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Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) have apparently taken some of their merger negotiations out of the press and into the boardroom. The two companies are said to be in “last-ditch” negotiations to reach a friendly deal, despite threats from the software giant this week that it would launch a hostile proxy bid or walk away from the deal entirely.Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) have apparently taken some of their merger... more
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Yahoo spurned Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate Monday without explaining how its management will match the payoff that the slumping Internet icon's shareholders would have received had the unsolicited offer been accepted.
The rebuff had been widely anticipated after word of Yahoo's intention was leaked during the weekend.
In its formal response, Yahoo said its board had concluded Microsoft's unsolicited offer "substantially undervalues" the Sunnyvale-based company.Yahoo spurned Microsoft's $44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate Monday without... more
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Neither Microsoft nor Yahoo have shown they can innovate; I don't see how the merging the two will help them compete against Google's innovation.Neither Microsoft nor Yahoo have shown they can innovate; I don't see how the... more
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The computing giant is pursuing a hostile acquisition at $31 a share. The deal would be among the largest corporate takeovers in history. The computing giant is pursuing a hostile acquisition at $31 a share. The deal would... more
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Big news from Microsoft this morning, they have placed a an unsolicited offer to buy Internet search engine operator Yahoo with a cash and stock bid worth $44.6 billion. Check out more on the link. Big news from Microsoft this morning, they have placed a an unsolicited offer to buy... more
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jhaber
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"Let’s forget about search for a moment, and Microsoft’s obvious need to buy a leading online company or face extinction.
Microsoft’s proposed $45 billion buy of Yahoo would give the Redmond, Wash company control over a top open source e-mail company, open source projects and an open source infrastructure. On September 17 of 2007, Yahoo bought Zimbra for $350 million. Yahoo’s infrastructure is built on BSD. Yahoo has released a myriad of software to the open source community and even sponsors some open source projects.
So this deal would put Microsoft directly into the open source software business."
I believe this is the 3rd sign of Armageddon......................."Let’s forget about search for a moment, and Microsoft’s obvious need... more
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dpark
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People have been talking about this for a while now, but finally Microsoft puts in the bid to buy Yahoo.
I guess this was inevitable with a $19 share price.
(found the title pretty funny too)
People have been talking about this for a while now, but finally Microsoft puts in the... more
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