Yahoo, eBAY, Microsoft, AOL

Once again, the media is calling for big acquisitions. This time, Merrill Lynch Analyst Justin Post says that Microsoft should acquire Yahoo. On the other hand, there is also speculation about Yahoo buying AOL from Time Warner. John Battelle doesn’t like this option. I said, a year back, that Yahoo and eBAY should merge. Since

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Microsoft Gets FaceBook

Google got MySpace, but Microsoft gets FaceBook. We know why Microsoft went after FaceBook, but why did FaceBook say yes? Facebook COO Owen Van Natta says that Microsoft’s technology and approach are a better fit because they are newer to online advertising than Google and Yahoo and its technology doesn’t have to be “retrofitted” to

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Microsoft Is A Slow Coach, BUT …

Nial Kennedy, popular blogger and web 2.0 geek has just decided to quit Microsoft, after four months of working there. Reason? Frustration! No doubt, Microsoft has become a slow coach. They can neither hire talent, nor retain talent. But. Look at Nial Kennedy’s resume. He doesn’t stick around anywhere for very long. Certainly not long

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TVi vs Microsoft: What Can YOU Learn?

TVi versus Microsoft, the Autoplay patent has been settled. It may be a good idea for entrepreneurs to start understanding how to defend IP against big players.

Not ONLY Google vs Microsoft

Google acquires hosted word-processing software that they are likely to offer as a service. Where is this going?

Microsoft Dead or Live?

Will Salesforce.com survive if Microsoft truly wakes up?

Google versus Microsoft

Entry into Security, I submit, will be the fastest way for Google to overtake Microsoft’s Market Cap.

Microsoft + Hollywood

Don’t be surprised if the rules of the content business change dramatically in the future. For example, a successful movie may be turned into a book!