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Yahoo says Microsoft no longer keen to merge
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| Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Wednesday a potential deal with
| Microsoft has tremendous power, but the software giant appears no longer
| interested in a full merger.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSN2844722920080529?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
Yesterday:
Five reasons to fire Ballmer
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| 1) The Vista Technology Flop. Technically, Vista was crap.
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| [...]
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| 2) The Vista Business Failure: Microsoft has managed to sell junk before but
| this time it had set itself an impossible job.
|
| [...]
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| 3) The Yahoo Fiasco: If Microsoft had pulled off the hostile takeover of
| Yahoo...
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| [...]
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| 4) The Fall of Microsoft Office. Remember when Microsoft was talking up how
| great the initial sales of Office 2007 were? A year later, in Microsoft's
| third quarter results, we see that Office's operating income has dropped from
| $3.4 billion, to $3.1 billion.
|
| [...]
|
| 5) Who doesn't love you baby? The stock market that's who. Today, Microsoft's
| stock is wobbling just over $28. The 52-week high was $37.50. What do you
| think will happen to Microsoft's stock when Bill officially retires? It won't
| be pretty.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/five_reasons_to_fire_ballmer
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
Watch the bully (mafia techniques):
Microhoo: Ballmer takes off his gloves
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| What Ballmer means: Jerry, you are making us both look bad. It's time to get
| in gear, and if I have to bring on the irate dancing monkey and go straight
| to the shareholders, I will.
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http://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9912291-80.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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 gives Yahoo three weeks to do a deal
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| Microsoft on Saturday issued an ultimatum to Yahoo, giving the Internet
| search pioneer three weeks to enter formal merger negotiations and conclude a
| deal.
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| The software giant threatened to launch a proxy fight to unseat Yahoo's board
| of directors, as well as take its case straight to Yahoo investors should no
| deal be reached in that period.
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| And as a further cattle prod in getting a deal consummated, Microsoft
| threatened to lower its existing bid, citing how Yahoo's value will be hurt
| if it needs to resort to such hostile means.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9912349-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Microsoft to Authorize Proxy Fight at Yahoo
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| In an escalation of its fight for Yahoo, Microsoft will authorize a proxy
| fight at the Internet company this week, people briefed on the matter told
| DealBook. Unless Yahoo quickly reverses course and enters into talks,
| Microsoft would then seek to nominate a slate of directors to Yahoo’s board
| by March 13, the final deadline for nominations, and pursue a lengthy
| campaign to oust the board.
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http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/microsoft-to-authorize-proxy-fight-at-yahoo/index.html?hp
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