The ongoing drama between Microsoft and Yahoo! continues. After walking out on its 46 billion-dollar offer to acquire Yahoo!, Microsoft recently said that it’s now working on a transaction with Yahoo!, but will not be buying it out. While there were no details specified as to what that actually is, a few possibilities were offered: [...]
In the aftermath of the Microsoft-Yahoo! debacle, one man stood up to speak about the direction that Microsoft is taking. That man is Bill Gates. Apparently, the ruckus was enough to pull him away from his philanthropic efforts and shift his focus back to Microsoft. How long and how intense this shift will be is [...]
If you’re an avid user of Google Reader like I am, you’ll be glad to know that the sharing feature has been expanded. Previously, users have been able to share specific items on their RSS feeds by simply clicking on a button in the interface. Now, you can also add notes to your shared items, [...]
It’s over, folks. Microsoft has withdrawn its bid to buy Yahoo!, ending one of the most closely-watched corporate acquisitions in recent history. Here’s what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced: “Despite our best efforts, including raising our bid by roughly $5 billion, Yahoo! has not moved toward accepting our offer. After careful consideration, we believe the [...]
Remember the 3-week deadline that Microsoft gave Yahoo!? It’s up. So what happened? Nothing. Well, nothing that we heard anyway. Both sides are keeping mum about what went on, what’s going on and if there’s anything going on in the first place. You can probably guess that the Internet is rife with speculation regarding the [...]
A few months ago, the hot topic across the Internet was Microsoft’s bid against Yahoo! If you can recall, Yahoo! rejected Microsoft’s initial offer based on the assessment that the amount is “undervalued”. Given the three-week deadline, you’d think that Yahoo! would feel threatened by now. Well, it just threw a curve ball at Microsoft [...]
Adobe is joining the media player race with version one of the Adobe Media Player (AKA AMP). Based on Flash technology, it will allow users to not only play videos but also create original content. The move makes Adobe the latest player to get into the online video space, offering not only software that rivals [...]
What Microsoft wants, Microsoft gets. That’s the message that Ballmer and Co. are sending to Yahoo!. In a lengthy letter to Yahoo!’s board of directors, Microsoft has stated three things: first, it still wants Yahoo!. Second, the same offer stands, even if Yahoo! thinks it’s undervalued. Third, it’s giving the search company three weeks to [...]
Microsoft is expected to unveil its new security software package next week in San Francisco. Code-named Stirling, it will address issues on the enterprise level, giving administrators the tools they need to defend their networks. “Stirling will touch many different areas of network protection, server protection and client protection,” said Ronald Beekelaar, an independent IT [...]
Yahoo! Messenger has allowed PC users to use voice chat for quite some time now. Although the application is also usable by Mac users, the voice feature has remained unavailable. That’s going to change this week with the news that Yahoo! will finally add voice support for its Mac client. This week, the Yahoo! Messenger [...]
