The ‘Dropping the Ballmer’ Category
Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Microsoft released a significant upgrade to its Internet Explorer web browser this afternoon. The first edition of IE 8 was for developers, and Microsoft suggests that anybody who browses or uses the web, will love IE 8 beta 2.
During the last year, Internet Explorer’s market share lost six points, falling to 73 percent, still not [...]
Microsoft Retains Jerry Seinfeld as Part of $300 Million Ad Blitz
Thursday, August 21st, 2008In order to combat the battered reputation that Microsoft has been receiving over the past several years, they are going to begin a $300 million ad campaign that is set to star known Mac user Jerry Seinfeld.
The decision follows in the wake of Apple’s, “Get a Mac” campaign, a series of humorous ads aimed at [...]
30 years of Microsoft. From 1978 to 2008.
Thursday, June 26th, 2008As Bill Gates’ retirement officially nears the end, reflecting back on the last 20+ years of your life is only natural. I mean, WOW… Bill Gates is retiring. Check out these pictures below of Microsoft in 1978 when they were 3 years old, and had a dozen people working for them - compared with the [...]
[breaking] Yahoo-Microsoft Deals have OFFICIALLY concluded. Google interested in Yahoo search.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Breaking news moments ago on CNBC:
Jim Goldman is currently reporting that he has spoken with a source very close to Yahoo. All negotiations have officially ended. The way it has all unfolded is as follows:
In a recent press release Yahoo reports that on June 8th, Yahoo and Microsoft had a meeting in which Chairman Roy [...]
[breaking] Yahoo shares spike in After Hours Trading as they openly talk with Microsoft.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008With all of the drama behind the Microsoft/Yahoo insanity, the intense negotations are not coming to an end. In case you didn’t know… MICROSOFT WANTS YAHOO! Not for it’s technology or advanced platforms, but seemingly for Yahoo’s massive user-base and physical reach. Yahoo gets over 500 million absolute unique visitors in a very short [...]
Microsoft wants to buy (part of) Yahoo?
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
In an official statement released yesterday, Microsoft Corp., said it is “exploring a deal with Yahoo that falls short of a full acquisition.” They continued to say that they [Microsoft] “retain the right” to reconsider its bid to acquire 100% of Yahoo.
On May 3rd, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave up on negotiations with Yahoo saying [...]
