http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/microsoft Blog Articles Tagged with 'microsoft' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1105222?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Microsoft (MSFT) is lining up partners to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) and this time it is very likely to get what it...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:08:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1105222?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104441?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft On today s SquawkBox (June 30), we talked a lot about the changes at Microsoft and what may be next for the company.With Bill Gates formally departing Microsoft (see his farewell speech), much of the conversation has been about what comes next ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:52:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104441?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1104764?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft This morning Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] confirmed rumors that it will be acquring Powerset, a Bay Area-based company specializing in natural language Web search. According to press materials, Redmond's strategy is to incorporate Powerset's proprietary t... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:03:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1104764?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104935?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Microsoft s (MSFT) search plan apparently revolves around semantics. The software giant picked up Powerset, a natural language search provider for an undisclosed sum. Will it be enough to close its yawning Google (GOOG) (and even Yahoo) (YHOO) sear... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:31:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104935?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104811?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Last week, OStatic noted the rumor, first reported by VentureBeat, that Microsoft intended to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset for $100 million. Lo and behold, Microsoft and Powerset are confirming today that an acquisition agreemen... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:29:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104811?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104773?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Microsoft is trying to. It's up on PeerToPatent and you can comment on this patent application (and the USPTO will presumably listen to you) if you'd like to help keep the world free of really silly software patents. Following is the abstract. ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:06:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104773?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1104658?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Yesterday, we broke down Yahoo's proxy presentation to shareholders in their attempt at setting the record straight. MarketWatch, Henry Blodget, and Portfolio have additional takes on the presentation. All seem to be in agreement that Yahoo blew t... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:31:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1104658?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105012?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Update:The much-rumoured Microsoft acquisition of natural-language search startup Powerset is now official, with a statement from MSFT and one from Powerset. Mike Arrington says that sources close to the deal tell him the rumoured $100-million ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:04:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105012?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1104648?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Nearly two months have passed since Microsoft pulled the plug on its bid for Yahoo. It now looks as if the deal has little hope of being resurrected, even with Carl Icahn threatening to oust Yahoo s board. But analysts at Citigroup say they see ano... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:24:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1104648?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104963?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft The fact that Microsoft (MSFT) stock has been a bollinger band traders dream for the last six years is no fluke. People have been waiting for the XP Killer Windows Vista to come out for some time. Now it is out and Microsoft is still trading in the... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:19:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104963?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104815?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft A few minutes after she delivered a speech at our Structure 08 conference in San Francisco, I caught up with Microsoft s corporate VP of global foundation services, Debra Chrapaty, for a video chat. I think a more appropriate title for her would be... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:17:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104815?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104971?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft This is a Big Deal. Now, I want to know: how will Flash files be ranked? Any ideas? Adobe is a major competitor to Microsoft in this front. How will Microsoft make Silverlight searchable? And will Google index all both equally? (My take: Oh yes it wi... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:18:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104971?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1105184?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Yahoo! (YHOO: sentiment, chart, options) is still very much on the defensive after rejecting a buyout bid from rival firm Microsoft (MSFT)...(Read More)... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:03:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1105184?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104442?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Alec s away for the next few weeks and so we have the perfect opportunity to crack Canadian jokes and comment about Alec having a very large TV so that he can watch hockey Seriously, though, here are the links for the shows this week that I ll ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:32:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104442?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104975?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft From Dare's blog, a posit that folks are leaving Google for Microsoft, driven by his anecdotal observations and blog post from a guy named Sergey Solyanik:So why did I leave?There are many things about Google that are not great, and merit improvement... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:37:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104975?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104929?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Here is a sneak peek at some links from my weekly weekend reading column over at TheStreet.com: TED spread is widening again (Bloomberg) Barclay's warns of financial storm as Fed's credibility tumbles (Telegraph) Will agri-business be the... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:59:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104929?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104991?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Way back in 2002, I blogged Let a thousand top-level domains bloom . How about a million? A billion?ICANN wants to allow anyone with the gumption and the tech chops to own their own top-level domain.When we end the artificial scarcity of domain nam... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:46:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104991?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104443?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Image by Getty Images via DaylifeToday we wrapped up some of the big stories of the week.We started with iPhone. The rumors are still rolling strong. For instance, iTunes 7.7 reputedly has code allowing a remote control app for iPhone / iPod Touc... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:27:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104443?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104980?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft Increasingly, when I talk to folks in the industry, and they ask me my view on search, I say the above. In search, it's over, Google wins. WIth Yahoo flailing, and Microsoft hiding in the weeds, search is slouching toward a natural monopoly. We may a... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:07:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104980?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1105010?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft As much as the ongoing Yahoo-Microsoft soap opera and Microsoft s apparent acquisition of Powerset are dominating the headlines, a particularly fascinating development is ICANN s decision to radically liberalize the top-level domain structu... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:49:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1105010?rsstype=tag&tag=microsoft