acquisition

If you wanted a piece of hardware in January and thought it was necessary, would you be thrilled that it now costs only one third of the price at the beginning of the year? Of course, you would be. And perhaps, if the ‘Geek Force’ is strong, you might buy two of whatever [...]

It is a significant shift for Yahoo. The CEO of Yahoo, Jerry Yang, is stepping down:
“…Yang, 40, will step down as CEO and return to his former role as “Chief Yahoo.” The company’s board said it has hired headhunter Heidrick & Struggles to find a replacement.”
link: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down
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Microsoft and Yahoo may remind some people of two cranky kids. When one wants to play, the other one doesn’t. With the possibility of an acquisition, it seems that Microsoft does not want to play:
“Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, on Friday ruled out a full acquisition of Yahoo, though he left the [...]

The partnership with Google was a means of generating much needed revenue for Yahoo and buffering any further acquisition attempts by Microsoft. The project seems to have been ended prematurely with Google removing itself:
“Google has decided to abandon its advertising partnership with Yahoo to avoid having a “protracted legal battle” with regulators.
The deal [...]

With the threat of another acquisition bid from Microsoft, Yahoo is extremely vigilant about profitability. With the delay of the advertising relationship with Google, there is speculation that Yahoo will be eliminating over a thousand staff positions:
“…The internet company could announce the job cuts as soon as tomorrow when it reports its third quarter [...]

It seems that it is only a matter of time. Microsoft remains interested in acquiring Yahoo. The recent swings in the stock market and the value of Yahoo stocks gives Microsoft an opportunity:
“Shares of Yahoo Inc jumped 12 percent after Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer reportedly said that a deal between the [...]

In the acquisition game, Microsoft has been rebuffed by Yahoo and has said that it is no longer interested. Microsoft has stated that it has moved on and has focused on other future ventures. Stock analysts, stakeholders and Yahoo itself view this rhetoric as part of strained courtship dance. Microsoft remains interested [...]

There is support for the Google / Yahoo Advertising plan in the House of Representatives:
“…The lawmakers, all Democrats from California, urged the DOJ not to block the ad deal, in which Yahoo would run some Google search ads on its Web pages. The group sent a letter to the DOJ Friday.”
link: Lawmakers call on [...]

Best Buy has bought one of the old, familiar names of online music. Napster is now part of Best Buy:
“NEW YORK – Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Inc. said Monday it will acquire online music-sharing site Napster Inc. for about $126.8 million in cash in a move to boost its digital media capabilities.
Best [...]

If spending is any hint of a possible future target, Google has blogging in its sights:
“Google Inc has bought Korean blogging software developer Tatter and Company, the two companies said on Friday.
The companies did not disclose how much Google paid for the acquisition.”
link: Google buys Korean blogging software company
The acquisition gives Google an immediate [...]