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/ 28 May 2008

Next Microsoft operating system has touch controls

Microsoft plans to give users of the next version of its Windows operating system touch screen controls as one option for controlling the software, its top executives said on Tuesday. Chairperson Bill Gates and chief executive Steve Ballmer showed off new Windows features based on software it calls ”multi-touch” that will be part of Windows 7.

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/ 21 May 2008

Microsoft not bidding to buy Yahoo!

Microsoft is not looking to bid to buy all of Yahoo! but is in talks about other types of deals with the United States number two search engine, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Microsoft walked away from a proposal to acquire Yahoo! for ,5-billion, or per share.

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/ 1 May 2008

CEO: Microsoft can do it without Yahoo!

Microsoft can build a competitive online advertising business without Yahoo! but it "could just take more time", CEO Steve Ballmer told the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> in an interview published on Friday. The comment came as analysts and industry watchers awaited an imminent announcement on Microsoft’s next move in its unresolved quest to acquire Yahoo!

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/ 7 April 2008

Yahoo! rejects latest Microsoft takeover bid

United States internet company Yahoo! on Monday rejected software giant Microsoft’s three-week ultimatum to accept a takeover offer, but left the door open to a higher bid. "We continue to believe that your proposal is not in the best interests of Yahoo! and our stockholders," it said in a letter to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft.

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/ 2 February 2008

Yahoo! was king of the net — then came Google

With a market value of -billion, Google’s power has become awe-inspiring. Its profits rocketed by 40% to ,2-billion last year and it swallowed the popular video-sharing website YouTube. Through Microsoft’s ,6-billion takeover bid for Yahoo!, the technology establishment hit back at Google’s seemingly unstoppable rise.