Yahoo-Microsoft Battle Bolsters Google
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| "We find this to be a very advantageous situation for Google," Cantor
| Fitzgerald analyst Derek Brown said Thursday. "The longer this gets dragged
| out, the better for Google."
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041100844.html
Google: Actively looking for ways to spoil Yahoo/Microsoft
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| Google has hired controversial investment banker Frank Quattrone, reports the
| New York Times DealBook blog . Or, more specifically, Google has contracted
| with Quattrone's firm the Qatalyst Group to provide consulting work. This,
| sources say, is a sign that Google has been actively involved in Yahoo's
| discussions with AOL about a potential merger between the two.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/26862
The digital dance begins
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| As News Corp and Time Warner join the scrum surrounding Yahoo, it's clear
| that big media is not content to leave Google or Microsoft alone on top of
| the digital mountain.
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http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/10/news/companies/siklos_microhoo.fortune/
Recent:
Bear Stearns's Advice To Microsoft
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| Co-founder Bill Gates can't be thrilled with watching
| Ballmer drain the company's cash. He didn't get so rich by buying at the top
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| of the market.
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http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/03/17/microsoft-bear-stearns-tech-ebiz-cx_ec_0316msft.html
Microsoft says to borrow money for Yahoo deal
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| Microsoft Corp said on Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its
| history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo
| Inc.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN0455692920080205
Microsoft's DreamSpark – What a Giveaway
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| The rest of the $44.6bn (£22.3bn) deal would be financed with an undisclosed
| amount of credit.
|
| What that means is that it must squeeze as much money as it can from its
| operations to fund that debt and still pay dividends to shareholders, who
| will be looking for some payback from the Yahoo takeover. Giving away
| software is the last thing it would want to do in these circumstances, and
| the DreamSpark announcement shows just how worried it is about the future.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/microsofts-dreamspark-%E2%80%93-what-giveaway
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