Microsoft is not trying to block access says Kaspersky

Comment now » // October 7th, 2006

PARIS - Microsoft’s new operating system Vista will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work, Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals.
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Windows Vista Will Ship on Time

Comment now » // October 7th, 2006

Although Microsoft’s forthcoming operating system, Windows Vista, has slipped from its proposed ship date several times, a Wall Street analyst is now predicting Microsoft will be able to remain on schedule from this point forward.
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Google Interest In YouTube Is Latest Talk Exciting Prospects Of Social Net Riches

Comment now » // October 7th, 2006

Google, having fumbled in the hot field of social networking, might be ready to spend big to become the Web’s new video star. The Web search leader is in talks to pay $1.6 billion to buy YouTube, the top site for watching videos online, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. This comes two weeks after Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO - News) reportedly offered $1 billion for social networking site Facebook.
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Google in talks to buy YouTube for 1.6 billion dollars

Comment now » // October 7th, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The YouTube video-sharing website and Google internet giant sternly declined to comment on reports that they were discussing a 1.6 billion dollar takeover by Google. YouTube workers ejected a television news camera crew that made its way into the popular website’s non-descript office in the heart of San Francisco.
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Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube

Comment now » // October 7th, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. is in talks to buy YouTube Inc., the world’s leading Web site for video entertainment, for close to $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

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