Microsoft officially withdrew its offer to acquire Yahoo on Saturday but only after it threw an additional US$5 billion on the table.
On 1 February 2008, Microsoft made a US$44.6 billion bid for search giant Yahoo. Follow all the news about the deal with ZDNet.com.au.
If Microsoft acquires Yahoo, the deal may leave the pair's joint venture partnerships with PBL Network and the Seven Network on shaky ground.
NineMSN has announced it will introduce a premium subscriber service that includes 10 MB of e-mail storage and the ability to redirect up to four e-mail addresses to the Hotmail account.
Microsoft-flavoured media company ninemsn has appointed a new chief executive offer, Joe Pollard, who will start next week.
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The weekend's Big Brother "sex scandal", during which the official site's live feed and forums were taken offline, highlights an issue that is provoking debate across the globe: to what extent are Web site administrators responsible for the conduct of their users?
The major security flaws suffered by the Big Brother Web site are the most recent example of an apparent "launch first, fix later" approach within Channel Ten. But a chequered history with the Web may help explain the problems.
Like the vast majority of people holding up the bottom end of the Australian economic pyramid, I always get a vicarious thrill out of reading the BRW Rich 200 List and finding out just how much money the people at the pointy end are hoarding.
Apple Computer today launched its long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, finally giving iPod owners a legal way of downloading music online. Extra: A peek at other Web stores.
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Yahoo continues to struggle behind Google in the US but in Australia, it's a slightly different story -- NineMSN, the partnership between Kerry Packer's PBL and Microsoft, remains a major stumbling block for the online giant.
The company's managing director, Steve Vamos, speaks to ZDNet about its changing competitive landscape, security issues, and the best way to sell software in Australia.
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Australians can now view their Hotmail accounts via SMS, following the formation of a partnership between NineMSN and Vodafone.
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Legal music downloads in Australia are expensive, files are restrictive, catalogues are small and music lovers are better off finding their favourite bands in a record store.
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