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Microsoft Misery: The Morning After
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| Details have been trickling in all weekend about Microsoft's decision
| Saturday to make good on their threats to take their toys and go home —
| although we'll likely never get all the pieces of the puzzle, enough have
| emerged to put together a roundup of how things went down.
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| Of course, it all began three months ago, when a quiet Friday morning was
| shattered by the announcement that Evil Incorporated was gunning for Google
| and planned to use Yahoo to as it's H-bomb. Of course, the intervening months
| saw plenty of bickering back and forth, and more than enough maneuvering on
| all sides. Then came Microsoft's big 'get serious' moment, with the
| three-week ultimatum they eventually ignored. That was followed by the sudden
| and surprising appearance of quitter-talk, which is exactly what they ended
| up doing.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/microsoft-misery-morning-after
24 billion later (Microsoft's loss of value since the bid [1]), just about 24
billion left in the bank [2], with Windows sales falling 24% in the past
quarter [3]...
Bishop says Ballmer must be "Frustrated".
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[1] Microsoft's Yahoo foray signals its shaky grip on the desktop
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| Even after Monday's relief rally, Microsoft is worth some $24 billion less
| than it was before it bid for Yahoo on Feb. 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121002286060868719.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
[2] Data: Cash balances at large tech companies
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/138129.asp?source=rss
[3] Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
[4] Adjusting the Ballmer Mood Index: Frustrated
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/138130.asp?source=rss
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