Things may seem to have calmed down concerning Microsoft's bid for Yahoo!, dear readers, but the speculative news stories haven't stopped rushing forth.
Over the last week, Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang spoke out against Microsoft's offer in a letter to the search engine's shareholders. What's more, many industry experts have touted Rupert Murdoch as Yahoo!'s possible saviour, despite claims from the media mogul that he is not interested in the acquisition.
Nevertheless, recent reports have suggested that Yahoo! may come round to the bid. The bigmouthmedia news team's opinion? Everything's still up in the air!
Despite the ongoing kafuffle, Yahoo! has kept itself busy: last week saw the re-launch of Yahoo! Video in a last ditch attempt to catch-up some ground from Google-owned YouTube. Better still, Yahoo and T-Mobile announced a new agreement at last week's Mobile World Congress - a direct blow to Google, who had a previous deal with the mobile network provider.
Google didn't mourn for long, however, announcing a new deal with Nokia on the same day. Furthermore, Google's Android mobile platform came into its own this week, with the announcement from both Samsung and LG to bring out Android-enabled phones by 2009.
However, a new and high-profile court case brought against the search giant now threatens to eclipse one of their biggest success stories of the past year. A former contract worker has claimed that Google stole his idea for Google Sky, one of Google Earth's most popular features.
Will the search world's most formidable player reign supreme in the face of such opposition? Or will Google be revealed to be in violation of its own corporate motto: "Don't be Evil"? Whatever the verdict, you can be certain of one thing - the bigmouthmedia newsletter will be here to tell the tale!
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