Microsoft and Yahoo Reach A Deal: The Details

Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Corporate News, Internet, Microsoft

Remember that time when it looked like Microsoft was going to buy Yahoo?  Well, it appears that Microsoft has convinced Yahoo to use Bing.

Reports are that this mutual deal will boost Yahoo’s profits by $500 million.  Not only that, but Microsoft’s search market share is expected to jump from 8 percent to 28 percent. 

I suppose you could call this a victory for either side, but rather a truce.  That, or begun the Search Engine Wars have. We’ve got the full press release for you after the break.

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Microsoft Launches Bing Search

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, Microsoft

Microsoft has launched Bing, a search engine tested under the code name Kumo, that replaces Live Search. Bing will supposedly make purchasing online easier, will be handier for finding medical information, and should facilitate travel arrangements. Besides searching, the engine retrieves and processes data, monitors history and displays it, and should be easier to read. Frankly, we were never all that fond of Microsoft Live Search so anything would be an improvement.

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