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Microsoft threatens Yahoo! proxy battle

by Stephen Withers
Monday, 07 April 2008
Page 2 of 2 One claim made by Ballmer is hard to understand. He asserted the proposed ascquisition "enhances choice for content creators, advertisers, and consumers." Related stories Chrome is good news for the ABM crowd Microsoft slips free development tools to students VMware ESX qualifies under Microsoft virtualisation support program Guitar Hero World Tour dated and priced Xbox 360 now cheaper, will Nintendo cut the Wii price? OK, so does this mean Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail will both continue and that the enlarged company will create another mail service? Will Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger continue alongside a new IM service? Taking out one of the major online advertising providers will give me more choice when I want to place ads for my products or services, or if I'm looking for a source of ads to pay for the online content I offer? 'Enhanced choice'? I don't think so. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Mergers Acquisitions Microsoft Stephen Withers Yahoo! Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>