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  • May 2008

    • Search Gamble May Just Work for Microsoft

      Washington Post  |  May 22, 08 1:38 PM CDT

      Search Gamble May Just Work for Microsoft

      (Newser) - Many are pooh-poohing Microsoft’s cash-back search scheme, but Michael Arrington of TechCrunch thinks it’s going to work—and be a major pain in Google’s side. With search-market share at a mere 9.1% (and falling), Microsoft has little to lose, Arrington argues, because search is a winner-takes-most proposition. If customers respond to bribery—and history suggests they will—Microsoft could widen its pie piece. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Internet advertising  • search engine  • search engine marketing  • Microsoft Live Search

  • April 2008

    • Microsoft Will Play in Traffic

      New York Times  |  Apr 10, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Microsoft Will Play in Traffic

      (Newser) - Driving could get a little easier thanks to a new directions mapping service that helps users avoid traffic jams. Microsoft is launching the free system, called Clearflow, today. It predicts congestion patterns on both highways and side streets and will be available for 72 US cities on the company’s Live.com site, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Microsoft  • driving  • Microsoft Live Search  • traffic jam  • navigation

  • February 2008

    • Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to Fell Google

      NPR  |  Feb 3, 08 5:30 PM CST

      Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to Fell Google

      (Newser) - A Microsoft/Yahoo combination would pose a greater challenge to Google, but it's not at all clear the search engine behemoth would be greatly affected, NPR reports. Google owns about 60% of the search market—three times that of Microsoft and Yahoo combined. And, perhaps more to the point, it is a household word. "Google has become a verb," notes one analyst. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • search engine  • Microsoft Live Search  • unsolicited takeover

  • October 2007

    • Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 26, 07 3:10 AM CDT

      Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth

      (Newser) - Microsoft yesterday reported a 23% leap in net income and its best revenue growth since the dot-com boom, making it an isolated winner in a tumbling market. The announcement drove up the company's shares 10% in after-hours trading. The sales of new PCs with Windows installed helped drive the gains, especially in developing countries creating large new markets for computers. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • computer  • earnings reports  • Internet advertising  • software  • Microsoft Vista  • Xbox 360  • Microsoft Windows  • Microsoft Office  • Halo 3  • Google Apps  • Microsoft Live Search

    • China Blocking Users From US Search Engines

      CNET  |  Oct 19, 07 4:05 AM CDT

      China Blocking Users From US Search Engines

      (Newser) - Chinese searchers trying to visit Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live Search are being redirected to the Chinese search engine Baidu, according to tech news sources. Speculation has it that the Chinese government is blocking the American engines because officials are angry that the US awarded the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal this week. More »

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      China  • Internet  • Google  • Yahoo  • censorship  • Microsoft Live Search

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