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SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought Yahoo: SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought YahooMS shouldn't be allowed to buy any big companiesThey should get their own house in order first, release worthwhile OS's, and put an end to their sick anti-competitive bullying.The world needs free markets and competition to thrive, not one huge monopoly.The more MS can...; Tags: INTERNET, Kagermann, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Steve Ballmer; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought Yahoo: If Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were to call SAP CEO Henning Kagermann for advice on what he should do with his $40 billion to $50 billion the advice would be: Spend it on Yahoo. That call isn't totally out of the question given that Ballmer and Kagermann...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Stane or Ballmer?: Stane or Ballmer?RE: Stane or Ballmer?Just Shoot Ballmer, Stane, and set fire to Redmond. It will solve a lot of problemsI would say StaneYou wouldn't see him screaming and running around a stage like a crazyman, and could you see Ballmer running around in this thing? Didn't think so.Nah... Larry...; Tags: Stane, Steve Ballmer; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Stane or Ballmer?: Obadiah Stane description from the Iron Man website: "As ... a top executive in Stark Industries, Stane is a calculating genius who is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done." From the people...; Tags: Genius, Top Executive, Steve Ballmer, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the right call. He walked away from Yahoo. Last ditch talks about a friendly merger between Microsoft and Yahoo unraveled when Yahoo wouldn't budge from an asking price of $37, $4 a share more than Microsoft was willing to pay (Techmeme). Given...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microhoo, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-03

Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground: Some -- probably many -- are going to portray Microsoft's decision announced on May 3 to withdraw its Yahoo bid as a victory for Yahoo and a defeat for Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer & Co. Me? I see this as the smartest thing Microsoft could do. In...; Tags: Web, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Investment, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-03
Steve Ballmer's defining hour: Whether Microsoft ponies up more cash for Yahoo, walks away or launches a proxy war it will be CEO Steve Ballmer's defining hour. Ballmer addressed his troops in a town hall broadcast Thursday (Techmeme) that was attended for a bit by Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget. The...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Multifront War, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Steve Ballmer's defining hour: Steve Ballmer's defining hourHalf hearted approach to world dominationOne real world picture of Bill writing an OS.and you forgot the enterprise CIOthe cash cow that MS has long milked is not happy about product quality, pricing compared to consumer markets, bunch of other areas. And sees little payback from the...; Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Ballmer still claims Microsoft might walk away from Yahoo: On May 1, Microsoft held an internal Town Hall meeting, largely (but not exclusively) focused on the company's bid for Yahoo. Silicon Alley Insider Henry Blodget managed to dial into the call long enough to hear CEO Steve Ballmer say the sky's not the limit for Yahoo. ...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Leadership, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Ballmer says XP still has a chance: Ballmer says XP still has a chanceI retired Windows XP when Vista was launched!I haven't used Windows XP ever since Windows Vista became available back in November 2006. Windows Vista runs circles around Windows XP and is much more elegant, secure, and robust than XP.Music/Audio Production and Vista/XPWhen it...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?: Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?That's what a Board of Directors is forLet them do their job. If they don't think the purchase is worth it, it will be shot down.RE: Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?No.Microsoft needs Gates to return (nt)(nt)Go big or go home!Initiating...; Tags: Portals, Web technology, SEARCH, lobotomy, Initiating Change, Steve Ballmer, Does Microsoft, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may need an intervention before this obsession with Yahoo--which is really about an obsession over Google--spins out of control. We're about to hit a second milepost in what is a frenetic week for the Microhoo saga and Yahoo employees aren't hip to merging...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psychiatrist, Financial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Ballmer: We don't need Yahoo and we aren't raising our bid: Ballmer: We don't need Yahoo and we aren't raising our bidIt is a terrible dealWhy? Because Microsoft will implode one of the cornerstones of the web into a Microsoft Crapware wasteland. It is terrible for all of us end users.Message has been deleted.RE: Ballmer: We don't need...; Tags: Corporate governance, Desktops, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Ballmer: We don't need Yahoo and we aren't raising our bid: As expected, Microsoft launched its Yahoo counterattack on Wednesday as CEO Steve Ballmer said the company isn't raising its bid for the portal and would be just fine without a merger. Whether Ballmer is bluffing or not remains to be seen. Yahoo reported solid first quarter earnings...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Portals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Web Technology, Internet, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Ballmer jokes about Yahoo bid: Ballmer jokes about Yahoo bidAwww....Poor BabySmacked down by Google, now he's making stupid jokes...WAAAAAAAH.Smacked?over 90% of those folks used a flavor of the Windows OS (and about 70% used IE?) to access that Google search...MS is laughing all the way to the bank, regardless of the quality of the jokes.Say...; Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Yahoo Bid, Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Yang hits back at Ballmer; mentions antitrust concerns: Yang hits back at Ballmer; mentions antitrust concernsYahoo and investors just have to be patient.No reason for them to get in a hurry. Yes, MS is in a hurry, SO WHAT???MS is setting themselves up for further antitrust actions ...In the current political climate they are likely to get a...; Tags: Corporate law, Financial accounting, Investment, Microsoft Corp., Yang, antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, stock, antitrust concern; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Yang hits back at Ballmer; mentions antitrust concerns: That didn't take long. Two days after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a three-week acquisition ultimatum to Yahoo's board, Yahoo answered with its own letter. Signed by CEO Jerry Yang and Chairman of Yahoo Board Roy Bostock, the Yahoo letter reiterated that Yahoo feels Microsoft's $44 billion...; Tags: Antitrust, Steve Ballmer, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the potBallmer may be in a hurry to buy Yahoo before the value goes up any more.But, no reason for Yahoo to get in a hurry.Real negotiations......aren't conducted through open letters. This is an ultimatum and is properly read as "take the offer...; Tags: Corporate governance, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo board, Yahoo! Inc., Get Off, pot, board, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-05
Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot: On April 5, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a new missive to the Yahoo board of directors, advising them not to let "this window of opportunity pass" by failing to give in to Microsoft's acquisition offer. Ballmer told the board they have three more weeks before Microsoft...; Tags: Shareholder, Steve Ballmer, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-05
The three week Microhoo countdown begins...: Microsoft took off the gloves and gave Yahoo three weeks to negotiate or the software giant will launch a proxy war. In a Saturday memo, Microsoft dropped the negotiating through the media routine and delivered its message loud and clear: Come with us if you want to live. ...; Tags: Shareholder, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-05