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Microsoft makes $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo

Microsoft went public on Friday with a US$44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo. Read more »

Microsoft moves on after Yahoo break-up

In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone. Read more »

Will NineMSN or Yahoo7 be Australia's biggest loser?

If Microsoft acquires Yahoo, the deal may leave the pair's joint venture partnerships with PBL Network and the Seven Network on shaky ground. Read more »

Google: Microsoft's Yahoo bid threatens openness

A Microsoft-Yahoo merger could threaten the openness on which the Internet is based, according to a Google executive. Read more »

Is Microsoft a nicer place to work than Google?

Google pays less than Microsoft, uses tricks to get longer hours out of its employees and 'forgets' about 20 percent projects, according to a former Google employee who joined the search giant as part of its Phatbits acquisition. Read more »

IBM, Yahoo and Google target Microsoft Office

After years of watching Microsoft rake in billions of dollars from its desktop software franchise, its competitors are pouncing. Read more »

Microsoft-Yahoo deal: Playing the numbers game

Examined using several different metrics, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could create one of the world's largest Web companies. Read more »

Google welcomes Writely sign-ups

Five months after being bought by Google, the Writely online word-processing application is now open for anyone who wants to sign up and use it. Read more »

Google buys Web word-processing technology

Showing that it's more than a little interested in enabling people to handle office tasks over the Internet, Google said on Thursday that it has snapped up Writely, a maker of a Web-based word processor. Read more »

Notes 8.0: clunky, but clever

Organisations considering migrating to Lotus Notes 8.0 are likely to be wowed by its functionality and usability, but might also find that it runs a little slower as a result. Read more »

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  • Staff Opera's new SDK: Better browsing on the Wii?

    Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff 2008: Time to call stumps

    It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff Unlocking Android

    In this week's roundup we take a look at Google's new technology -- Native Client, its Android phone, news from the world of web browsers and more. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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