| Microsoft Microsoft CEO: Google merits regulatory scrutiny The Associated Press reports: Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival's dominance of Internet search. C'mon Seattle -- not changing your name to 'Google'? Talk about commitment. In an effort to persuade Google to select it as a testbed for an experimental fiber-optic network, Topeka – the capital of Kansas – has changed its name to "Google" for one month. Yahoo CEO: Would I have accepted Microsoft buyout? 'Sure' BartzEveryone's favorite loud-mouthed CEO was at it again Tuesday in an interview with CNBC (video below). Yahoo's Carol Bartz was asked whether, if she had been the chief executive in February 2008, she would have accepted Microsoft's buyout offer. Ballmer: Google leads because 'they did it right first' Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn't really know how to answer. Can Bing be No. 1 in the U.S. search market? $84 million grant to expand Internet in Washington The Associated Press reports: An $84 million Recovery Act grant will add 830 miles of fiber and eight new microwave sites to a high-speed network to help bring high-speed Internet access to some remote parts of Washington. Chrome continues to eat away at Internet Explorer Another month, another – well, 0.4 points. Google's Web browser, Chrome, gained that many percentage points in February as it ate away at Microsoft Internet Explorer's market share, according to Net Applications data. Microsoft researchers working on Mobile Surface projector Courtesy of Microsoft You know the downside of the Microsoft Surface table? It's giant, heavy and expensive. Wouldn't the average consumer be more apt to get excited about a smaller, lightweight, portable version? 
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