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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.

Google, Microsoft Testify About DoubleClick

This is the Internet age. We don't have to wait for general counsels to drop their bon mots before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, because they are already posted online.

Study: Google Would Raise DoubleClick Prices

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) released an antitrust analysis of the proposed Google and DoubleClick, and suggested the deal would harm DoubleClick's display ad clients.

Google, DoubleClick Cast As Net Neutrality Fight

Sparks fly as Scott Cleland, president of Precursor Group and chairman of anti-net neutrality organization Netcompetition.org, receives the criticism he fully expected in assessing the likelihood of the Google offer for DoubleClick being blocked.

Microsoft Buying Yahoo? No Way

They don't need Yahoo and they don't want Yahoo up in Redmond. Microsoft can compete just fine with Google without Yahoo.

Microsoft Buying Yahoo: Rumors Reappear

A year ago, the two companies were reportedly in talks about a merger, but those conversations were dismissed as rumors and speculation. Well, here's Microsoft and Yahoo 2.0.

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.

Adobe's Apollo Program

Offline applications have often been a thorn in the side of developers. Adobe is coming to the rescue - the company has begun work on a project, dubbed Apollo, which would allow developers to insert hooks for portability to offline clients.