en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/tech/microsoft/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_to_pay_search-engine_u/ Microsoft Corp. is offering cash rebates when people make purchases after using its search engine as the software maker begins to reveal how it plans to take on Google Inc. following the failure of its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo. Analysts and investor news tech 2008-05-22 08:22:07 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_to_pay_search-engine_u/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24760487/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_to_pay_search-engine_u/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/companies_reject_vista/ Among corporate users, it's nothing new for companies like GM to skip releases of Windows, says Mike Nash, a corporate vice-president at Microsoft. He points to customers including Continental Airlines, Bank of America, Cerner, and Royal Dutch Shell, whic news tech 2008-05-14 08:16:12 http://www.newsique.com/tech/companies_reject_vista/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24596745/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/companies_reject_vista/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_ceo_faces_possible_rebelli/ Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang is convinced that the company he started in a Silicon Valley trailer 14 years ago is worth more than the $47.5 billion that Microsoft Corp. had offered for the Internet pioneer. Now he may only have a few months to news tech 2008-05-05 08:17:02 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_ceo_faces_possible_rebelli/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24455856/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_ceo_faces_possible_rebelli/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/windows_xp_fans_dont_want_it_to_/ A petition to “Save Windows XP” has drawn more than 111,000 supporters — and continued shots across the Microsoft XP vs. Vista bow, a battle that began with Vista’s release last year. The operating system succeeded XP, which came on the market news tech 2008-04-14 08:17:21 http://www.newsique.com/tech/windows_xp_fans_dont_want_it_to_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24070867/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/windows_xp_fans_dont_want_it_to_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/google_and_yahoo_to_share_web_ad/ Yahoo and Google, the world's two biggest search engines, have announced a two-week experiment that will see them share advertising space. During the pilot, Google will be able to place ads alongside 3% of search results on Yahoo's website. Analysts news tech 2008-04-10 08:17:24 http://www.newsique.com/tech/google_and_yahoo_to_share_web_ad/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7339864.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/google_and_yahoo_to_share_web_ad/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/news_corp_to_join_microsoft_in_y/ Microsoft Corp and News Corp are in talks about a joint bid for Yahoo Inc that would add MySpace to the Yahoo-Microsoft combination proposed by the world's largest software maker, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The talks with News Corp, whic news tech 2008-04-10 08:16:19 http://www.newsique.com/tech/news_corp_to_join_microsoft_in_y/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24039121/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/news_corp_to_join_microsoft_in_y/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_gets_a_deadline/ Its directors have three weeks to come to the bargaining table or Microsoft will launch a fight to replace them Microsoft (MSFT) just dropped the bomb on Yahoo (YHOO). Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Apr. 5 sent a letter giving Yahoo's board three weeks news tech 2008-04-08 08:18:07 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_gets_a_deadline/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/apr2008/db2008045_787483.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_gets_a_deadline/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_not_opposed_to_deal_with_m/ Internet icon Yahoo, under pressure from Microsoft to accept its $41 billion buyout offer, said Monday it doesn't oppose a deal with the huge software maker but wants a better deal. The statement comes after Microsoft warned Saturday that if a deal isn news tech 2008-04-07 08:20:58 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_not_opposed_to_deal_with_m/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23992701/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_not_opposed_to_deal_with_m/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_moving_on_after_hd_dvd/ It's only been a few weeks since Blu-ray was declared the winner of the DVD standards war, but Microsoft is already figuring out the best way to get together with Blu-ray Just a few weeks after the Blu-ray Disc Association unequivocally won the high-de news tech 2008-03-11 08:17:41 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_moving_on_after_hd_dvd/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2008/gb20080310_588983.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_moving_on_after_hd_dvd/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_officially_rejects_microso/ Yahoo Inc.'s board formally rejected Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover today, saying that it "substantially undervalues" the Web portal, but at the same time, left the door open for a counter offer. After evaluating the proposal, the board unanimously news tech 2008-02-12 08:08:20 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_officially_rejects_microso/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/233354500/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_officially_rejects_microso/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_board_to_reject_microsoft_/ Unshaken by a two-year losing streak, Yahoo Inc. is poised to take its biggest gamble yet by rejecting Microsoft Corp.’s unsolicited bid to buy the slumping Internet icon for $44.6 billion. Yahoo’s board decided to spurn the takeover bid, originall news tech 2008-02-11 08:18:39 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_board_to_reject_microsoft_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23084127/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/yahoo_board_to_reject_microsoft_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_looks_to_future_of_int/ Microsoft Corp.'s online advertising researchers will spend this year teaching computers to be smart about sticking ads into video clips, and to be even smarter about targeting ads to specific Web surfers. Microsoft showed off a handful of early-stage news tech 2008-02-06 08:16:33 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_looks_to_future_of_int/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23018858/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_looks_to_future_of_int/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_bids_446b_for_yahoo/ Software giant Microsoft said Friday it had made an unsolicited offer to buy Internet search engine operator Yahoo with a cash and stock bid worth $44.6 billion. The $31-a-share offer represents a 62 percent premium for shareholders above the closing pric news tech 2008-02-01 08:15:31 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_bids_446b_for_yahoo/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/02/01/microsoft.yahoo/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_bids_446b_for_yahoo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/vistas_upgrade_not_worth_the_wai/ Microsoft has addressed one of the OS's big problems—but what about everything else? There is a broad consensus among corporate technology managers—shared by many consumers—that new Microsoft (MSFT) products should never be installed until they h news tech 2008-01-25 08:15:08 http://www.newsique.com/tech/vistas_upgrade_not_worth_the_wai/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_05/b4069000450184.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Insightful [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/vistas_upgrade_not_worth_the_wai/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/greenpeace_takes_on_gaming_giant/ Greenpeace has called on gamers to persuade Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to make their consoles greener. According to the environmental campaign group, game console makers have so far "failed to reduce the toxic burden of their products". It accuses news tech 2007-12-13 08:21:42 http://www.newsique.com/tech/greenpeace_takes_on_gaming_giant/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7140627.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [8] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/greenpeace_takes_on_gaming_giant/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_buys_mapping_service/ Microsoft has bought online mapping company Multimap to expand its web business, the US firm said. Multimap, which was established in 1996, is among the UK's top 10 visited websites, receiving more than 10 million users each month. Microsoft hopes t news tech 2007-12-13 08:21:43 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_buys_mapping_service/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7140920.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_buys_mapping_service/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_results_turn_heads/ Despite reliable growth, Microsoft's unsexy stock has often failed to attract jaded investors. Its spectacular first-quarter earnings have changed that For the last several years, Microsoft (MSFT) has made good on a promise to beat the "law of large nu news tech 2007-10-26 08:21:02 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_results_turn_heads/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2007/tc20071025_781644.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Interesting [6] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_results_turn_heads/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_ends_9-year_battle_wit/ Microsoft Corp. didn't become one of the world's most powerful companies by backing down from fights. But when Europe's second-highest court denied the software giant's appeal of an antitrust case there last month, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer decided it news tech 2007-10-23 08:27:49 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_ends_9-year_battle_wit/ Los Angeles Times http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/technology/~3/173681765/la-fi-micro23oct23,1,7452721.story http://www.newsique.com/sources/latimes/ 93 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_ends_9-year_battle_wit/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_aims_patent_guns_at_re/ Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has warned users of Red Hat Linux that they will have to pay Microsoft for its intellectual property. "People who use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual property, in a sense have an obligation to news tech 2007-10-09 14:19:16 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_aims_patent_guns_at_re/ www.vnunet.com http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2200717/microsoft-sharpens-aims-patent Important [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_aims_patent_guns_at_re/#comments http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_mulls_facebook_stake/ Microsoft is reported to be in talks to buy a stake in Facebook that could value the social networking website at as much as $10bn. The talks could lead to a showdown with Microsoft's rival, Google, which is also keen to invest in Facebook, th news tech 2007-09-25 08:25:30 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_mulls_facebook_stake/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7011522.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [16] 70 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/tech/microsoft_mulls_facebook_stake/#comments