Yahoo and Microsoft have finally received the go ahead on their deal for Microsoft to power search and ads for Yahoo. According to Yahoo! Finance, the deal is finally greenlighted: Microsoft and Yahoo! announced today that they have received clearance for their search agreement, without restrictions, from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the [...]
Microhoo is a Go
February 18th, 2010Microsoft Bigwigs Take Pay Cut
October 3rd, 2009With the recession in full swing, Microsoft execs bit the bullet and took a pay cut. Back in July, Microsoft reported its worst fiscal year since it initially sold stock to the public in 1986. Year-over-year revenue and full-year sales of Microsoft’s Windows software dropped for the first time ever, which most attribute to an [...]
Microhoo Back on the Table… Again???
July 19th, 2009Bing may have tipped the scales for Yahoo – the second largest giant in the internet world is fighting for the number two spot as encroachment by Microsoft’s new engine increases daily. Acco0rding to unnamed sources, Yahoo will supposedly get paid a cool three billion up front, and get 110% of the revenue (after traffic [...]
Bing Bouncing Higher to Yahoo’s Chagrin
July 13th, 2009The Bing team is back on top of Yahoo in the search market share game, racking up an impressive mark in the win column after only weeks since the release of Microsoft’s revamped search engine. StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen felt that results were convincing at the start of June, when Bing shot past Yahoo in terms [...]
Ballmer Admits Yahoo Search A Target
January 26th, 2009The New York Times covered the latest in the Microsoft / Yahoo drama. Ballmer, during the earnings call last week, made it clear he is still interested in Yahoo as a possibility for Microsoft to finally be competitive in search: Asked about a deal with Yahoo on search during a conference call with investors [...]