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Mac OS X Market Share Nears 8% (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The global market share for Linux jumped in the past 10 months, while Microsoft's Windows lost a few points, says Net Applications. Read more…
Microsoft Launches Office Subscription Service (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft is working with Circuit City to offer a consumer software subscription service that includes its Office, Windows Live OneCare, Messenger, and Photo Gallery applications and services. Read more…
Microsoft, Yahoo mull media partner options: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have been holding separate talks with other potential media partners after their negotiations with each other broke down, sources familiar with the companies' thinking said on Wednesday. Read more…
Microsoft Buys Powerset To Add Search Talent (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it has reached an agreement to buy Powerset, a natural-language search firm in San Francisco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but some industry watchers estimate the transaction at $100 million. Read more…
Microsoft To Put Office Online as Equipt for Consumers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is ready to put its popular Microsoft Office suite online, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Called Microsoft Equipt, the suite will join the software giant's online offerings of Windows Live Mail, Messenger, OneCare and Photo Gallery. Read more…
Microsoft seeks allies for new Yahoo move: reports (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp is preparing a new bid for Yahoo Inc's search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup, the Wall Street Journal said. Read more…
Micro Focus, Microsoft partner on app modernization (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Micro Focus and Microsoft are working to bolster efforts to enable Cobol-based mainframe applications to run on Windows and also plan a version of CICS for .Net. Read more…
Microsoft seeks partners for new bid for Yahoo: WSJ (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Read more…
Report: Microsoft Readies New Try for Yahoo (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is looking for new partners to join in a fresh bid for Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read more…
Microsoft seeks allies for new Yahoo move: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp is preparing a new bid for Yahoo Inc's search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup, the Wall Street Journal said. Read more…