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'Nobody gets it,' sniffs Steve Ballmer on Yahoo! deal

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer defended Yahoo!'s side of the deal at a meeting with financial analysts Thursday, saying he was "surprised by the market reaction."

Microsoft misses, advantage Yahoo!

Yahoo!'s board reportedly met Thursday to discuss a deal with Microsoft. Yahoo!'s negotiating position might have gotten a boost from Microsoft's earnings, which missed analyst expectations by 2 %.

Microsoft earnings preview; Yahoo!, Apple results

Microsoft is expected to report declines in sales and profits for its fiscal fourth quarter Thursday after the bell. Meanwhile, Yahoo! beat estimates, but revenues slid. And the two may be close to a deal.

'Face reality,' Blodget blasts Ballmer

In a scathing critique of Microsoft's strategy, Henry Blodget tells Steve Ballmer to stop comparing search to Windows. Spin Bing and MSN into Yahoo!, advises Blodget.

Apple, Twitter, Microsoft, Yahoo! deals?

Apple, Twitter, Microsoft and Yahoo! top the tech deal rumor-sphere Wednesday morning. Are deals near at hand, or is this all just a ploy to lure Internet traffic to tech blogs?

Bill Gates focusing on Microsoft search

Search is one of three areas Steve Ballmer has asked Bill Gates to focus on, Gates tells CNBC after Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.

Microsoft: First year-to-year revenue drop

Microsoft's EPS fell to 33 cents, 6 cents lower than analysts expected, and 14 cents less than the same quarter a year ago, reflecting low PC shipments worldwide.

Microsoft picks up another Yahoo! search pro

Microsoft may have failed to buy Yahoo!, but it has hired a trio of search executives from the company. Larry Heck is the latest.

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