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Microsoft, Yahoo May Extend Partnership Outside The U.S.

Microsoft's CEO isn't getting ahead of himself; for the time being, Steve Ballmer's taking a "first things first" approach.  However, he indicated today that if the proposed U.S.-only Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership goes through, an international agreement may follow.

IT Sector To Help Global Economic Recovery

The expected growth rate for IT employment of 3 percent per year is more than three times the rate of growth of total employment and a solid indicator that investing in IT will contribute to economic recovery and growth, according to a new study by Microsoft and IDC.

Microsoft, Yahoo CEOs Comment On Employees' Fates

Personnel-related "efficiencies" can be good or bad, depending on one's perspective.  Companies want to save money, of course, and their shareholders also appreciate savings.  But employees like to keep their jobs.  So let's take a look at what sort of effect the Microsoft-Yahoo deal may have.

Bartz and Ballmer Talk Yahoo Microsoft Deal

You have no doubt read or at least heard about the deal between Microsoft and Yahoo that aims to "change the search landscape." You may or may not know that the two companies have set up a joint site for the deal at ChoiceValueInnovation.com.

Steve Ballmer Skeptical Of Chrome OS

At the moment, Microsoft has a market cap of $205.7 billion, and the corporation has its Windows operating system to thank for much of that money.  It may be noteworthy, then, that CEO Steve Ballmer claims to be rather baffled by the concept of Google Chrome OS.

Ballmer Mentions Yahoo Partnership For Umpteenth Time

First off: yes, at this point, we're all ready to slap Steve Ballmer and Carol Bartz with a fish every time they talk about a partnership or acquisition.  Just the same, millions of dollars are at stake, so it seems important to acknowledge that Ballmer's once again said he's open to a deal. 

Ballmer Prepared To Spend $2.25 Billion Per Year On Search

Steve Ballmer's a persistent guy; a look at Microsoft's different search efforts will show that he's definitely embraced the line "try, try, again."  And now, Ballmer may be ready to try harder than ever, as he's voiced a willingness to spend something like $2.25 billion per year on search. 

Microsoft, Yahoo Deal Still Possible

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said there are still possibilities to work with Yahoo to "create a better search product." Ballmer was speaking to students at Standford University, which has led to speculation he may be meeting with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz to discuss a potential deal.

Microsoft Announces Another Round of Job Cuts

Update: VentureBeat reports: "We’ve learned that Massive, the company’s in-game advertising business, suffered something like 75 percent layoffs."

Report: Ballmer, Bartz Talking Partnerships

Everyone - and we know there must be a lot of you - who would rather not hear more about potential Microsoft-Yahoo deals should get ready to abandon the Internet for a little while.  It looks like a fresh round of rumors is on the way, led by a report that the two companies are discussing partnerships.  Interestingly, Steve Ballmer and Carol Bartz are supposed to be personally involved, which implies that some rather high-powered negotiations are taking place.  But it's been said that a flat-out acquisition isn't on the table this time.