Posts Tagged ‘microsoft buys yahoo’

Google’s Response to ‘Hostile’ Microsoft

By DavidReece • Feb 3rd, 2008 • Category: Business & Technology, News, Technology

Google’s Senior Vice President, David Drummond has issued a damning response to Microsoft’s bid to buy out search-rival, Yahoo! in an official statement which should serve to fan the flames, describing Microsoft’s influence as ‘Illegal’ and ‘Inappropriate’.
Using the Official Google Blog as a platform, Drummond says..
“While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought [...]



Microsoft Eyes Yahoo! for $44bn Buyout

By DavidReece • Feb 3rd, 2008 • Category: Business & Technology, News

As both firms struggle to compete with Google’s stranglehold on the web, Microsoft has made an offer of $44.6bn in cash and shares to buy out Yahoo! in a bid to compete with Google and restore it’s failing monopoly.
Yahoo! are said to be taking the offer seriously, after announcing a $300m spend this year to [...]