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Ballmer rules out new bid for Yahoo
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Friday that Microsoft is "not interested" in making a new offer for internet company Yahoo, despite Yahoo's share price currently sitting at less than half what Microsoft initially offered. Speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch ...
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Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
appleinsider.com — Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit... as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look at that." (more) Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
Yahoo’s Yang Has No Regrets — He Should [GigaOM]
Yahoo’s Yang Has No Regrets — He Should [GigaOM]
gigaom.com — In hindsight, we are all geniuses or simpletons — it’s just a matter of how much time... we give history to ferment. At this point, it doesn’t look like history will be kind to Jerry Yang, who has had the unenviable job of ... (more) Yahoo’s Yang Has No Regrets — He Should [GigaOM]
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Steve Ballmer: Another Yahoo Bid? No Way.
Mashable! — The entire Microsoft-Yahoo saga is now starting to look really sad for Yahoo. After Jerry Yang’s statement yesterday that Yahoo is suddenly interested in being acquired by Microsoft, Steve Ballmer now responds with a firm no. “We are not interested in going back and re-looking at an acquisition. I don’t know why they would be either, frankly,” he said. “We tried at one point to do a partnership around search, not advertising. That didn’t work either, so we moved on, and they moved ...

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TechBlog — ... • Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season - In WinHEC session, Microsoft exec confirms the goal is to get Win7 on PCs next year. • Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer - Steve Ballmer says using the same rendering engine as Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome would be "interesting." Also Microsoft? IE? WebKit? Don't count on it • Very mild Patch Tuesday ahead from Microsoft - Just one critical patch coming next week. • Ballmer rules out new bid for Yahoo and Yahoo's Jerry Yang runs into a wall • Are ...

Ballmer's public comments on a Yahoo deal
The Microsoft Blog — ... We thought we had something that made sense. It didn't make sense to them. We've moved on. Yahoo's stock: Drops 21 percent Date: Nov. 7 Event: Luncheon, Sydney Australia Comment: We tried at one point to do a partnership around search, not advertising. That didn't work either, so we moved on, and they moved on. We are not interested in going back and re-looking at an acquisition. I don't know why they would be either, frankly. Yahoo's stock: Drops as much as 17 percent (Source: CNET ) Date: Oct. 16 Event: Gartner Conference, Orlando Comment: It's clear that Yahoo did ...

Are Yahoo Investors Now Tuning Ballmer Out?
paidContent — ... on. —Yahoo stock: Drops 21 percent —Source: Seattle P-I —Where: Nov. 7, 2008, Sydney, Australia Tour —Ballmer: We tried at one point to do a partnership around search, not advertising. That didn't work either, so we moved on, and they moved on. We are not interested in going back and re-looking at an acquisition. I don't know why they would be either, frankly. — Yahoo' stock: Drops as much as 17 percent —Source: CNET —Where: Oct. 16, 2008, Gartner Conference —Ballmer: ...

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Microsoft's CEO tells a lunch crowd in Australia that Microsoft is "not interested" in making a new offer for internet company Yahoo.
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Yahoo shares plummet post Ballmer commentsCNET News.com 11/7/2008
Microsoft's CEO made it clear an acquisition was not in the making for it and Yahoo, sending the Internet search pioneer's stock down as much as 16.5 percent.
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