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What's Yahoo worth to Microsoft without alibaba?: What's Yahoo worth to Microsoft without Alibaba?Well done Chinafor joining the EU and the US on the anti-trust front. Now I've got a feeling that they'll be more like the EU, in actually using the anti-trust regulations, than the US, who can't because Penelope and Rupert don't allow it.Will China...; Tags: Investment, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Worth, Alibaba, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
What's Yahoo worth to Microsoft without alibaba?: One of Yahoo's best arguments for getting Microsoft to raise its offer to acquire the company--the portal's stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba--is in jeopardy courtesy of antitrust regulations in China. The New York Times reported Friday that a Chinese monopoly law that goes into effect in...; Tags: China, Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alibaba, Corporate Law, Regulations, Security, Business Operations, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Uh oh. Yahoo's alibaba is antsy about Microsoft; Good luck getting to $40 a share: Alibaba, Yahoo's stronghold in China, is reportedly wary of the Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for the Internet portal. Alibaba is so wary of Microsoft that it is looking for more management independence from Yahoo. According to the Wall Street Journal, Alibaba management is worried that a Microsoft...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alibaba, Government, Financial Accounting, Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Finance, Investment, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-16
Yahoo takes 40 percent stake in China's alibaba: Yahoo takes 40 percent stake in China's AlibabaHurry up dudes, buy you a grave.It's good to see greedy US businessmen invest foolishly in what we called 'trash companies' such as Baidu, Alibaba. We'll kindly give these greedy friends graves after we kill them.; Tags: Alibaba, Yahoo Takes, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-08-11

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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

Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants more: Updated: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said he was "open to all and any alternatives including a sale to Microsoft" following the company's first quarter results. The brief comments indicate Yahoo hasn't ruled out a Microsoft purchase, but wants something better than the software giant's $31 a share offer. ...; Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Microsoft won't budge on Yahoo price: Microsoft is unlikely to raise its $31 a share offer for Yahoo and is girding for a protracted battle. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft isn't going to bid against itself. The bet: A slowing economy will ding Yahoo and ultimately make Microsoft's bid look generous....; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Portals, Web Technology, Regulations, Internet, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-01
News to know: OOXML; Adobe AIR for Linux; Copyright; Best midrange hardware: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking OOXML standard vote down to the wire Christopher Dawson: OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care? ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe AIR, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Photo-sharing, Dashwire, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-31
News to know: HD DVD done; Vista SP1 problems and benchmarks; MacBook Air Diary; Green data centers: Notable headlines: Robin Harris: What your disk drive isn't telling you. Toshiba: We're done with HD DVD Report: Toshiba to announce HD DVD pullout Tuesday. Microsoft says end of HD DVD won't hurt Xbox 360 Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Data Center, HD-DVD, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, GrandCentral, Data Centers, Hd Dvd, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Storage, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Hardware, Data Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-19
Microhoo+update%3A+Culture+clash%2C+alibaba+and+board+room+politics: Microhoo+update%3A+Culture+clash%2C+Alibaba+and+board+room+politicsIronic reference to Hotmail?Hotmail currently runs on Sun Solaris, it fell over when the tried to convert it from BSD to a Windows based Exchange server or something similar.I think people are assuming for too much.First, there would be no reason for MS to be in any hurry to switch...; Tags: E-mail providers, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Microsoft Corp., MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, server; Discussion threads 2008-02-18
Microhoo update: Culture clash, alibaba and board room politics: With the tech world on holiday in the U.S. for President's Day, the fate of Yahoo still hangs in the balance. That's doesn't mean the blogosphere has been taking a vacation from the topic. In the NYT, John Markoff and Matt Richtel write about the culture clash...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Article, Microsoft Corp., Battleground, Alibaba Group, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Software, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-02-18
Yahoo! heroes instead of zeroes in stand against MSFT but not against Chinese repression: Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's offer smacks of a face saving attempt by its management and board to look heroic following its despicable behaviour in China. MSFT is very likely going to prevail with its acquisition since it seems to have the support of Yahoo's largest shareholders. Yahoo's...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., MSFT, Shi, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-02-17
Uh oh. Yahoo's alibaba is antsy about Microsoft; Good luck getting to $40 a share: Uh oh. Yahoo's Alibaba is antsy about Microsoft; Good luck getting to $40 a shareInteresting. The hostile takeover is in itself reducing the value of Yahoobecause partners are running away, employees are leaving, etc. In the end, MS is able to buy Yahoo cheaper because of the damage that THEY...; Tags: Business structures, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-16
Dear stockholders: Please believe us, Microsoft undervalues us: Yahoo's latest move in the end game with Microsoft is a letter to stockholders, explaining why the company is worth more than Microsoft is offering. The global online advertising market will grow from $45 billion in 2007 to $75 billion in 2010, the letter stated, and Yahoo is poised to...; Tags: Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Fact, Microsoft Corp., Advertiser, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Yang's latest email missive: Future prospects worth more: Here's a look at Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang's latest employee email regarding the company's rejection of Microsoft's bid. Microsoft called the move unfortunate. Subject: our board's decision yahoos as you'll see from the news release we issued today, our board of directors has reviewed microsoft's...; Tags: Strategy, Advertisement, Brand, Financial, Mobile, Board, Investment, E-mail, Online Advertising, Advertiser, Yang, Corporate Governance, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-11
Microsoft's bid for Yahoo: Google could play spoiler and bid too: Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo in a deal that on the surface looks like a no-brainer. Unless Google bids too. The logic behind a Google bid for Yahoo makes a lot of sense. In fact, Google buying Yahoo makes more sense to me than Microsoft buying...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-01
Microsoft makes bid for Yahoo; May change the search game; Bid could rise: Microsoft said Friday that it is making an unsolicited offer of $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, to buy Yahoo in a move that would give the software giant more market share and become a significant threat to Google. In a statement, Microsoft would allow Yahoo shareholders...; Tags: Game, Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Proposal, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-01
Top search engines in December 2007: Search engine Searches, mln. Share, % Total Internet 66,221 100.0 Google Sites 41,345 62.4 Yahoo! Sites 8,505 12.8 Baidu.com 3,428 5.2 Microsoft/MSN 1,940 2.9 NHN 1,572 2.4 eBay 1,428 2.2 Time Warner...; Tags: Search Engine, Search, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Cisco ramps up China investment: Cisco plans to invest as much as $16 billion over the next five years in China. That's nearly double the $8.5 billion Cisco has committed to China since 2002. Cisco CEO John Chambers outlined Cisco's three to five year plan at a shindig Thursday in Beijing. There are a...; Tags: China, Investment, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-01
News to know: Digital media ethics; Adobe flaw; AT&T; Gamemaster interview: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Where do you stand on digital media ethics? Ed Burnette: Interview with a Game Master. IBM, 'Second Life' open borders for virtual worlds. Ryan Naraine: Adobe warns of critical PageMaker, Illustrator flaws Russell Shaw:...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Digital Media, Gartner Inc., AT&T Corp., TiVo Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ethics, Flaw, Business Ethics, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Leadership, Management, Web Services, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-10