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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Called "Surprised and Frustrated", Up to Proxy Battles

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. 
| 
| 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.  
| 
| 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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