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Microsoft Crosses A Line
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| Just as I criticized Yahoo for not quickly accepting Microsoft's offer in
| early February before the mass executive exodus and destruction of
| shareholder value, I now point the finger at Microsoft. Yahoo is standing at
| the alter waiting for you to say "I do," Microsoft. Time to put up or shut
| up.
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| I'm all for a merger. But I won't stand by quietly while Microsoft destroys
| what's left of Yahoo just because it can.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070800929.html
Recent:
Microsoft Threatens Yahoo Board With Proxy Battle, Lower Bid
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| Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steven A. Ballmer threatened Yahoo Inc.
| directors with a hostile takeover of the company if they don't reverse course
| and agree to a deal within the next three weeks.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120741922713292671.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Microsoft says to borrow money for Yahoo deal
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| Microsoft Corp said on Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its
| history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo
| Inc.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN0455692920080205
Microsoft's IBM Moment
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| News Commentary: Microsoft can only lose if it enters into a proxy fight
| against Yahoo.
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| Supposedly, Microsoft is ready to make a hardball maneuver to replace Yahoo's
| board of directors. A proxy fight would be a highly aggressive move from a
| company that for years sought to remake its tarnished public image. Antitrust
| cases on two continents portrayed Microsoft as a bully, which is a label a
| Yahoo hostile takeover may just revive.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/corporate/microsofts_ibm_moment.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Why Microsoft Should Fret
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| But what if at stake in the battle isn't just Microsoft's position in selling
| ads, but the very survival of its core software business? Microsoft would
| never admit that so much is on the line.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120277476716860601.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo
Is Microsoft All Bark and No Bite Anymore?
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| I'm telling you: Microsoft-Yahoo ain't happening. And for those of you who
| say I never admit when I'm wrong: be sure to bring this post up if
| Microsoft-Yahoo ever does happen.
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http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=is_microsoft_all_bark_and_no_bite_anymor&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
http://tinyurl.com/3ypttg
Microsoft's Last Big Beat: Internet Domination or Death
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| What can $44.6B USD mean? Well, for Microsoft (MSFT) it may mean the cost of
| survival.
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/63876-microsoft-s-last-big-beat-internet-domination-or-death?source=yahoo
Related:
Will Microsoft Survive the Next 10 Years?
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| I am not really an expert in this but when I read all the negative
| headlines and articles I ask myself if Microsoft really will survive
| the next 10 years.
|
| [...]
|
| I am pretty sure that the Open Source Community, the new Ubuntu,
| Google and of course Apple are those companies that are ready for
| our century and they will get more and more people that know what
| they really want.
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http://websquirrel.blogspot.com/2007/03/will-microsoft-survive-next-10-years.html
P. Graham: Microsoft is Dead
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| A few days ago I suddenly realized Microsoft was dead. I was talking
| to a young startup founder about how Google was different from Yahoo.
| I said that Yahoo had been warped from the start by their fear of
| Microsoft. That was why they'd positioned themselves as a "media
| company" instead of a technology company. Then I looked at his face
| and realized he didn't understand. It was as if I'd told him how much
| girls liked Barry Manilow in the mid 80s. Barry who?
|
| Microsoft? He didn't say anything, but I could tell he didn't quite
| believe anyone would be frightened of them.
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http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html
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