Tags: acquisition , microsoft

Software

Microsoft to bring Skype to browsers?

By Liam Tung | Apr 17, 2012 | Comment Now

Job ads say yes.

Software

Microsoft confirms Skype buy for US$8.5 billion

By Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby | May 11, 2011 | 3 Comments

Tongues wag on "high" price paid.

Networking

Confirmed: Microsoft pays US$8.5 billion for Skype

May 10, 2011 | Comment Now

Biggest Microsoft buy in history.

Software

SUSE safe from Novell patent sale: Linux Australia

By Liz Tay | Nov 23, 2010 | Comment Now

Novell to sell 882 patents to Microsoft.

Software

Microsoft ties up Danger acquisition

By Robert Jaques | Apr 17, 2008 | Comment Now

Microsoft has completed its acquisition of mobile client software developer Danger..

Software

Yahoo rebuffs Microsoft’s advances, again

Apr 8, 2008 | Comment Now

Yahoo has rejected yet another aggressive advance from Microsoft in which the software giant issued a three-week ultimatum: either accept a US$44.6 billion buyout offer or face ...

Software

Microsoft issues Yahoo a three week deadline

Apr 7, 2008 | Comment Now

Having grown tired of chasing the approval of Yahoo directors, Microsoft now has issued the company an ultimatum; agree to its $US44 billion buyout offer within three weeks, or ...

Networking

Microsoft seeks to replace Yahoo board

By Guy Dixon | Feb 21, 2008 | Comment Now

Microsoft has taken on a firm of 'corporate action specialists' in a bid to replace the Yahoo board of directors which formally declined the software giant's US$44 billion ...