Microsoft and Yahoo! entered into a landmark search deal in late July and many observers credited Steve Ballmer with a major strategic victory, particularly given the richer terms of his prior offers to acquire Yahoo! in early 2008. While the ...

The buzz in technology and investment circles over the past few days has centered on analyzing the economic and technological implications of Microsoft's search deal with Yahoo!. While both Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz claim that ...