The Microsoft-Yahoo saga

News roundup: Microsoft will not buy Yahoo!, MLB won’t use Silverlight

Here's the Microsoft news we've been seeing around the Web.... Steve Ballmer emphasized on Wednesday that talks of Microsoft buying Yahoo! are...

Yahoo! It’s over!

Microsoft has abandoned its effort to purchase Yahoo for $44.6 billion. Yahoo vigorously rebuffed the offer, first launched in February. In announcing the withdrawn offer, Microsoft CEO Steve...

Microsoft LiveMesh Cloud and Yahoo

Microsoft's recent discussion of mesh computing raises a few questions. For some details on what it is, go to the LiveMesh pages. The company has rattled about a lot of ‘Live" initatives, but this may be the first one...

As the Microsoft-Yahoo world turns, part 7 of n

It's been a few days since we checked up on the ongoing Microsoft-Yahoo saga. It's beginning to look a lot like a soap opera after all.

• Microsoft has hired a law firm that specializes in proxy fights, which...

As the Microsoft-Yahoo world turns, part 6 of n

Another day, another batch of Microsoft-Yahoo stories.

• Initially rumored to be purchasing Yahoo outright, New Corp. is now said to be seeking a partnership with Yahoo. News Corp. would get a 20%...

As the Microsoft-Yahoo world turns, part 5 of n

Did you really think the stream of news would die down because Yahoo rejected Microsoft's buyout bid? Really?

Here are the story lines that have emerged since Yahoo made...

Yahoo rejects Microsoft’s offer

Yahoo announced today that it has rejected Microsoft's acquisition offer of $31 a share. Given that no other bidders have emerged, this could simply mean that Yahoo wants to drive up the price. It could also mean that Yahoo thinks it can go it alone. It could also mean that Yahoo wants to merge...

As the Microsoft-Yahoo world turns, Part 3 of n

Here's the latest entry in what promises to be a lengthy series on the Microsoft-Yahoo megastory.

• IDC thinks the Microsoft-Yahoo deal could work, since the "audience reach" for the combined entity could...

As the Microsoft-Yahoo world turns, Part 2 of n

Now that a few days have passed since Microsoft made its bid to buy Yahoo, the dust is beginning to settle, and news is trickling in slowly enough that it is not engulfing...

Wow — Microsoft offers nearly $45 billion for Yahoo

Woke up to some stunning news this morning -- Microsoft made an unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. That works out to $31 a share, which is a 62% premium on the closing price of Yahoo stock last night ($19.18). As