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Report: EC, Microsoft In Settlement Talks Over Antitrust Cases

PaidContent  Jul 07 09

Despite the rhetoric, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and the European Commission may actually be on speaking terms. The two parties are in early talks to settle both the Commission’s investigation into whether the company has stifled competition by bundling Internet Explorer and Windows together, as well as a second investigation looking at Microsoft Word and Excel, according to Bloomberg News, which cites unnamed sources. No details about what each side is offering. A Microsoft spokesman would not comment to paidContent.

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Industry Moves: Zynga; Fairchild; Emmis; E!; Microsoft; FishBowl; Mesa; Publicis Seattle

PaidContent  12 hours ago

—Zynga: The FarmVille creator has hired Steven Chiang as president of the development studios, CEO Marc Pincus announced on his blog this week.

Yahoo's Schneider To Oversee Sales Temporarily

PaidContent  18 hours ago

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is moving quickly to fill the void left this week by the surprising departure of sales chief Joanne Bradford by handing her duties—for “at least the next few months”—to Yahoo North America head Hilary Schneider, according to a report in AdAge.

Palm's Struggles Will Handicap Its Ability To Ward Off Upcoming Competition

PaidContent  19 hours ago

Palm’s poor performance was no surprise today since it sent out a warning last month that sales were falling way short of expectations.

IVillage Plans Larger Health And Wellness Rollout

PaidContent  20 hours ago

Since updating its look last fall, iVillage has been tinkering at the edges, adding three new channels around celebrities, food and even astrology.

Video: Michael Kinsley @ The 'Separate But Equal' Digital Ellies

PaidContent  20 hours ago

The greatest benefit of moderating a session at the Magazine Publishers Association conference on e-reading today was the chance to witness Slate founding editor Michael Kinsley’s induction into the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame.

T-Mobile USA Confirms Partnership Talks WIth Clearwire

PaidContent  20 hours ago

T-Mobile USA is indeed looking for a U.S. partner to help finance a high-speed data network.

Reed Business Sheds More Mag Titles; B2B Design Books Sold To Sandow

PaidContent  21 hours ago

Reed Business Information-US continues its string of magazine divestitures with the sale of Home Accents Today, Furniture/Today and six sister b2b pub and related websites to Sandow Media.

PaidContent Quick Hits 03.18.2010

PaidContent  21 hours ago

»  Google (NSDQ: GOOG) explains its core businesses, search, ads and apps, in layman’s terms.

Apple's iPad May Be Off To A Good Start, But Content Deals Are Still Lacking

PaidContent  22 hours ago

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has sold “hundreds of thousands of iPads” on pre-order, reports the WSJ, which quotes people familiar to the matter.

YouTube-Viacom, Part Two:  YouTube Founders' E-Mails Show Struggles Over Copyrighted Works

PaidContent  22 hours ago

In the second set of documents released today from Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against Google (NSDQ: GOOG) over YouTube’s posting of its copyrighted works, e-mails among the video site’s three primary founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawad Karim, demonstrate the debates the trio had over how to handle unauthorized content.



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