Microsoft Moves on Yahoo Again
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Microsoft has not finished with Yahoo yet. On Sunday, Microsoft made its intentions known again and offered Yahoo an alternative:
“…”Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo,” the company said in a statement without clarifying what that alternative might be.”
link: Microsoft proposes alternative deal to Yahoo
It is not a coincidence that this offer is made on a Sunday. The mergers and acquisitions people at Microsoft are following text book procedures. Making this offer on a Sunday creates relentless pressure on Yahoo. Further, this will be the lead story on most media worldwide. The offer will have maximum exposure in the media on Monday. Microsoft wants to have every Yahoo shareholder know that there is still another chance. And that means more pressure for Jerry Yang and the Yahoo board of directors.
Catherine Forsythe
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2 Comments
cerberus
May 19th, 2008
at 8:19am
Let’s just hope that Microsoft won’t get the deal! I don’t want to see another thing ruined by that turd of a company!
Chris
May 19th, 2008
at 1:24pm
It makes you wonder who needs who here.
Microsoft massivly powerful and could buy any company are still after Yahoo despite being told no.
It just goes to show that money can’t buy everything. Good on ya Yahoo, keep sticking two fingers up at Microsoft.