Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 18th May 2008 20:42 UTC
When Microsoft said it withdrew its offer to buy Yahoo earlier this month, many people figured the acquisition dance was far from over - that the withdrawal and the subsequent letter from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to his Yahoo counterpart were nothing more than a move in an ongoing strategic battle. It appears those people were right, as Microsoft just issued a statement regarding Yahoo.
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2006-01-14
Microsoft has a real problem. Like it or not, the desktop OS is going away. Maybe not soon but within 5-10 years. Asus just announced that it will start shipping all motherboards with Linux flash OS's built in. If you can get online, check email, surf and watch/listen to videos, why would you need software? Software that can be virus infested, compromised, buggy. Microsoft knows this will happen eventually. Their problem is that to date, all of their online ventures have failed miserably. They seem to think that they can buy their way out of this problem with Yahoo. Maybe they are right. But, if I was the savior of the future of microsoft, I would want more than $40B.
Edited 2008-05-19 14:19 UTC