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Bill Gates bids farewell

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a full-time Microsoft employee. Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead. …
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Bill Gates bids farewell to Microsoft

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a full-time Microsoft employee. Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead. …
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Feeling the heat at Microsoft

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer’s world. For a man who just got fined more than a billion dollars for antitrust violations, Steve Ballmer is feeling plenty of competitive heat. In an interview, the Microsoft CEO pointed…
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Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for “great engineers,” says Microsoft’s chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. PALO ALTO, Calif.–For a man a few months away from leaving his job, Bill Gates has a lot on his mind. The Microsoft chairman…
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Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Offer–described by Yahoo as “unsolicited”–amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. Microsoft went public Friday with a $44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo. In its response, Yahoo called the Microsoft bid “unsolicited” but did not reject it….
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