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blog.wired.com - 10/28/2008
Microsoft May Get Out of the Advertising Business by 2010, Say Cowen Analysts
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If Microsoft doesn't purchase all of Yahoo or at least their search business by 2010, they'll be getting out of the online ad business, according to analysts at Cowen and Company. In a research note released today, analysts Kevin Kopelman and Jim Friedland have concluded that Microsoft's ...
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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Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
readwriteweb.com - 10/28/2008
Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
— readwriteweb.com — Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include... browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. These will be "lightweight ... (more) Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)

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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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Silicon Alley Insider:  Analysts: Without Yahoo, Microsoft Should Quit Ad Business

Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim:  Linky Goodness, October 28

WebProNews Feed:  Yahoo Back To Bargaining With Microsoft

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Analysts: Without Yahoo, Microsoft Should Quit Ad Business
Silicon Alley Insider — ... In the next 18 months, Microsoft (MSFT) either needs to purchase all of Yahoo (YHOO), acquire Yahoo's search advertising business, or get out of online ads altogether, say Cowen and Company analysts Kevin Kopelman and Jim Friedland. Microsoft's online services business (OSB) cost the company $480 million on revenues of $770 million in the third quarter and the Cowen analysts believe the trend will continue: ...

Linky Goodness, October 28
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... right!! The tremors can stop, we’re back to the regularly scheduled LG that we all know and love! You know how you see a business finally bring their key, core aspect online, and you think “What took you so long?” Yeah, that’s what MTV Music finally bringing music videos online is. But with the number of music videos on YouTube (not to mention the recent YouTube/Amazon/iTunes deal), is it too late? Unless they buy Yahoo, Microsoft May Get Out of the Advertising Business by 2010, according to one analyst. ...

Yahoo Back To Bargaining With Microsoft
WebProNews Feed — ... at some point during the past decade, you would have thought that Yang and company would have realized that they were a rapidly fading second place player and would have made the necessary adjustments. Not so. Yahoo! has been suffereing from a massive and chronic case of denial. Here's the thing. If Microhoo happens (can't see how it won't at this point) it's still going to be a disaster for search. I'll reserve judgement on the Display side of things, but I tend to agree with some opinions saying that Microsoft should get out of the media business. Yahoo deal or not, ...

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