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September 2008
- Chrome Is 'Smart, Innovative'
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 2, 08 7:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google's innovative new browser Chrome could unseat Microsoft's Internet Explorer, but the beta version lacks some important features, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal . Chrome introduces the "Omnibox," a combination search box and address bar, as well as tabs that operate as self-contained browsers. However, its spare design sacrifices common tools such as bookmark management and a progress bar. More »
- Google to Launch Web Browser
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 1, 08 4:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google will soon launch its own Web browser, called Chrome, aiming to make web surfing easier and faster, the Wall Street Journal reports. The announcement is the latest volley in the long battle between Microsoft and Google, which released the news by sending a comic book outlining Chrome's features to a blog that follows the company. More »
July 2008
- After Yahoo, Microsoft Amps Up Search Effort
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 24, 08 4:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - CEO Steve Ballmer is spinning Microsoft’s failure to acquire Yahoo expertly, telling analysts today that, unburdened by the search giant, the company can be more frisky and adaptable in its fight with nemesis Google, the Wall Street Journal reports. Actions might speak louder than words, though: Microsoft announced yesterday it would give the leader of its online efforts the boot, and restructure. More »
- An Independent Yahoo Is Hard to Imagine
  
  BusinessWeek | Jul 23, 08 12:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo’s earnings report yesterday didn’t portend an immediate turnaround, Catherine Holahan writes in BusinessWeek , meaning the company must do something to meet the “grandiose claims” it made in rejecting Microsoft’s bid. Some still see Yahoo ultimately taking that path, and expanding its deal with Google is another option that might justify Yahoo standing firm on its third-quarter and yearly forecasts. More »
- Sparks Fly as Yahoo, Microsoft Take to Hill
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 16, 08 11:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Congressional hearings on Yahoo's proposed ad deal with Google got a little heated yesterday, with a Microsoft lawyer testifying that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang recently admitted, in a private meeting, that the pact would reduce competition, the Los Angeles Times reports. Yahoo’s general counsel said he recalled no such remarks at the meeting, and a spokesman later swatted the charge aside. More »
- It's Google's Turn on the Hot Seat
  
  Seattle Times | Jul 14, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - You have to forgive Microsoft if it indulges in some schadenfreude today, writes Brier Dudley of the Seattle Times. Archrival Google is facing a peril that’s all too familiar in Redmond. Steve Ballmer can sit back tomorrow as Google’s top execs go before the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, secure in the knowledge that he helped put them there. More »
- Yahoo Looks to Time Warner, News Corp.
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 3, 08 11:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo—back in the sights of Microsoft—is trying to keep its fate in its own hands, launching talks with potential partners, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Internet company reopened talks with Time Warner about a deal that would make AOL part of Yahoo and give Time Warner a minority interest in the new venture; Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is also in the mix. More »
- Microsoft Preps a New Run at Yahoo
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 2, 08 8:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft is back in pursuit of Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the company in talks with both News Corp. and Time Warner as potential partners for a restructured deal to buy the search giant . Yahoo has been in Microsoft’s sights for nearly six months, but initial efforts to buy the entire company collapsed, and Microsoft has since been looking instead to acquire the search business and spin off the rest. More »
- Coming Soon: Your Medical Info on the Net
  
  MIT Technology Review | Jul 1, 08 8:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Both Google and Microsoft are working on programs that allow patients to store their medical information online, reports the MIT Technology Review . Google Health was released in May, 7 months after Microsoft's HealthVault. Both programs will eventually gather test results and info from hospitals and share them with doctors and other health care providers. More »
June 2008
- Yahoo, Microsoft Talks On Again
  
  Fortune Magazine | Jun 25, 08 3:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A deal may still be in the works between Microsoft and Yahoo—but not for a full acquisition of Yahoo, according to Fortune . Microsoft may be after Yahoo's search business, which the software giant needs to tackle competitor Google. Yahoo is also under investor pressure to revive talks. Its shares dropped 18% after buyout talks ended and have been falling steadily since. More »
- Yahoo Strikes Deal With Google on Search Ads
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 12, 08 8:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo struck a deal today with Google to display its rival's search ads, just hours after announcing the end of talks with Microsoft on a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal with Google, which still faces months of federal scrutiny, could bring in $800 million a year for Yahoo and have a profound effect on Internet advertising. More »
- Microsoft, Yahoo End Talks, Rule Out Merger
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 12, 08 3:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Looks like a Microsoft-Yahoo marriage is off—for good this time, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a meeting last weekend, Microsoft representatives stated “unequivocally” that the software giant was not interested in purchasing all of Yahoo for any price. Yahoo then ruled out an alternative of selling Microsoft only its search business. More »
May 2008
- Failed Microhoo Deal Baffling to Murdoch
  
  CNET | May 29, 08 10:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft’s lack of experience in “buying big things” is a major reason the company didn’t seal its buyout of Yahoo, media mogul Rupert Murdoch tells CNET, who adds he was “mystified” at the lack of a deal. An alliance between Yahoo and Google—"just gushing money"—still seems possible, the News Corp. CEO said, barring a regulatory kibosh. More »
- Search Gamble May Just Work for Microsoft
  
  Washington Post | May 22, 08 1:38 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Microsoft Will Offer Search Customers Cash
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 21, 08 10:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Having largely abandoned its bid to buy, in the form of Yahoo, a significant presence in the Internet search business, Microsoft now will give customers money back when they buy items through its Live.com search portal, the Wall Street Journal reports. To be made official today, the move makes clear Microsoft isn't giving up on its search ambitions. More »
- Icahn Grabs Yahoo Stake, Could Try to Force Sale
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 13, 08 5:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new player has entered the Microsoft-Yahoo epic, the Wall Street Journal reports: billionaire investor Carl Icahn. He has bought about a 4% stake in Yahoo since Microsoft withdrew its offer to buy on May 3. Icahn will decide by tomorrow whether to launch an attempt to take over Yahoo's board and perhaps force a sale. More »
- 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 »
- Yahoo, Microsoft Back Where They Started: Behind Google
  
  BusinessWeek | May 5, 08 12:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Microsoft/Yahoo deal looks dead, and at least one company is celebrating: Google. Both companies are exploring other deals, but none will be as potent as MicroHoo might have been, BusinessWeek reports. That’s good news for a certain search giant. “Its two main competitors are separate and floundering,” said one analyst. “We think Google's the winner.” 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 »