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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Live From Redmond: Microsoft’s He-Man Ballmer Says to Stop Kicking Sand at Yahoo! (Also, He’s Counting Apples!)

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First up at Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting today, as you might imagine, is CEO Steve Ballmer, who is as bouncy and braggy as I have ever seen him, probably because he is fresh from getting his mitts on a long-sought-after prize–the search business of Yahoo.

But, while Wall Street thinks Microsoft made out well in the deal, the opinion about Yahoo’s side of the deal has been not so positive, with its shares down another five percent today already, after plummeting 12 percent yesterday.

Thus, Ballmer to the rescue!

“This is the one that stuns me, that people haven’t figured it out,” said Ballmer. “It’s sort of, like, unbelievable.”

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Monday, September 1, 2008

The Entire Google Chrome Browser Blog Announcement

As was reported earlier today by BoomTown, Google confirmed on its blog that it will launch its new Chrome browser tomorrow.

Google said it would be launching Chrome in 100 countries, but but will only be available in beta in Windows (Google said Mac and Linux versions were coming soon).

The move by the search giant, although the blog does not say so, is clearly a direct shot over the bow of Microsoft, which dominates the browser market with 74 percent share.

Here is the full blog post by Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management at Google, and Linus Upson, Engineering Director.

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference. Read more »

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