Yahoo, Microsoft Partnership deal near

Yahoo, Microsoft Partnership deal near

A mega partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft, nearly a year and a half in the making, may finally be nearing reality. The two technology giants are said to be close to finalizing a search advertising deal, according to AllThingsD. Microsoft would sell search engine ads for both companies whi

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Oracle gets Sun for $7.4 billion, MySQL for $0

Oracle gets Sun for $7.4 billion, MySQL for $0

With Monday's announcement that Oracle is acquiring Sun for $7.4 billion, however, Oracle is signaling its own "iPod moment," seeking to compete with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and others in integrated hardware/software systems. It's a bold move, and not for the faint of heart. But then, no o

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