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Microsoft interns get perks, pay, play

The same day Microsoft reported some of its worst financial results, a dozen buses left the Redmond campus. During rush hour, they headed toward Highway 520 as a phalanx of cops on motorcycles shut down the onramps ahead, ...

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created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft CEO tries to sell analysts on Yahoo deal

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to improve Yahoo Inc. investors' opinions of the companies' search-advertising partnership.

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search.

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Yahoo open to Microsoft deal under right terms

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive said Wednesday that she is open to joining forces with Microsoft Corp. so both companies can better compete in Internet search, but a deal would need a specific set of terms - including ...

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors

Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks

Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday.

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created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ballmer reiterates interest in Yahoo talks

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is still signaling an interest in a deal to buy part of Yahoo Inc.

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A year after Microsoft buyout offer made, Yahoo struggles to define itself

Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice.

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Keynote at CES will test Ballmer's star power

Not that he needed one, but Bill Gates had rock star Slash help him cap his performance at the International Consumer Electronics Show last year.

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0