Yahoo/Microsoft
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- ********0
^ Because the investors now feel that Yahoo is actually worth more money now, and or that Microsoft will somehow try to buy Yahoo in a few months time.
- Llyod0
didn't see this one coming
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080…
- Llyod0
now msft is going up. maybe their lame stock will trade above water and their idiot employees will be happy again.
- Llyod0
his name is robert paulsen
http://www.reuters.com/article/m…
- Llyod0
Yahoo ends all talks with Microsoft, shares plunge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080…
It's almost like ballmer and clowns have been pressuring google into bad deals (remember google/aol?)
- madirish0
there is an announcement in 10min between the two. should be interesting
- madirish0
"I don’t believe that there is anything Yahoo could do at this point to further destroy their business that would surprise me." wow....
- Llyod0
well played by ballmer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080…
- redant0
but why should microsoft own yahoo?
- Llyod0
good question. maybe they would just be buying traffic.
- Llyod0
come on, nobody else finds this interesting? this could effect how rich I am.
- madirish0
awesome. leveraging their own web property to call-out their largest enemy and board member.
- Llyod0
lol@
“It’s hard to understand these technology companies.”* – Carl Icahn
*“Activists Test Silicon Valley – Icahn Is Latest Investor Trying to Unlock Value In Technology Industry,” The Wall Street Journal. Pui-Wing Tam and Vauhini Vara. October 20, 2007.yahoo is desperate
- Llyod0
so now Carl Icahn is part of the Yahoo board. Reuters said that a deal with MS is much less likely now. Why is this? Hedge?
- Llyod0
So where's hedge? did you meanies scare him off?
- Llyod0
paging hedge
- Llyod0
Hedge: so now Carl Icahn is part of the Yahoo board. Reuters said that a deal with MS is much less likely now. Why is this? Hedge?
- ninjasavant0
Because Icahn is a self serving power monger

