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Analysts Give Up On Yahoo-Google Search Deal, Want Microsoft Deal
alleyinsider.com - 10/29/2008
Analysts Give Up On Yahoo-Google Search Deal, Want Microsoft Deal
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Yahoo management's moves over the past year are rapidly slipping into tragicomedy. As we've noted frequently over the past few weeks, the Yahoo-Google search deal is on the rocks, and both the company and now Wall Street are flopping around for alternatives. The obvious alternative? ...
developer.yahoo.net - 10/28/2008
Introducing Y!OS 1.0 - live today!
— developer.yahoo.net — Earlier this month, we introduced a revamped universal profile to all Yahoo! users – but that was... just the tip of the iceberg. With the new profile page, you got a peek at our open vision, but today’s Yahoo! Open Strategy (Y!OS) 1.0 platform launch ... (more) Introducing Y!OS 1.0 - live today!

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We’re open. Have at it.
ycorpblog.com - 10/28/2008
We’re open. Have at it.
— ycorpblog.com — Back in April, we rolled out our vision for a more open Yahoo! — with “open” defined... as rewiring Yahoo! so we could 1) open our network to outside innovation, 2) unlock the power of your social relationships, and 3) mesh your Yahoo! experience ... (more) We’re open. Have at it.

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bloomberg.com - 10/29/2008
Yahoo Gains Internet Search Share; Microsoft Loses (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc. handled a larger chunk of U.S. Internet searches last month while... Microsoft Corp. lost market share, according to researcher ComScore Inc. Yahoo had about 20.2 percent of queries in September, up from 19.6 percent ... (more) Yahoo Gains Internet Search Share; Microsoft Loses ...

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Quick Bits: Linux and Android Get a Boost
Bits — ... [AP] Wall Street Gives Up On Yahoo-Google Search, Wants Microsoft Deal [Silicon Alley Insider] The growls and snarls from Capitol Hill, combined with signs that the Justice Department is preparing for a legal fight, continue to increase the doubts that Yahoo will be able to get government approval for its plan to have Google sell some of its search ads. Now there some analysts are suggesting that Yahoo try to form a search alliance with Microsoft. Having the second and third players join forces might well improve competition, pleasing advertisers and Justice. Such a deal ...

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