At the same time, it works hard to single-handedly intercept the company's deal with Google. The New York Times (bias to be noted [ 1, 2 ]) reports. One company has done more than any other to publicly disparage the Yahoo-Google deal: Microsoft, the same company that did not succeed in acquiring Yahoo earlier this year. Hell hath no fury like a suitor scorned. We previously showed how viciously Microsoft was attacking this deal [ 1, 2 ], reaching as far as hiring of AstroTurfers. It's ugly stuff, no matter one's opinion on "guerrilla marketing" and "proxy fights". In other news, Corel is adding a former Microsoft executive to its top ranks. Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Kazuo Sakai will join Corel as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan Operations and President, Corel Japan effective immediately.