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You Don’t Know Tech: The InfoWorld News Quiz

dan tynan on May 27 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Infoworld, Quizzes

Is Microsoft-Yahoo truly dead? Why did CBS buy CNET? How much would you pay for a letter from a dead genius? And what is Carl Icahn’s problem anyway? The answers to these questions and more are found in this week’s quiz — provided you choose wisely. Correct responses are worth 10 points a shot. Ready? [...]

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Geek Week: CNET gets swallowed, Yahoo proxy fight to follow

dan tynan on May 16 2008 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft

(This screed originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
I think, therefore Icahn. Just when you thought the Yahoo-Microsoft deal was kaput, in steps everyone’s least favorite uncle Carl Icahn to muck things up. In a letter to the Yahoo board, the curmudgeon billionaire scolded board members, then announced his intentions to buy $2.5 [...]

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