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[News] [Rival] Robert X. Cringely on Microsoft's Financial Figures 'Massaging'

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Wimpy: Why is Yahoo so afraid of Microsoft?

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| This has everything to do with business and nothing at all to do with 
| technology. Wearing my business reporter's fedora, then, I'll point you back 
| a week or so to Microsoft's most recent earnings announcement, which 
| disappointed Wall Street. This is significant because it is hard to find a 
| Wall Street analyst who remembers the last time Microsoft's earnings were 
| disappointing. It simply doesn't happen. That's because Microsoft has a 
| myriad of tools for adjusting the numbers to look just right.      
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http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080509_004880.html

Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?

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| Are Microsoft and Google really locked into a zero-sum game, where every gain 
| in Google’s search business translates into an automatic kick-in-the-pants 
| for Microsoft?  
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1396


Earlier:

A reminder of why Microsoft wanted Yahoo

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| Henry Blodget at Silicon Alley Insider has posted Tuesday a good look at how
| Microsoft's Windows and Google's search will stack up by 2009. The results
| aren't necessarily surprising, but they're certainly interesting to see in
| print: By this time next year, Blodget predicts, Google search will pass
| Windows in total revenue.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9943247-7.html


Recent:

Is Microsoft Aura Fading?

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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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