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Microsoft - Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
By Kimberly Bock | April 7, 2008
I’ve just read “Microsoft Gets Tired of Waiting” by Kevin Newcome (Search Engine Watch)
Micrsosoft is tired of twiddling their thumbs while Yahoo! bakes cookies.
As of Saturday, Steve Ballmer (Microsoft CEO) took a more aggressive approach in persuading Yahoo’s submission.
Yahoo! has 19 days left (April 26th 08) to cooperate with the program or feel the wrath of a hostile take-over.
Steve:
“Given these developments, we believe now is the time for our respective companies to authorize teams to sit down and negotiate a definitive agreement on a combination of our companies that will deliver superior value to our respective shareholders, creating a more efficient and competitive company that will provide greater value and service to our customers. If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate of directors for the Yahoo board.”
Read entire post here:
Microsoft Gets Tired of Waiting [SearchEngineWatch]
Tags: microsoft, yahoo, search news
Topics: Controversy |
April 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
…while Yahoo bakes cookies
I hope that someone comes up with a better alternative for Yahoo than what Microsoft is offering. I just don’t see a Microsoft-run Yahoo working better than Yahoo does now.
Bill’s last blog post..Celebrating Earth Day 2008
April 7th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
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