Analyst calls Microsoft surprised and frustrated
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| Microsoft did not expect the impassive response its takeover offer has
| received from Yahoo!, one Wall Street expert has said.
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| Technology analyst Scott Kessler, of Standard and Poor in New York, told the
| Guardian that the acquisition is more important to Microsoft than some may
| have guessed.
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| Neither Yahoo! nor Microsoft commented as the deadline set by the latter for
| the former to accept its 31 cent-per-share offer expired this weekend.
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http://news.directtrafficmedia.co.uk/Analyst_calls_Microsoft_surprised_and_frustrated_18571845.html
Microsoft Very Quiet, but Something Is Happening
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| Microsoft has been radio silent since Yahoo's doomsday clock struck midnight
| last weekend. No chariots-cum-pumpkins, no big bombs—just dead air.
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http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2008/04/portfolio_0429
Yesterday:
Yahoo Investors See Imminent Microsoft Proxy Fight
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| Shares of Yahoo recovered from a Tuesday morning drop as investors speculated
| that Microsoft will launch a proxy fight for the Web search and advertising
| giant on Wednesday, CNBC has learned.
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/24373082/site/14081545?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahoo
Microsoft to Go Hostile?
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| But in the midst of all the hostile hubbub, Mary Jo Foley at her All About
| Microsoft blog argues that Redmond's best move is to leave the table, or risk
| a culture clash that would alienate large swaths of the rank-and-file at both
| companies.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145292-pg,1/article.html
Report: Microsoft earmarks $1.5 billion to keep Yahoo employees
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| Microsoft plans to set aside $1.5 billion for employee retention at Yahoo,
| should it succeed in its unsolicited buyout bid for the Internet search
| pioneer, according to court documents in a shareholder lawsuit cited by the
| Wall Street Journal.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932052-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Another reason Microsoft should give up on Yahoo: Morale
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| There’s been lots of back and forth about Microsoft and Ballmer being at risk
| of “losing face” if Microsoft gives up on its Yahoo acquisition plan. I feel
| as though there’s nothing embarassing about admitting your original idea was
| ill-advised, and after three months, you’ve realized you could better spend
| your billions elsewhere.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1366
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