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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is in the Technology Industry
- Revenue
- Jun 30 2007
- $51.1B
- Profit
- Jun 30 2007
- $14.0B
- Market Cap
- May 14 2008
- $278.7B
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Shareholders File New Legal Claims in Yahoo Case
By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors suing Yahoo Inc YHOO over its rebuff of Microsoft Corp's MSFT $47.5 billion buyout bid have filed a new case that adds company co-founder David Filo as a defendant, but they say much of their...
Icahn's Yahoo Fight Puts Microsoft in Driver's Seat
By Daisuke Wakabayashi SEATTLE (Reuters UK) - Two weeks after Microsoft MSFT abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo YHOO, a proxy fight launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in the driver's seat. Icahn wants Yahoo to reopen talks with Microsoft, saying the company's...
Microsoft to offer Windows for One Laptop Per Child
Ending its long-running feud with the One Laptop Per Child Foundation OLPC, Microsoft has agreed to pre-install its Windows operating system on some of the low-cost laptops. The software giant previously refused to join the project because of its choice to use Linux as the base operating system. The...
Icahn eyes Yahoo!--Rumour
Fresh from its battle fending off Microsoft, Yahoo! may soon face another takeover attack--this time from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.Several media sources are reporting that Icahn is scooping up Yahoo! stock in apparent preparation for an attempt to replace the internet company's board of directors with his own candidates....
Ichan buys Yahoo! stake in proxy threat
Billionaire investor, Carl Ichan, has bought up to 50m shares in Yahoo! and may be set to launch a proxy battle to replace the internet firm's board, report CNBC and The Wall Street Journal WSJ. The 3.5% stake, worth roughly USD1.3bn, has reportedly been amassed in the last two...
Icahn plans Yahoo! proxy fight - Rumour
Billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, has bought up to 50m shares in Yahoo! and may be set to launch a proxy battle to replace the internet firm's board, report CNBC and The Wall Street Journal WSJ. The 3.5% stake, worth roughly USD1.3bn, has reportedly been amassed in the last two...
HP to Buy EDS in Challenge to IBM
By Franklin Paul NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Hewlett-Packard HPQ plans to buy technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems EDS to better compete against IBM IBM, but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion (6.5 billion pound) deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced. HP...
HP Challenges IBM With $12.6 Billion EDS Deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co HPQ has struck a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp EDS for $12.6 billion, seeking to boost its technology services business to better compete against market leader IBM IBM. The companies said the deal values EDS...
RIM's BlackBerry Bold Aims at Business Users
By Wojtek Dabrowski TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd RIMRIMM is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartphone will also catch on with the broader retail...
Powerset launches semantic search amid rumours of Microsoft bid
Microsoft is rumoured to be interested in Powerset, a semantic search startup launching this week after nearly two years in the making, says news site CNET. Dave Wehner, of investment bank Allen & Co, is reportedly helping the company review its options including a sale, adds tech blog TechCrunch....
dotMobi buys mobile web assets of Mowser
Vodafone-backed dotMobi is buying the mobile web technology of Mowser, the US startup which nearly closed down last month when founder Russell Beattie claimed mobile internet was dead. Beattie, however, will be joining dotMobi along with co-founder Mike Rowehl as part of the acquisition. No sum is disclosed, but...
Microsoft launches Messenger TV
Microsoft has launched its Messenger TV service, a tool that lets users watch video clips with friends while using Windows Live Messenger. The service, which went live in 20 countries, offers a range of content from Microsoft's existing video platform MSN Video. This includes clips from MTV programmes such...
Microsoft Appeals Against EU Fine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT said on Friday it was appealing against a record 899 million euro ($1.39 billion) fine imposed by the European Commission for using high prices to discourage software competition. "Microsoft today filed to the EU Court of First Instance...
Microsoft Appeals Against EU Fine
BRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - Microsoft MSFT said on Friday it was appealing against a record 899 million euro (713 million pounds) fine imposed by the European Commission for using high prices to discourage software competition. "Microsoft today filed to the EU Court of First Instance ...
Sorrell Says It's a Shame Microsoft-Yahoo Talks Failed
NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - The advertising industry lost a potential balancing influence in the Web search market when deal talks between Microsoft MSFT and Yahoo YHOO broke down, the chief of ad services group WPP WPP said on Fr
Microsoft Frees Rival Slate From Yahoo Commitment
By Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters UK) - Microsoft MSFT has released the nominees on its rival slate from their commitment to stand for election to Yahoo YHOO board in the event of a proxy fight, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. The...
Google Sees YouTube Products Soon; Warm on Yahoo
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc GOOG expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc YHOO, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on...
CDNetworks buys Japanese web content unit
South Korea's CDNetworks has acquired Hit Pops, a unit of Japanese satellite operator Space Communications, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will expand CDNetworks' customer base to include MSN Video, National Geographic Channel, Sony's online games division and Jupiter Shopping Channel. "Japan being a key...
Quickoffice buys BlackBerry document editing firm
Mobile document software developer QuickOffice will be able to reach BlackBerry customers after acquiring New York-based DynoPlex for an undisclosed sum. Both companies make software to use and manage Windows applications on mobile phones. While DynoPlex focuses solely on Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones, Quickoffice supports Apple's iPhone, Symbian...
Xobni buys mailing app Zaplets from MetricStream
Email plug-in Xobni has acquired email-organising application Zaplets from MetricStream, reports Tech Crunch. The firm has yet to disclose the exact amount paid, but TechCrunch says the figure could be "in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars". Zaplets aggregates emails on the same topic in a...
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