Comments on: Yahoo Rejects the Microsoft Offer

By: Microsoft Going After Yahoo… AGAIN « Terrorist Fist Jab

Microsoft Going After Yahoo… AGAIN « Terrorist Fist Jab — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:52:13 +0000

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By: Beneath the Brand » Blog Archive » Microhoo Turning Into a Real Soap Opera

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:19:32 +0000

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By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:26:08 +0000

“It also speculates that Microsoft is unwilling to attempt a hostile acquisition because it could potentially create regulatory implications as well as creating the possibility that it would require removing the entire existing board of directors.”

A hostile acquisition? Microsoft?… Never

By: Seomotion

Seomotion — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:56:30 +0000

Oh, i didn’t know abot it. So, i thought that Yahoo will be a part of Microsoft, but it will not. So, i understand now why Yahoo and Aol merger.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:35:34 +0000

All MS needs to do is buy 51% of the outstanding stock from institutional investors and they own the company.

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TechWeb Media | Buzz around MSN-Yahoo deal. — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:58:17 +0000

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By: Roderick

Roderick — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:47:10 +0000

@ Dave Taylor – I appreciate what you have to say, but I actually didn’t state any of my own opinions. There is a lot of conversation out on the web about this topic already, all I did was try to sum up some of the highlights from the primary sources.

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February 9th - Weekend Link Festival — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:33:24 +0000

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By: GoWFB

GoWFB — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:31:05 +0000

Seems like it could be a hostile takeover then?

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:05:08 +0000

@Dave – but at the end of the day, the board casts the official word on whether the offer has their approval or not. As Roderick alludes to, even if investors say “yes” if the board/management say “no” it makes things a whole lot tougher going.

Besides, we all know that MSFT bid low. I’m sure even they expected to have to pay higher for Yahoo–in fact, I seem to recall Balmer saying he’d do whatever it takes.

By: Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:49:06 +0000

You’re missing the point, as are most online commentators, Roderick. The point is that over 2/3 of the outstanding stock for Yahoo is held by institutional investors: if they say “yes” to the offer, it doesn’t make any difference what the Yahoo Board of Directors says…

Here, I write about this quite extensively: http://www.intuitive.com/blog/yahoo_board_says_no_to_microsoft_but_so_ what.html

By: Dude

Dude — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:27:00 +0000

Yahoo! R.I.P
Google Wins.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:16:18 +0000

Nice…I think? I wonder if Microsoft will pay the extra money per share? I’m more interested to see how Yahoo might restructure their business if the offer is declined entirely.