Microsoft Corp. has agreed to buy comparison shopping business Ciao in a deal worth around $486 million (U.S.), and plans to integrate the service into its Live Search sites, it announced Friday. The...

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In an effort to keep up with its successful rival Google, which holds market share in Europe, Microsoft has made a $486 million cash bid for an overseas Web survey firm. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) said Friday it agreed to...
Ciao, which is owned by Wilton, Conn.-based Greenfield Online, provides consumer reviews and ratings as well as comparative prices from e-commerce companies. Ciao gets more than 26 million unique visitors per month and has also generated more than...
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With the Microhoo deal dying off in July, Microsoft has turned its acquisitive eye to Europe, where it has reached an agreement to acquire Greenfield Online, the company behind Ciao, one of Europe's leading price comparison, shopping, and...
Microsoft has entered a deal to acquire Greenfield Online, an attitudinal researcher and owner of European comparison shopping player Ciao GmbH, for $486 million. Microsoft's in it strictly for the shopping search platform, which it dubs...
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