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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 »
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 »
Yahoo sues Xfire for patent infringement
In a twist on the classic David and Goliath formula, Web giant Yahoo is suing start-up Xfire for patent infringement. Read more »
Microsoft and News Corp to bid for Yahoo
A month after Rupert Murdoch said News Corp is too small to compete for Yahoo, the media giant is teaming up with Microsoft in a joint take over bid for Yahoo, which would see MySpace brought into the mix. Read more »
Search leaders debate semantics
If those chasing Google have anything to say about it, search on the internet is going to become more about a conversation than an exchange of keywords. Read more »
Q&A: Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield
In an interview with ZDNet.com.au, Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield shares his thoughts with us about the web, Google, Microsoft and Flickr's acquisition by Yahoo, as well as his recent departure from the US search giant. Read more »
Ballmer: Microsoft can never be a one-trick pony
While some critics may chide Microsoft for losing focus over its desire to play in many markets, from desktop software to game consoles to mobile devices, the company's top guy says it's a necessary move to stay relevant in the market. Read more »
Facebook valued at $10bn as Microsoft opens wallet
Microsoft is in talks to acquire five percent of social-networking site Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal. Read more »
Microsoft and Yahoo agree search deal
Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to merge their search technology and advertising operations, with Microsoft's Bing engine powering Yahoo's search and Yahoo handling worldwide search advertising for both companies. Read more »
It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says
Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google. Read more »
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Playing the international Web game
You have built a Web site, with a considerable investment of both time and money. Now, to start cashing in. ZDNet Australia offers these tips on marketing your local Web efforts to all the regions of the world. Read more »
Why Java and .NET will continue to compete
In this reader Q&A, the author talks about the future of Java, the cost to develop in Java compared to .NET and whether Java will displace .NET. Read more »
Flash, HTML, AJAX: Which will win the Web app war?
The days when Web pages were static collections of text and graphics are long past. But as the Web matures, there's a fierce competition over which technology will propel it into a medium for rich, interactive applications. Read more »
HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses features, pain points, adoption rate, and more
In this interview, HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses his favourite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, the pain points he expects HTML 5 will address, and much more. He also talks about what he would change in the original HTML spec if he could go back in time. Read more »
Wooing interns to Silicon Valley
Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. Read more »
Aussie coders changing the world
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »
Top ten reasons why Microsoft is a good citizen
Why does everyone have to dump on Microsoft? Despite its antitrust troubles, the company has done some very good things for us all. Read more »
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Vista Needs Marketing -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a look at Microsoft, Yahoo and Vista needing more marketing to sell more copies of it. We also look at Rusty Pong, a Wiimote based projector game seen at linux.conf.au's 2008 Open Day. Read more »
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SCO of the dead
-- It lives -- struggling along with a bad limp and only one thing on its mind -- brains. Will anyone be able to stop the zombie-like progress of SCO? Read more »
Facebook's portal for the masses
-- This week, Facebook took a number of strategic steps toward its goal of giving people the "power to share and make the world more open and connected." That's how founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the mission statement for Facebook. Read more »
Creating Web apps at iPhone Developer Camp
-- "Apple is not ready to have a developer community yet ... you have to be on the Apple happy list to be a developer," Christopher Allen said. "There has always been this tension with Apple and the developers' community." Read more »
How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software
-- Thanks to some major concessions on source code and a precipitous price drop, the Chinese government has now thoroughly embraced Windows and Office, what does this mean for the world? Read more »
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