67.9% of all searches. Yahoo is second with 20.3% and Microsoft is far behind with only 6.3%.

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Google serioulsy pisses me off

What I think of Google is no secret. They are evil. Very little people realize it yet but I can tell you that in a few years from now, we will see more and more anti-Google groups popping up. I just read an article on CNN.com about the Yahoo/Google ad deal, and here is what [...]

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A discussion about Yahoo and Microsoft

A discussion about Yahoo and Microsoft with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times and Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.com. Yahoo’s shares plunged 20% in early trade in New York after software giant Microsoft scrapped its three-month-old bid to buy the internet firm. View the video here.

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Microsoft withdraws Yahoo bid

Microsoft announced today that it was withdrawing their offer to acquire Yahoo. Microsoft raised its bid from $31/share to $33/share (that’s an extra $5 billion) but Yahoo didn’t want to settle for less than $37/share. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer also confirmed that they will not go hostile by taking their offer directly to Yahoo’s stakeholders. [...]

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Microsoft getting closer and closer to Yahoo! purchase… YES!

Yahoo Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday but failed to do well enough to convince many on Wall Street that Microsoft Corp needs to raise its takeover bid. “Our board and management team continue to be open to any and all alternatives, including a Microsoft deal. ” Said CEO Jerry Yang.

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