Phil Da Lick! wrote:
> Doug Mentohl wrote:
>> ?It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair
>> proposal to combine our companies?
>>
>> ?We are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a
>> transaction is in the best interests of all parties,?
>>
>> ?Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure
>> that Yahoo!?s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize
>> the value inherent in our proposal.?
>>
>> http://mashable.com/2008/02/11/microsoft-responds-to-yahoo/
>>
>
> Of course its unfeasible that Yahoo might not think that M$'s
> offer/plans are "fair" and "in the best interests of ALL parties".
> Capitalisation of "all" to stress that the results of a buyout would
> affect more than just Yahoo and M$ shareholders. I don't think that "in
> the best interests" would apply to the rest of the net.
Nice thoughts. And you're right. Even if msft makes the final bid and the
final act... the deal still has to be approved and that will be one hell of
a hurdle for msft right now...
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Jerry McBride (jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx)
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