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Microsoft
http://news.yahoo.com/i/2087  Reuters - Chief Executive Steve
Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp's need to make
heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the
company was "done," for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc.
Read more...PC World - Microsoft is working on a way to combine its online services into a single Web page to solve its branding problem, CEO Steve...
Read more... AP - Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the failed bid to buy Yahoo.
Read more...PC World - Bill Gates is no longer working full time at Microsoft but some of his ideas, like tabletop computers and more natural user...
Read more... InfoWorld - Microsoft on Thursday plans to delve deeper into Ruby programming, with plans to ship Ruby libraries and participate in a testing project for the language.
Read more...  Reuters - Microsoft Corp
Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell on Thursday described
Yahoo Inc. as "a declining asset" and all but ruled
out a complete takeover of the Internet company.
Read more...NewsFactor - Apple has been boosting sales of Macs with its Mac OS X operating system -- seemingly at Microsoft's expense, as more PC users turn up their noses at Microsoft's Windows Vista. Apple also has had great success with its iPhone, but now that Apple is taking flak because of problems with its MobileMe service, an admiring Microsoft appears ready to go after some of Apple's revenue.
Read more... TechWeb - InformationWeek - The data warehouse appliance maker's software is typically used with Ingres' open source database, but could be easily be optimized for Microsoft's SQL Server.
Read more...  AFP - Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business.
Read more...PC World - Microsoft continues a shopping spree to bolster SQL Server by purchasing data-warehouse appliance vendor DATAllegro.
Read more... NewsFactor - Forget Yahoo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday at the company's annual meeting for financial analysts. Any plans for a merger are dead and "there's nothing under discussion between the two of us," Ballmer said. "It didn't work out; we're done."
Read more...  AP - An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid during the spring.
Read more...PC World - Steve Ballmer, speaking at the annual analysts meeting, defends Microsoft's plans to invest more in online services.
Read more... TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Deal validates tectonic shift in data warehousing, puts pressure on Oracle and independent appliance vendors.
Read more... PC World - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touched on the talks with Yahoo during the company's annual analyst meeting.
Read more... PC World - Microsoft and Facebook will announce an Internet search and ad deal, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Read more... TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft won't replace Johnson but will split Platforms and Services into two groups that will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer.
Read more...  Reuters - Microsoft Corp will announce
plans to expand its relationship with online social network
Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source
familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Read more... Reuters - U.S. communications equipment maker
Juniper Networks Inc named senior Microsoft veteran
Kevin Johnson as its new chief executive, saying he will start
work in September.
Read more...Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's
largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of
Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker.
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