December 16, 2010
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Thanks to a leaked Yahoo! screenshot, we know that Yahoo! is closing the door on several of its services including the social bookmarking site Delicious and the search engine AltaVista. That may not seem like a big deal to you, … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
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“Brains! Must have Yahoo advertising brains!” That might have been Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s call as he finally made a deal for Yahoo. Sure, it looks like Yahoo still exists as an independent company, but in reality, Ballmer’s bite has … Continue reading
November 21, 2008
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I predicted recently that with Jerry Yang on his way out as Yahoo’s CEO, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would end up buying Yahoo. Since then, Ballmer has declared “Acquisition discussions are finished,” while leaving the door open to some kind … Continue reading
November 17, 2008
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How the mighty have fallen! In February, Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo for a cool $44.6 billion. Yahoo, under CEO Jerry Yang, turned them down. That was then. This is now. Then, Yahoo had an ad deal in the works … Continue reading
July 7, 2008
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What part of “Yahoo doesn’t want a thing to do with you” did Ballmer not get? The new lord and master of Microsoft seems to be deaf, as well as dumb, in his latest attempt to try to buy Yahoo. … Continue reading
June 16, 2008
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No, I’m not going to say Vista. I see Vista as an organizational failure. Ballmer gets his share of the blame, but there’s plenty of blame to go around. Now, Microhoo, the failed attempt to buy out Yahoo — that … Continue reading