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Chinese used ‘flaws’ in Microsoft explorer to hack Google

The Chinese managed to hack Google accounts of human activists and many businesses thanks to flaws in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) browser, according to reports Friday.
Google has threatened to close its operations and offices in China after hacking and “phishing” attempts to break into gmail accounts of US, China and Europe based Chinese human rights [...]

Microsoft CEO eyes Yahoo partnership outside US

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval. Earlier this year Microsoft and Yahoo signed a 10-year Web search partnership to challenge Google

Microsoft’s Ballmer Says Web Search Buys Unlikely

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the software giant is not interested in buying other search companies in order to compete with Google, according to an interview he gave to Reuters.

LONDON (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc’s dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday.
quot;No, I wouldn’t expect it, quot; he said when asked whether acquisitions would b…


Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc.
The 10-year deal announced Wednesday gives Microsoft access to the Internet’s second-largest search [...]