I read to today from the BBC that Microsoft are “hiring a firm that specialises in proxy battles” in order to get rid of the current board of directors at Yahoo. A good way to gain the sympathy of the shareholders vote to secure the Yahoo deal ? No, probably not. Never the less this [...]

With the Microsoft bid on Yahoo and Google still aquiring more and more companies will we recognise the face of search in years to come ? Microsoft are well known for selling software, will they need to change their identity to make some real headway within the search industry? How indeed can you become a [...]

Microsoft never hit me has a company that gave up when they really wanted something : Microsoft responds to Yahoo : Reiterates Full and Fair Proposal for Microsoft-Yahoo! Combination REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 11, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) that its [...]

Do we think the Big M will end up purchasing Yahoo….It’s put the offer in (£22.4bn) Should give the online services that Microsoft offer a boost. We have great respect for Yahoo, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in [...]