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- Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirms
- Icahn: Ballmer would do a deal if Yahoo's board goes; Microsoft confirmsThe only way Icahn could "save" GM would be to buy up shares cheap, andthen sell them to Toyota for double the money.... matchnow which one is the Match and who is the striker They are both very incendiary...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Micro$oft, board, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Confirms, Steve Ballmer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Icahn, Ballmer pair up, talk Microhoo; Push to boot Yang and Yahoo's board
- Updated: Activist investor Carl Icahn and Microsoft are now in cahoots to toss Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and the company's board of directors. Icahn says in a letter that he has been chatting up Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer along with other key executives about how the two...
- Tags: Transaction, Steve Ballmer, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Icahn, Steve, Search, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders
- Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholdersCome on Yahoo!Show the money grabbers that the company is worth more than M$'s dollars!Yahoo should just DIAF... I'm almost sure this will go down as a huge failure of fiduciary duty of the board towards the shareholders . Also, Who would...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Microhoo talks on again--or not
- Microhoo talks on again--or notCould be someone trying to raiseYahoo's stock price before they sell.This just in: [i]Reuters - CNBC says no deal "whatsoever" on the table between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, citing unnamed sources.Copyright 2008 Reuters[/i]This is getting downright dysfunctionalMaybe something like the alcoholic who just has to...
- Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Investment, Sue Decker, Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, Icahn, Yang
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Yahoo: Does Jerry have to go?
- Yahoo: Does Jerry have to go?Icahn's here, Yang is gone and Microsoft will own...Yahoo before the end of the year.RE: Yahoo: Does Jerry have to go?This guy is unbelievable to say the least! It seems that every decision Mr. Yang has made is for the benefit of Mr. Yang's ego,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yang, Does Jerry, Icahn
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- News to know: Google-Yahoo; Twitter; IE8; Cable follies
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake? Icahn's plan goes kaput as Microsoft talks end Garett Rogers: Microsoft and Yahoo stop talking, and Google wins Mary Jo Foley: Yahoo says it won't sell its search biz to Microsoft...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cable, Twitter, Icahn, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Workforce Management, Hacking, Security, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?Well, it IS heart warming to know that there will be more competition nowthat the deal fell through. This is nothing but good for consumers.WD - MS has shed loads of dumb consumer money. Why not use it to build ...... something useful rather...
- Tags: Financial accounting, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Yahoo says it won't sell its search biz to Microsoft
- Yahoo says it won't sell its search biz to MicrosoftWait for YHOO to drop further and buy Yahoo......for less.RE: Yahoo says it won't sell its search biz to MicrosoftI think it all depends on what Carl Icahn and other investors have to say about this "deal" with Yahoo's #1 competitor,...
- Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, Yahoo! Inc., search biz, biz, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaput
- Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaputWhat happens if...Icahn's slate wins this is still a serious possibility and MS still isn't interested in buying, or would only be willing at a greatly reduced price? I would think that Icahn would have no choice but to run Yahoo...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, Yang, Google Search, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Yahoo: Our poison pill isn't 'nuts'; Icahn guessing at plan costs
- Yahoo: Our poison pill isn't 'nuts'; Icahn guessing at plan costsMany, many comments and ideas...prestented during the discussions about MS's takeover of Yahoo discussed either a massive walkout of employees or MS firing many employees. It was said many times that current Yahoo employees just wouldn't stand for the Microsoftation...
- Tags: Icahn, Yang and Co., Yahoo! Inc., poison pill
- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- Why Internet companies are attractive takeover targets: They can't manage
- Why Internet companies are attractive takeover targets: They can't manageThat's funny........and by that I mean amusing. Carl Ichan represents the most savage, barbaric and antiquated that old school management has to offer. This literally boils down to 21st Century tech business preparing to meet mid-20th Century business practices.Unless...
- Tags: takeover target, Carl Ichan, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- Icahn miffed at Yahoo response; Has Google envy too
- Icahn miffed at Yahoo response; Has Google envy tooSo companies run by engineers always win?You wrote:Google is run by engineers and that’s why the company knocked the snot out of Yahoo.[End quote] Are marketing and operations so unimportant?Icahn's a money manAnd he appears to be looking at Yahoo strictly as...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., phone, Ma Bell
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEO
- Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEOGive me a breakI'd like to see Icahn actually create something from scratch.All these billionaires are so full of it. Yes they made their money, and once you have it you forget the effort to build up something from scratch.Paul Allen,...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Icahn
- Discussion threads 2008-06-06
- Carl and Jerry's dueling banjo routine gets old
- Carl and Jerry's dueling banjo routine gets oldNo Plan - No Execution - No Turn AroundA turn around requires, at a minimum, the articulation of a realistic strategy, AND the ability to execute on that strategy. Both of those seem to be lacking at Yahoo.You know who does this Icahn...
- Tags: Carl, Icahn
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Icahn: I want Yang gone from Yahoo
- Icahn: I want Yang gone from YahooThat's grounds for white collar crime.The illegal hiding of important facts from shareholders is basically a criminal act.Let's hope the REAL OWNERS the shareholder get to do what they want, and not what Yang wants.RE: Icahn: I want Yang gone from YahooWhile the stockholders...
- Tags: Corporate governance, E-mail providers, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Yang, Balmer, shareholder, board, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand
- Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstandShakespearean DramaMethinks the lady doth protest too much.BWThey all are telling Yahoo to "Sell to MS"but Microsoft said today: [i]A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment on Icahn's letter, saying the Redmond, Wash.-based company has "moved on."[/i]Icahn may find he'll be running the company for some time...
- Tags: election campaign, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?
- The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?Icahn's asking price...will determine Ballmer's actions. I don't think MS will want to pay as much as it's original offer. It was at a substantial premium. Icahn probably realizes this and wont ask as much. He doesn't need to to make a...
- Tags: Plan B, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., stock, Icahn
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?Mark Cuban - Time Traveller and MastermindMark Cuban "founded Broadcast.com in 1005 and sold it to Yahoo in July 1999". HOLY %&*! Mark Cuban not only travelled back to 1005, but he also registered a domain and started an internet company...
- Tags: Portals, Web technology, Financial accounting, Gordon Gekko, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Icahn
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Can Icahn bring Microsoft's Yahoo bid back?
- Can Icahn bring Microsoft's Yahoo bid back?Leave it BeHey Icahn, leave it be. Yahoo has always been a healthy dose of competition for the likes of Microsoft. You, on the other hand, are just plain overly greedy. The world mostly wants it's Yahoo just the way it is... and NOT...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Web technology, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo bid back, Yahoo Bid
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
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