http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/04/yahoo.board.survives.vote/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo investors at the company's shareholders meeting have voted to keep executives suggested through a last-minute deal with activist investor Carl Icahn. The vote keeps nearly all of the existing leaders of the company and showed an unexpected level of confidence in particularly vocal opponents of Microsoft's initial takeover bid for Yahoo, including company CEO Jerry Yang and chairman Roy Bost... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/04/yahoo.board.survives.vote/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/yahoo.q2.2008.results/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo this afternoon reported mixed results for its spring quarter that it blames in part on Microsoft's attempts to buy out the search engine firm. Although its pure revenue climbed six percent to approximately $1.79 billion between April and June with profits climbing slightly to $1.03 billion, the company says its actual operating income dropped a significant 45 percent to $101 million; nearly... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/22/yahoo.q2.2008.results/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/21/yahoo.and.icahn.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/carlicahn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo today said it has landed a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn that would help avert his proxy takeover of the search engine company's board of directors. The agreement ensures that eight board members, including company chief Jerry Yang and board chairman Roy Bostock, are allowed to stand for re-election with Icahn's support. In exchange, Icahn himself will be nominated to the board al... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/21/yahoo.and.icahn.deal/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/18/legg.mason.backs.yahoo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />One of Yahoo's largest shareholders has declared its support for existing management, according to an announcement. Legg Mason Capital Management, which owns 60.7 million shares (4.4 percent) of Yahoo stock, has declared its intentions to vote in favor of Yahoo's current bosses at next month's critical shareholder meeting. "We believe the current Board acted with care and diligence when evaluati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/18/legg.mason.backs.yahoo/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/15/ms.attacks.google.yahoo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/googleandroid-search.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today argued that US House and Senate Judiciary Committees that the proposed Google/Yahoo deal, claiming that Yahoo's agreement to support ads through a non-exclusive deal is anti-competitive and would allegedly hurt innovation. The legal counsel for Microsoft, Brad Smith, expresses fears that Google would control as much as 90 percent of online advertising, allowing it to dictate price... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/15/ms.attacks.google.yahoo/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/microsoft.accuses.yahoo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today responded to Yahoo accusations that it made an 24-hour offer by rejecting many details of the story, asserting that Yahoo has distorted many of the terms discussed during the weekend. The Windows developer argues that the deal, which would see Microsoft buy out Yahoo's search business, was actually requested by Yahoo chair Roy Bostock and that Microsoft had been told Yahoo might a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/microsoft.accuses.yahoo/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/13/yahoo.declines.ms.icahn/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo late Saturday revealed that it has rejected a purportedly aggressive joint bid proposed by Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn. The deal would have seen both the Windows developer and Icahn buy Yahoo's search business and significantly restructure Yahoo to potentially improve its remaining businesses, including the replacement of the board of directors with Icahn's own slate and remove the "t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/13/yahoo.declines.ms.icahn/ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/icahn.proxy.statement/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/carlicahn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Activist investor Carl Icahn today filed a proxy statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that still insists Yahoo offer itself to Microsoft for a takeover. The filing appears to ignore recent statements by Microsoft that it's now uninterested in a full deal and asks that Yahoo shareholders vote on August 1st for Icahn's takeover-friendly board of directors, who would remove Yahoo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/icahn.proxy.statement/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/yahoo.ends.ms.talks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo on Thursday afternoon revealed that talks between itself and Microsoft have come to an end, putting an abrupt halt to prospects of a renewed deal between the two companies. The early search engine pioneer says that "numerous" meetings were unsuccessful in negotiating a partial transaction and confirms that Microsoft was looking to acquire at least some of Yahoo's search business, a move whi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/yahoo.ends.ms.talks/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/icahn.on.yahoo.strategy/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/carlicahn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Billionaire investor Carl Icahn today responded to criticisms from Yahoo with a second open letter to the search engine giant. Addressing claims that he has no plans for Yahoo should Microsoft decline to make bid with a newly replaced board in office, Icahn says he would be willing to have Yahoo strike a search deal with Google as long as its terms would still allow a future Microsoft takeover. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/icahn.on.yahoo.strategy/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:55:00 GMT