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May 2008
- Microsoft Puts Universe on Your Desktop
  
  New York Times | May 13, 08 2:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stargazers got a new toy today, when Microsoft unveiled WorldWide Telescope, a free new program that gives armchair astronomers an unprecedented look at the stars. The program brings Internet space programs to new heights, rendering complete 3D models of thousands of galactic destinations, the New York Times reports. More »
- Companies Bypass Microsoft Vista
  
  BusinessWeek | May 13, 08 12:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Companies like General Motors and Alaska Airlines are considering bypassing Microsoft’s latest operating system. Facing problems getting Vista to work on its computers, GM may simply wait for Windows 7, due in 2010 or 2011. Consumer hesitation on Vista finally hurt Microsoft in the last quarter, when profits slipped 11% due to a drop in the desktop Windows group’s sales, reports BusinessWeek . More »
- Microsoft Not About to Buy Facebook (or Yahoo)
  
  Fortune Magazine | May 9, 08 4:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rumors that Microsoft is about to buy Facebook are just rumors: Despite the press corps’ desire to keep the Microsoft acquisition jones alive, it's not going to happen anytime soon, writes David Kirkpatrick in Forbes . And talk of the Yahoo deal suddenly resurfacing? Forget about it. Still, Microsoft may be interested in Facebook far down the road—the possibility of gaining the bank of personal info is endlessly tempting. More »
- Soured on Yahoo, Microsoft Made Pass at Facebook
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 8, 08 9:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As its talks with Yahoo began to break down, Microsoft turned its attentions to Facebook as its possible Internet portal solution, reports the Wall Street Journal . Microsoft already has a $240-million stake in the $15-billion company, but it's uncertain if Facebook would consider a full acquisition. The Journal's source says there are no active discussions ongoing. More »
- Yahoo Faces Lawsuits, Rough Ride on Wall Street
  
  Reuters | May 5, 08 6:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least seven lawsuits already have been filed against Yahoo for its handling of Microsoft’s bid to acquire the Internet portal and lawyers say the company is likely to face more, reports Reuters. Microsoft withdrew a $33-per-share offer Saturday—a 70% premium above Yahoo’s share price three months ago when Microsoft launched its bid—after Yahoo demanded $37. More »
- Ballmer's Competitive Streak Drove Yahoo Bid
  
  Associated Press | May 4, 08 7:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft's Yahoo bid put CEO Steve Ballmer to the test: How much would he pay to fulfill his promise to "(expletive) kill Google"? Forty-seven billion bucks was too high, but many say he'll try again—and may have a tough time convincing investors it's all cool calculation. Microsoft still lags behind Google in search advertising, and that makes Ballmer steam, the AP reports. More »
- Post-Microsoft, What's a Yahoo to Do?
  
  New York Times | May 4, 08 5:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - High-fives broke out at Yahoo yesterday after Microsoft revoked its buyout bid, but founder Jerry Yang and colleagues may want to hold off on celebrations, the New York Times reports. Analysts expect the stock to tank tomorrow, shareholders are mulling legal action, key workers may walk, and an alliance with Google could prove disastrous. More »
- Microsoft Retracts Yahoo Offer
  
  New York Times | May 3, 08 7:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft withdrew its latest offer to buy Yahoo today after the companies' chief execs haggled over price at a Seattle meeting, the New York Times reports. Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer offered $33 per share, but Yahoo's Jerry Yang wanted $4 per share more in the blockbuster deal. More »
- Microsoft Edges Toward Hostile Bid
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 2, 08 4:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft appears to be edging closer to a hostile bid for Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports; an announcement of the company's next move is expected today. Price will be a key factor: CEO Steve Ballmer told employees yesterday he won't pay a "dime above" what he thinks Yahoo is worth. Yahoo shareholders are looking for $35 to $37 a share; Ballmer's original offer was worth $29.48 a share at the close yesterday. More »
- Microsoft Still Pondering Yahoo Options
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 1, 08 9:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft's board met yesterday to discuss the next move in its bid for Yahoo but didn't make a decision, the Wall Street Journal reports. Directors have given CEO Steve Ballmer broad leeway to decide between going hostile or walking away from the bid, and insiders say it could still go either way. An announcement is expected later this week. More »
April 2008
- Ballmer May Seek Middle Path on Yahoo
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 30, 08 7:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steve Ballmer's next move on Yahoo is expected momentarily, and one option is to nominate a proxy slate for the board of directors, the Wall Street Journal reports, but hold off on making a new hostile bid for the company. Microsoft could buy time for setting a new price for Yahoo, which rejected the company's $42-billion bid, but keep the option of a hostile campaign later. More »
- Microsoft's Price Wasn't Right: Yahoo Offer Expires
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 27, 08 4:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft may get nasty now that its deadline for a friendly Yahoo purchase expired yesterday. Talks died quietly after Microsoft refused to up its offer from $29.68 a share on Friday; Yahoo execs wanted $35. Microsoft could now press Yahoo, tack back the offer, or deal directly with Yahoo shareholders, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- AmEx Leads Dow Rally
  
  Bloomberg | Apr 25, 08 3:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stocks were mixed today as financials rallied but Microsoft dragged down the tech sector. Nevertheless, all three major indexes recorded back-to-back weekly gains for the first time since February, Bloomberg reports. The Dow closed up 42.91 at 12,891.86, the Nasdaq dipped 5.99 to 2,422.93, and the S&P 500 rose 9.02 to 1.397.84. More »
- Slumping Microsoft Needs Yahoo
  
  BusinessWeek | Apr 25, 08 11:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft's first quarter saw flat sales and dipping profits, all the more reason to make nice with Yahoo, Aaron Ricadela writes in BusinessWeek. Steve Ballmer has said he is ready to walk away from the attempted takeover, but with most of Microsoft's revenue coming from smaller divisions and overseas interests, his company sorely needs a big shot in the arm. More »
- Microsoft Profit Dips 11%
  
  Bloomberg | Apr 24, 08 4:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft's profits fell 11% in the third quarter amid concern that corporate clients are cutting back during the economic downturn, Bloomberg reports. The software giant reported net income of $4.39 billion, or 47 cents a share, down from $4.93 billion a year ago. The company's revenue remained flat at $14.5 billion, in line with estimates but disappointing investors, Bloomberg notes. Shares fell 4.5%. More »
- Ballmer to Yahoo: That's Our Final Offer
  
  Bloomberg | Apr 23, 08 2:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft won't raise its $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo despite the Internet firm's strong first-quarter earnings, Bloomberg reports. "We are prepared to go forward without a merger," said CEO Steve Ballmer, who has threatened a proxy shareholder revolt to push the deal through, possibly at a lower price, if Yahoo didn’t agree to the original bid by Saturday. More »
- Microsoft Syncs Phone, PC Data with 'Live Mesh'
  
  Reuters | Apr 23, 08 12:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft is testing a new product that will allow users to link data across multiple electronic devices through the internet—so the picture you took on your phone can be in the digital picture frame in your home within minutes. It’s a big step for Microsoft, which until now has resisted the “cloud computing” movement, Reuters reports. More »
- In Q1, Yahoo Beats Estimates
  
  San Jose Mercury News | Apr 22, 08 4:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo posted an increase in net income and reported sales that beat estimates in the first quarter, the company reported today. The jump in profit to $542.2 million translates to 37 cents per share, up from 10 cents a share a year ago—a number reflecting a onetime $401 million gain related to the Alibaba deal, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »
- Microsoft Weighs Subscription Model for Office
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 18, 08 3:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft is considering introducing a subscription-based business model for its Office suite of applications in the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm said it was launching a beta testing program, “Albany,” and expected to make the subscription generally available by the end of 2008. Microsoft’s Office is facing some competition from Google and Yahoo, who offer free web software that performs similar functions. More »
- Web Health Records Raise Privacy Fears
  
  New York Times | Apr 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Medical researchers worry that Internet giants’ ventures into personal health records could turn the system on its head, threatening individual privacy, the New York Times reports. Two experts warn that companies like Microsoft and Google, whose new services put patient information on the web, aren’t subject to standard healthcare regulations, and could be easy targets for advertisers’ probes. More »

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Background

Bill Gates: a timeline
BBC

"As Bill Gates announces he will leave his day-to-day role at Microsoft by July 2008, it signals an end to his running of the firm which has lasted over 20 years."

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MS-DOS
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

[in full Microsoft Disk Operating System ] Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. Thereafter, most manufacturers of personal ...

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Windows
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Family of software products developed by Microsoft Corp., mainly for personal computers and workstations, that began as a graphical user interface and developed into an operating system. Version 1.0 (1985) provided a graphical user interface, multitasking, and virtual memory management; it ran on ...

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Bill Gates
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Bill Gates (William Henry Gates 3d), 1955-, American business executive, b. Seattle, Wash. At the age of 19, Gates founded (1974) the Microsoft Corp., a computer software firm, with Paul Allen. They began by purchasing the rights to convert an existing software package. In 1980 they agreed to ...

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Microsoft Corp.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

U.S. computer firm, the leading developer of personal-computer software systems and applications. Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Wash., also publishes books and multimedia titles and manufactures hardware. It was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen (b. 1954), who adapted BASIC ...

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