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Microsoft: Chance of full Yahoo buy 'negligible'
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| And just now, Chris Liddell, Microsoft's chief financial officer, all but
| closed the door on the possibility of reviving negotiations for a full
| acquisition of the Internet company.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/144318.asp?source=rss
Still frantic and confused (the online division head has just quit):
Microsoft CEO says done talking to Yahoo, for now
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| But Ballmer suggested he would never say never to reviving talks: "Does that
| mean nobody will ever talk to anybody again? I suspect the answer is also
| no," he said.
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKN2450988920080724
Microsoft Still Working on Online Branding Issues
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| In early June, a Microsoft executive speaking at an advertising conference in
| Seattle first mentioned that the company was planning to "fix" its online
| branding problem.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148918/microsoft_still_working_on_online_branding_issues.html
The problem is not just branding.
Recent:
Eight Years of Wrongness
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| That performance record would be embarrassing enough on its own, but it comes
| in spite of going through an unprecedented amount of our cash on buybacks
| ^^^^^^^^^^^
| (nearly $43 billion worth in just the past three fiscal years) and other
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| schemes that were supposed to drive the stock.
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http://msftextrememakeover.blogspot.com/2008/06/eight-years-of-wrongness.html
Microsoft should issue debt for a buyback--analyst
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| Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) should take on
| debt to repurchase stock as a way to revive its flagging share price, a
| financial analyst said in a new report issued on Tuesday.
|
| Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co analyst David Hilal called on the company to
| take advantage of its predictable cash flow and rock solid balance sheet to
| execute a leveraged buyback.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2225586020080722
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
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