Microsoft, Yahoo Strike Deal That Will Change Everything

Alex Balk — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00:24 +0000

Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to a 10-year Internet search partnership. What does it mean? "Microsoft, which last year made a failed $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo, finally wins what it wanted most from the Internet pioneer — huge volumes of queries that run through Yahoo's search engine. At the same time, Yahoo is expected to reap additional search-advertising business to expand its share of the market." (Yeah, I still have no idea. But it sounds important. Maybe this video will explain it.)

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Microsoft Vomiting Ad Was Probably Just Beta

Alex Balk — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:53:04 +0000

For some inexplicable reason Microsoft has pulled this online-only ad for IE8.Yet Vista still survives.

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Microsoft, Yahoo Strike Deal That Will Change Everything

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