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What's to become of Microsoft's answer to the iPod?

Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly earnings report last week featured a number of grim statistics, including a relatively overlooked, albeit steep decline related to its Zune portable media player_potentially adding more uncertainty ...

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Review: Yahoo's shift to Bing could be risky bet

(AP) -- Is Microsoft's Bing really a better search engine? Since it debuted last month, it has earned praise for the smart way it presents results and how it lets users preview Web sites without clicking ...

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Microsoft-Yahoo deal to face tough antitrust probe

(AP) -- The Internet search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo faces a tough antitrust review in the U.S. and overseas, with approval likely hinging on whether the marriage would foster more competition ...

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft going after Google's home turf

Microsoft, by entering into a partnership with Yahoo!, is seeking to do battle with Google on its home turf and in one of the few arenas it has failed to conquer -- the Web.

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for them to make a joint assault ...

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Microsoft touts early feedback on Bing

Microsoft praised its freshly-launched Bing online search engine and said it is taking a long-term approach in its quest to break from third place behind Yahoo! and Google.

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel (Update)

(AP) -- Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work with its plans to develop a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose - its long-dominant ...

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 22

Microsoft posts modest search gains with Bing

New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday.

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Yahoo CEO: Shake-up needs more time, not Microsoft

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Carol Bartz has a message for investors hoping for a quick fix at the slumping Internet company or for an online search partnership with Microsoft Corp. - don't expect either to happen ...

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft ads say search is sick, Bing is the cure

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is inventing a new malady for which its new Web search site, Bing, is the only cure.

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (9) | comments 13

Yahoo searching for ways to show fewer Web links

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is pruning Web links from its Internet search results as it strives to provide more immediate gratification and lure traffic away from the market leader, Google Inc.

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google ups share of Web search

Google increased its share of the US online search market in April while Yahoo! and Microsoft both lost ground, according to figures released on Monday by tracking firm comScore.

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google preparing to steer more telephone traffic

(AP) -- Internet search leader Google Inc. is preparing to steer more telephone traffic through an online command center that it acquired nearly two years ago.

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google to target ads based on Web surfing habits

(AP) -- Google will use the information it collects on people's Web surfing habits to show more ads tailored to their individual interests.

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft secures Verizon mobile search deal

Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive said Wednesday.

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created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0