Report: Yahoo-Google Deal Moves Forward
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| Yahoo Inc. has made progress toward outsourcing its search advertising to
| Google Inc. after a positive initial test of the system, the Wall Street
| Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,144769-pg,1/article.html
Google and Yahoo looking good?
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| Yahoo is closer to outsourcing its core ad search business to Google, after
| favorable testing of Google's advertisements on its search pages, according
| to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9920997-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
A hidden Yahoo acquisition cost for Microsoft
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| Microsoft's attempt to acquire Yahoo is expensive, but there could be a
| significant other expense for the software maker: retention bonuses.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9920996-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Microsoft looks rather frail. It's bullying Yahoo at the moment like an
insecure thug. Hubris.
Recent:
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.
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| 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.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/microsofts-dreamspark-%E2%80%93-what-giveaway
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