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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
Surprise! Oracle buys BEA Systems: Surprise! Oracle buys BEA SystemsNo surprise at all...was inevitable, only question was priceClearly, the price was much negotiated.If you look at BEA's financials, you would see BEA has actually been going sideways for many years now. License revenues are going down, services subscriptions are the lions share of total revenue....; Tags: Application servers, Middleware, OPEN SOURCE, Java development tools, Enterprise software, Carl Ichan, License Revenue, BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-16

Icahn to resign from Yahoo board: What a surpriseHe wanted to rape the company and pocket a ton of money like all modern American "investors".I hope no one really thought he wanted to build yahoo into something better.We know. But still, merging with Microsoft might be a good idea.Don't you think?Dittoditto. I really don't like the...; Tags: board, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-10-23
Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on board: Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on boardIcahnThe cancer of the communications industry. He's almost so big the body can't reject his attacks and soon the it will die along with it's customers, not to mention all the jobs lost. Maybe he will sell it's soul to another country before...; Tags: Corporate governance, board, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Yang's recovery runway: Months to days (and board should go too): Yang's recovery runway: Months to days and board should go tooCould not agree more, but, that won't save Yang. He will be out soon.The MS offer and Icahn basically destroyed what was left of Yahoo.That is not what those leaving....are saying. They are making it very clear they are disappointed...; Tags: Corporate governance, board, Yahoo! Inc., Yang, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-19

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
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
Weekend bits: BEA, executive moves, the triple header: Sitting at O'Hare airport in Chicago, subject to another United Airlines delay, I found a few tidbits worth sharing before I board the place for San Francisco. On the heels of its annual user conference, BEA investor and so-called corporate raider Carl Ichan is pushing for a...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., BEA Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Six Apart Ltd., Technology, Legacy Application, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-09-15