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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Just Wanted to Exploit Yahoo, Headhunter Icahn Still Hawking

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Just Wanted to Exploit Yahoo, Headhunter Icahn Still Hawking
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:29:06 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Yahoo Was Right to Turn Down Microsoft Offer

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| Despite what the market may suggest, Yahoo was wise to reject the Microsoft 
| offer. Microsoft's interest in Yahoo was, for the most part, to acquire its 
| market share in search and online advertising - a segment currently dominated 
| by Google.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo is akin to taking the drumstick, your 
| favorite piece of the chicken, and then throwing out the rest because it's 
| not really tasty to you. You're interested only in ensuring that your 
| archrival doesn't get the drumstick before you do.   
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1454249/yahoo_was_right_to_turn_down_microsoft_offer/

Battle of egos at Yahoo, Microsoft

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| As our mutual funds reporter Muralikumar Anantharaman reports from 
| Morningstar’s annual investment conference in Chicago, Hagstrom is not sure 
| if he will support activist investor Carl Icahn’s proxy to oust Yahoo CEO 
| Jerry Yang.   
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http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/06/27/battle-of-egos-at-yahoo-microsoft/

Gates Says Yahoo Deal 'not Likely'

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| A deal between Microsoft and Yahoo doesn't appear likely to happen in the 
| future, Bill Gates said in a TV interview on Friday. 
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147723/gates_says_yahoo_deal_not_likely.html


Recent:

Is Microsoft Aura Fading? 

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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen 
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1. 
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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