As Microsoft and Yahoo! look to merge, this is turning in to a real soap opera…
Microsoft & Google actually fancy each other; Microsoft loves Googles youthful energy and dynamic rise to wealth and Google loves the established, ‘old school’ power of Microsoft… but it’s a forbidden love. They can never be together, which drives them ... Read more
According to WSJ, Adobe are going to develop Flash for the iPhone. And they’re not just going to use the existing Flash Lite – they’re going to develop a new version (or tweak the existing one) especially for the iPhone.
Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen had said: “We believe Flash is synonymous with the Internet experience, ... Read more
Microsoft Chief Executive, Eric Schmidt, has stated that any deal between Microsoft and Yahoo! could be “bad for the Internet”. Google have already made it clear that they believe that such a deal could have implications for the openness of the Internet, and exert an “inappropriate…influence” over the Internet.
When Microsoft proposed a buyout of Yahoo ... Read more
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An anonymous source has told CNET that Microsoft and Yahoo! are at least talking about a merger on friendly terms. According to the report:
“Microsoft and Yahoo! are holding informal merger discussions, marking a shift from the “radio silence” that previously existed between the two companies, according to a source familiar with the talks.”
This follows ... Read more
Microsoft Office Live Workspace has just announced the worldwide launch of its public beta (in English). Previously available by invitation only, anyone can now sign up for the service which allows Microsoft Office users to access and share their documents online. Microsoft is also rolling out several new features to Live Workspace. Here ... Read more
Microsoft’s free email service Hotmail is currently suffering from a bug that logs off users and prevents them from logging into the service again. Currently, this behavior is affecting only a fraction of the userbase, but the bug has not been fixed yet.
Microsoft spokeswoman Samantha McManus said the following in a statement: “The issue is ... Read more
Sorry but some things are just too funny to let them pass without comment…
Google co-founder Sergey Brin commented on the potential Microhoo (Microsoft Yahoo) buyout. Brin said that he found Microsoft’s takeover bid for Yahoo an “unnerving” maneuver that threatens innovation on the Internet, and mentioned that such a merger could “violate antitrust laws and ... Read more
Microsoft has paid $240m (£117m) for a 1.6% stake in Facebook that values the hugely popular social networking site at $15bn (£7.3bn).
That seems like an awful lot of money. Actually, that IS an awful lot of money. Is such a small stake worth it? My opinion is a resounding YES. Not because of what Facebook ... Read more