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Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo

Peter Lauria and Nadia Damouni Yahoo! News Canada 10/05/2011
Microsoft Co-Founder To Build Giant Plane To Launch People, Cargo Into Space

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the world’s biggest plane to help launch cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons clamoring to write America’s next chapter in spaceflight.

Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo

Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.

Microsoft, Red Cross and UN sucked into global news fixing row

Microsoft has been sucked into the row surrounding a London-based media company currently under investigation by broadcasters for making editorial programmes without declaring it had a commercial relationship with some of those it featured.

Microsoft set to buy Skype for $8.5bn in biggest deal in history

Microsoft is on the verge of buying Skype for $8.5billion - despite the Internet phone service making a loss of $7million last year. The deal would be the biggest in the 36-year history of the world's largest software company. Microsoft has trailed Apple and Google in the mobile and Internet arenas.

Microsoft Co-Founder Hits Out at Gates

NICK WINGFIELD And ROBERT A. GUTH The Wall Street Journal 03/29/2011
Microsoft Co-Founder Hits Out at Gates

Bill Gates schemed to take shares in Microsoft Corp. from his co-founder during the early days of the software company following his partner's treatment for cancer, according to a new memoir by the billionaire co-founder, Paul Allen.

Google accuses Microsoft on search data; Market leader says rival copies query results

Google has accused arch-rival Microsoft of plagiarising its internet search results in an attempt to narrow the big lead that Google still holds in the highly profitable search business.

Facebook's email service is about capturing the next generation of web users

Facebook's new email service isn't designed for tech writers or adults – it's about the next generation of messengers and locking in tomorrow's advertising demographics

Microsoft issues its biggest-ever security fix

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) issued its biggest-ever security fix on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC.

Microsoft unveils new mobile platform, Windows Phone 7

Charlotte Raab Yahoo! News 10/11/2010
Microsoft unveils new mobile platform, Windows Phone 7

Microsoft unveiled a new mobile phone operating system Monday in a bid to claw back lost market share from the iPhone, Blackberry and devices powered by Google's Android software

Apple overtakes Microsoft as biggest tech company

Apple Inc shot past Microsoft Corp as the world's biggest tech company based on market value on Wednesday, the latest milestone in the resurgence of the maker of the iPhone, which nearly went out of business in the 1990s.


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