2008 - Microsoft officially made a move to put a bid in for Yahoo! They announced a plan of $31 a share, which was 62 percent of premium common stock from Yahoo! This was not the first time Microsoft had made a play for the company, but this was the most covered by press. Wikazine – Full show notes for February 1 Texas Instruments Patents the integrated circuit Patrick Naughton, Mike Sheridan and James Gosling begin devolpment of Java Mike Scott states that Apple is Typewriter Free Related articles December 27: Yahoo Acquires HotJobs (dayintechhistory.com) January 31: Corel Acquired WordPerfect (dayintechhistory.com)