Google, Open Source Strongest Competitor of Microsoft http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=200605131... On May 11, CEO Steve said that the alternative business models, like Linux and source and the advertising model of Google, present the biggest challenge in competition with Microsoft.
Yahoo-AOL-Google Alliance Created to Fend Off News Corp-Microsoft Takeover http://thejunction.net/justfacts/2008/04/09/yah... Whats sure to be the wildest hostile takeover ever!Yahoo finally takes up Google s offer to form strategic partnership to fend off hostile takeover by Microsoft. Google s CEO Eric E. Schmidt, placed a call to Yahoo’s chief, Jerry Yang, offering Google’s help in fending off Microsoft, possibly in the form of a partnership between the companies back in early February of this year , shortly after Microsoft announced Feb 1st 2008, it s plans to take-over Yahoo for $44.6 Billion or $31.00/share. Then Yahoo bids to acquire AOL, while News Corp partners with Microsoft to takeover Yahoo.
Microsoft Pursues Yahoo! Takeover http://www.thelangreport.com/?p=323... Microsoft targets Yahoo! with $44.6bn bid Microsoft has tabled a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo! after making a friendly approach which was rejected READ MICROSOFT’S STATEMENT to the BOARD...
Microsoft + Facebook - The Next Microsoft Acquisition ? http://thejunction.net/justfacts/2008/05/07/mic... According to sources close to the company - Microsoft’s bankers have been putting out subtle signals to Facebook to see if it would be open to a full buyout of Facebook.Microsoft already invested $240 million, back in October 07 in Facebook, the social-networking site... hence the wacky current $15 billion valuation.No word on what Facebook’s reply was, although Harvard University dropout, 23 year old Facebook CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg has long said he’s not interested in selling the company.Zuckerberg owns a 20 percent share of Facebook, which is now valued at $3 billion. Accel Partners, the venture capital firm that invested $12.7 million in May 2005 and owns 11 percent of Facebook, now holds stock worth $1.65 billion. Facebook spokeswoman Brandee Barker declined to comment on the report.
Microsoft’s Airball Strategy-$32 B Loss Increasing http://thejunction.net/justfacts/2008/07/09/mic... “airball: The corporate version of a cat hairball. Someone who makes lots of noise, disrupts everything, has the potential to make a big mess - but ultimately does nothing.”¯ To be sure, we are referring to the Microsoft hostile takeover fiasco over Yahoo, urged on by Carl Icahn.
