techcrunch.com - 11/24/2008
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Microsoft will relaunch Windows Live Search under a new brand sometime early next year, says a source within the company. What we don’t know is what that new brand will be, although a few names have been thrown around. According to our source, a “final” decision has been made, but very ...
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business.timesonline.co.uk - 11/30/2008
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business.timesonline.co.uk —
SOFTWARE giant Microsoft is in talks to acquire
Yahoo s online search business for $20 billion (
13 billion). The proposal forms the centrepiece of a complex transaction that would see Microsoft support a new management team to take control of ...
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Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal
microsoft.com - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security ...
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Windows Live Search to become 'Kumo'?
The Tech Report: News —
... chunk of the online search market, Microsoft might give its search engine a new name and image. At least, that's what TechCrunch reports , citing "a source within the company." According to TechCrunch, the rebranding will occur early next year, and Microsoft might go with the name "Kumo"a Japanese word meaning both "cloud" and "spider." That's certainly easier to say and a little catchier than "Live Search," although TechCrunch says Microsoft might retain the Live name for its network of online services. Nothing in set in stone quite yet, though. In a different report, CNet ...
Rumor: Windows Live Search to Be Rebranded?
Maximum PC —
... , Windows Live Search is not a major contender in the search space currently dominated by Google and Yahoo. Would a name change help? TechCrunch claims that a rebranding of Live Search as Kumo (Japanese for "cloud" or "spider") may be on tap for early 2009. Will breaking Live Search away from the rest of the diverse Windows Live family with a new name help it prosper, or are you looking for better features? Hit Comment and tell us what Live Search needs to do to succeed.
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