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Microsoft Holders Moody After Yahoo! Reprise
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| Microsoft investors have taken a dim view of the company's proposal for an
| alliance with embattled Yahoo!.
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http://www.thestreet.com/s/microsoft-holders-moody-after-yahoo-reprise/newsanalysis/technology-update/10417408.html?puc=googlen&cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
http://tinyurl.com/6bwwfo
Market cap fell $30 billion since the bid. Microsoft falls behind.
Petrobras beats Microsoft in market value
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| Brazil's state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras has become the third "most
| valuable" company of the Americas, ahead of Microsoft, consulting firm
| Economatica said Monday.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/20/content_8212987.htm
What will Microsoft do next?
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| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) shares are down 8% in the last month thanks to
| not impressing Wall Street last earnings call and the Yahoo (YHOO) drama.
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http://www.thestockmasters.com/msft-undervalued-052108.html
Microsoft not bidding to buy Yahoo: CEO Ballmer
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| Microsoft Corp is not looking to bid to buy all of Yahoo Inc but is in talks
| about other types of deals with the U.S. No. 2 search engine, Microsoft CEO
| Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/pressReleasesMolt/idUSL2128219120080521
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
Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales
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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
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| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
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| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
Data: Cash balances at large tech companies
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| PictureMicrosoft has reduced its legendary cash balance by tens of billions
| of dollars in recent years through a series of buybacks, dividends and
| acquisitions. The importance of cash was evident in the Microsoft-Yahoo saga:
| Had the Redmond company succeeded in the proposed $44.6 billion acquisition,
| it would have needed to borrow money for the first time in its history to
| fund the deal.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/138129.asp?source=rss
Does Microsoft Need Yahoo Before Its Windows Shatter?
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| And what happens if Windows becomes moot? Microsoft loses the foundation of
| its success–your desktop. If we agree that Google is building its empire
| around your web browser, it’s fair to say that Microsoft has built its empire
| around your operating system. If Microsoft Windows takes a huge hit, the
| company loses that solid foundation. But, if Microsoft can acquire Yahoo, it
| will find itself with a back-up platform–your web browser.
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http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/does-microsoft-need-yahoo-before-its-windows-shatter.html
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