Documents shed light on Yahoo's efforts to thwart Microsoft's takeover bid
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Yahoo is facing intense pressure from its shareholders to reopen sales negotiations, with activist investor Carl Icahn threatening to replace the Sunnyvale-based company's entire board unless a deal can be worked out before Yahoo's July 3 annual meeting. (article 4)
In a bid to boost its Web search traffic, Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a deal that will make its Live Search the default on Hewlett-Packard Co. personal computers shipped in the U.S. and Canada, starting in January. (article 9)
Selective details from Yahoo board minutes and other confidential company documents in an investor suit, unsealed by a Delaware Chancery Court judge on Monday, paint a picture of how Yahoo has rebuffed Microsoft's courtship since early 2007. (article 1)
The severance plan would have increased Microsoft's costs by $462 million to $2.1 billion, based on the software maker's initial Jan. 31 offer of $44.6 billion, or $31 per share, according to Yahoo estimates released Monday. (article 3)
HP's consumer PCs sold in North America will have a custom search toolbar and Internet Explorer will default to Microsoft's Live Search engine beginning in January, Microsoft plans to announce today. (article 10)
The Windows Live Search tool bar will be installed on PCs starting in January, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft said today. (article 7)
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- Yahoo readied plan to reject Microsoft bid: papers (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 872 words)
- Documents shed light on Yahoo's efforts to thwart Microsoft's takeover bid (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 352 words)
- New documents illuminate Yahoo-Microsoft saga (sfgate.com, 06/02/2008, 1104 words)
- Microsoft talking about new deal with Yahoo - (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2008, 290 words)
- Microsoft news and features (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 229 words)
- Arts and Culture, BEA Systems Incorporated - (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2008, 172 words)
- Microsoft search to be default on Hewlett-Packard PCs (L.A. Times, 06/02/2008, 269 words)
- Microsoft search to be default on Hewlett-Packard PCs (boston.com, 06/03/2008, 476 words)
- Microsoft signs search distribution deal with HP (sfgate.com, 06/02/2008, 281 words)
- Microsoft, HP will be search partners (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 544 words)
- Technology Sector News and Views (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 358 words)
- Arts and Culture, Bill Gates, eBay Incorporated - (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2008, 287 words)
- New York Times Blog (bits.blogs.nytimes.com, 06/01/2008, 213 words)
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