Archive for March 19th, 2008

Yahoo good outlook enough reason to resist Microsoft bid

Yahoo Inc. has released a rosy outlook for the next two years, hoping to give investors a better understanding of why the slumping Internet pioneer isn’t willing to sell to Microsoft Corp. for less than $45 billion.
Analysts interpreted the company’s unscheduled disclosure yesterday as a sign that Yahoo’s attempts to find an alternative deal to […]

March 19th, 2008 | Posted in Yahoo, Microsoft | 2 Comments

Google loses EU wide trade mark protection for Gmail

Google lost its bid to get European Union-wide trademark protection for “Gmail,” the name of its Web-based e-mail service. The Gmail name is too similar to an existing German trademark, according to a ruling by the EU’s trademark agency published on its Web site. Google has been blocked from getting the EU rights to the […]

March 19th, 2008 | Posted in Google | 1 Comment