Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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The Microsoft-Yahoo Merger From A User Point Of View

I’ve stayed out of the Microsoft attempted merger of Yahoo so far. But EVERYONE seems to be talking about it from all sorts of angles. Me? I take the user’s point of view and that’s one I haven’t seen discussed much yet. Will Yahoo moving to Microsoft be a good thing for users? Let’s take a tour.

Department Of Justice Waves On XM-Sirius Merger

The Department of Justice took long enough to make up its mind; both "no" and "yes" are pretty short words.  But in regards to the XM-Sirius merger, the DoJ finally landed on a drawn-out version of the latter.

EU Allows Google, DoubleClick Merger

The process took longer than Google would have liked, but ultimately the European Union agreed with Google's position that the DoubleClick deal would merge complementary ad businesses.

AOL & Yahoo: No Merger, No Cry

In a world of scenarios and a slow news week, chatter about a possible AOL/Yahoo merger has crested the waves and face-planted itself upon the sandy shores of consideration.

VARs NWN, NetTeks Cancel Merger

The marriage is off - NWN and NetTeks Technology Consultants no longer intend to merge.

Case Apologizes For Merger Again

Steve Case has already gone on the record to say he regretted the AOL-Time Warner merger, but the AOL founder was referring more to the merger's implementation than to the theory behind it. Now he's said "sorry" again.

Sprint and Nextel Get Merger Approval From Shareholders

Shareholders of both Nextel and Sprint have voted to approve the merge or equals between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications, which was announced back in December.

Shareholders Approve Merger of P&G and Gillette

Procter & Gamble's plan to acquire Gillette for $57 billion has been approved by shareholders of both companies. As a result of the merger, P&G will increase the products it sells, adding items like razors and batteries.