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Plus: An IM chat between Obama and Clinton advisors.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.07
No victory: Yahoo feels the heat after Microsoft walks away
Everyone's searching for YHOO, waiting to see how low the stock can go.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.05
Microsoft almost certainly going hostile on Yahoo, unless it's not
Steve Ballmer prepares to do something.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.02
What the hell is Microsoft's Live Mesh?
The company promises a cross-platform way to synchronize your data across different devices.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.23
Let's fight: Popular Mechanics says Macs beat PCs in style and speed
Why does Windows take minutes to start up and shut down?
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.16
Good vs. Evil? Yahoo, Google and AOL vs. Microsoft and News Corp.
Of course it's not that. This is business, not a morality play.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.10
Microsoft vs. Yahoo: First duel, then merge?
Microsoft signals hostile intentions, and Yahoo fights back. Yes, this is surely the way to beat Google.
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Weekly Column
Why Apple fans hate tech reporters
On hot-button issues -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide -- we're quick to see bias in even the most objective news.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.03.18
Microsoft hit with $1.3 billion EU antitrust fine
The company refused to provide rivals with an easy way to interoperate with Windows.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.27
Wii and PS3 projected to eclipse XBox 360
Peek into one market research firm's video game crystal ball
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.15
Fearing Microsoft, Yahoo courts Rupert Murdoch
It's kind of like if you ask a girl to marry you and she says she'd rather be with Voldemort.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.14
Yahoo tells Microsoft to make like a banana
... and split. Microsoft, here's your chance to bow out.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.11
Taking over Yahoo
Farhad Manjoo looks at Microsoft's recent takeover bid of the Web giant.
2008.02.06
Does anybody think Microsoft/Yahoo is a good idea?
Anyone? Anyone? And what plan would work? Anyone, anyone?
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.04
Weekly Column
Will they call it Microhoo? Yahosoft?
Whatever they call it, stick a fork in them, they're done
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.01
With Wii and DS, Nintendo owns 2007
The Tiger Woods of game companies.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.18
Bill Gates' final CES keynote. (Long live Bill Gates)
Bono, Spielberg, Stewart, Obama, Clinton and Jay-Z say goodbye to the Microsoft mogul.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.07
Tracking Apple's Leopard: It's pretty fast
A sales update on the new Mac OS.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.18
Opera's misguided antitrust charges against Microsoft
Reliving the last decade, the Norwegian browser make asks a court to order that Microsoft "unbundle" Internet Explorer from its operating system and comply with Web standards.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.13
Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots
The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.11
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Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer covering technology and tech culture. He lives in San Francisco.

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