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Microsoft Doesn't Want Yahoo Either
pcworld.com - 11/13/2008
Microsoft Doesn't Want Yahoo Either
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Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said today in Sydney, Australia that the software giant is not interested in taking over Yahoo anymore. After Google abandoned this week a much-needed advertising partnership, Yahoo is now facing a difficult situation and an uncertain future. "We are ...
Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse Review
futurelooks.com - 11/17/2008
Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse Review
— futurelooks.com — When we last looked at Microsoft’s revitalization of the Sidewinder peripheral line, we weren’t very impressed. Though... the mouse was technologically sound, it was painfully uncomfortable to use. We weren’t alone in that assessment ... (more) Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse Review

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microsoft.com - 11/19/2008
Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security Offering: New anti-malware solution will ...
— microsoft.com — New anti-malware solution will broaden PC protection and help improve Windows experience. REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 18,... 2008— To address the growing need for a PC security solution tailored to the demands of emerging markets, smaller PC form factors and ... (more) Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security ...

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tech.yahoo.com - 11/18/2008
Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech
— tech.yahoo.com — SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc . shares shot up 11 percent Tuesday as investors took the resignation... of CEO Jerry Yang to mean Microsoft Corp . is more likely to make another bid for the ailing Internet company. Yang's emotional attachment to the company ... (more) Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO (AP) ...

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Today @ PC World:  The Apple Search Engine? I Hope Not

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The Apple Search Engine? I Hope Not
Today @ PC World — ... . If Apple really wants to get into search, maybe it should consider snatching up Yahoo for the $4.99 pricetag it likely holds at this point. Sure, Yahoo isn't exactly prime real estate at the moment -- but it has the potential to be, if people who knew what they were doing were running it. And while the word "success" hasn't been uttered for years at the Yahoo headquarters, the site does still have a sizeable amount of users. Plus, if Apple were to buy it, we could finally stop having to hear all the silly ...

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