business-software turf/ a surprising coup for Yahoo

  Microsoft Hits Back as Google Muscles In

Microsoft has publicly dismissed Web-based Google Apps as a competitor. But, behind the scenes, Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to halt Google's encroachment on its business-software turf.

 

 

Yahoo Taps Marissa Mayer of Google to Be Its New Chief

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and EVELYN M. RUSLI 6:12 PM ET

The selection of Ms. Mayer, one of the top executives at Google, makes her one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley and corporate America and is considered a surprising coup for Yahoo.

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