Once upon a time, Microsoft was willing to pay around $45 billion for Yahoo. All sorts of shenanigans have taken place since then, but the main sum remains untouched, and a new rumor has it that a stock buyback may be in the works.
Microsoft Live Search Unveils Impressive Olympic Features
A picture of an ice cave is currently displayed on the Live Search homepage, but Microsoft’s users aren’t being left in the cold when it comes to Olympic-related information. Several special features have already launched, and even more are on the way.The most immediately noticeable thing may be the disappearance of said ice cave. In an email to Murdok, a Microsoft spokesman wrote, "The Live.com Homepage will rotate Olympics images in the background for the duration of the games."
Microsoft Wields Updated Webmaster Tools
Microsoft’s Live Search behavior should yield more information to site publishers as the company took its Webmaster Tools out of beta and tweaked them with some new features.
Microsoft Cleans The Panes On Windows Live
Microsoft’s collection of services under the WindowsLive.com banner received a little attention from the company’s makeover artists.
House Committee Questions Google, Microsoft On Tracking
How major Internet players follow their users and utilize their activity became the focus of a letter of inquiry sent by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to a number of companies.
Microsoft: Vista Isn’t As Bad As You Think
Suspicious Vista detractors were the target of an OS mind-trick, Microsoft grabbed a handful of people who had only heard about Vista and subjected them to the "Mojave Experiment." It doesn’t involve probes or Area 51 or shock treatment. The Mojave Experiment involves a simple switcharoo scheme where Vista is replaced by Microsoft’s "new" new operating system, called Mojave. You can probably see where this is going already: Mojave is a trick; it’s still Vista.
Hell Freezes Over: Microsoft Sponsoring Apache
Microsoft made three announcements at the 2008 OSCON in Portland, one of which should be a stunner to anyone who’s followed the company over the past decade.
No Interest In Yahoo? Why, Microsoft?
Microsoft washed its hands of pursuing Yahoo, and the executive responsible for chasing and failing to catch Yahoo has a new job. There is a sense that Microsoft could be back.
Microsoft, Facebook Seal Search And Ad Deal
Not happy with Facebook’s search and advertising system? Well, Microsoft’s going to try its hand at improving things. A new deal between the two companies should bring Live Search aboard before winter begins.
Amid Economic Woes, Microsoft Pushes Into Your Home
More money spent on gas and groceries means less for luxuries. In the past that meant more people going to the movies and picking up used musical instruments. Now, Microsoft wants to be an entertainment outlet, serving games, videos, and oh yes, advertising.