Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 9th Feb 2008 19:10 UTC
Yahoo Inc's board believes Microsoft Corp's unsolicited bid of USD 44.6 billion to acquire Yahoo 'massively undervalues' the company and directors are set to reject the offer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source. Microsoft's USD 31 per share offer fails to take account of the risks that a merger between the world's largest software maker and Yahoo would be rejected by regulators, the paper reported, citing 'a person familiar with the situation'. A spokeswoman for Yahoo, a diversified Internet media company, declined to comment on the proceedings of the company's board of directors.
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RE[2]: Not be an ass but...
by Beta on Sat 9th Feb 2008 20:02
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I’m not sure Ballmer can put in another bid, Microsoft has dropped some 12% in share value since the offer, and Yahoo! has gained, erm, 30%? from it’s recent low.
If they offer a larger bid, (which they probably cant, stocks arent worth enough), it would prolly make their shares slump quicker. We’ll see, I guess.
RE[2]: Not be an ass but...
by google_ninja on Sat 9th Feb 2008 20:22
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Member since:2006-02-05
What they have is a hell of alot of marketshare when it comes to web applications, let alone search. MS really wants both, even though they have had a really odd way of going about getting it.
What I don't understand is why Google doesn't offer to buy Yahoo, unless they are scared of the monopoly stick too.
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Well... stock price is not everything. Y! is really low now - that's true, but maybe they have something which makes them so valuable (i.e. for Microsoft)?
Time will tell. I think that MS will give another offer. OTOH I hope that Y! will not be a part of Ballmer's party.
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