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How Yahoo! Walked Away From $44.6 Billion
Posted by Ringtones in technology on July 28th, 2010
When we last left Yahoo!, Jerry Yang (CEO) and the rest of the board had just spurned Microsoft’s $44.6 billion takeover bid for the supposedly greener pastures of potential deals with AOL, News Corporation, and/or Google. The rejection of Microsoft’s bid also put the current board on a collision course with Carl Icahn in what looked to be a battle for control of Yahoo!’s board of directors.
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MICROSOFT OBSERVER – WEEK IN REVIEW
Posted by Ringtones in technology on July 22nd, 2010
It’s been a busy week here at The Microsoft Observer. With the Windows 7 launch behind us, Microsoft looked ahead to the launch of the Office 2010 productivity suite and released its beta out to the developer community. Also, the company’s shareholder meeting in New York City had interesting news around both Windows sales since the launch and its mobile device strategy.
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Microsoft Clouds Don’t Rain on Small Businesses – a Comprehensive Assessment of Microsoft Online Services
Posted by Ringtones in technology on July 12th, 2010
Microsoft Goes SAASy
Flashback
Used to being the unchallenged leader during the early days of information technology, Microsoft never had it as easy since the advent of the internet. No matter the hot new internet technology, Microsoft was forever caught napping. It was never the innovator and forever a laggard in terms of success. Google trounced it at search and online advertis Read the rest of this entry »
Human Resource Management at Microsoft
Posted by Ringtones in technology on June 28th, 2010
Microsoft is one of the wealthiest and most successful companies in the world. Even more important, from a human resource perspective, is the fact that Microsoft is an employee-driven organization. While other organizations base their success on better manufacturing techniques, or better technology, Microsoft’s success is based on the effectiveness of their employees. Essentially, Microsoft value their staff and realize the im Read the rest of this entry »
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