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Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal [video]

Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal [video]Jerry Yang and Sarah PalinCorrect me if I'm wrong here, but Jerry Yang must have been coached by Sarah Palin. Why? He makes almost as much sense as the lovely Sarah and is equally evasive. Coaching job well done, Sarah, keep up the good...

Tags: Corporate communications, Recruitment & Selection, Jerry Yang, Microhoo, video

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

Schoolyard antics take Microhoo drama to new level

Schoolyard antics take Microhoo drama to new levelMS is doing their dangdest to disrupt and destabilize the number 2competitor. Don't think it is working very well though. The AOL thing is also a stinker. Just leave the guy alone.85 percent of Shareholders back Yang . . . Did I hear...

Tags: Schoolyard, Microhoo, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Poll: Would a MicroAOL be better than a MicroHoo?

Poll: Would a MicroAOL be better than a MicroHoo?Microsoft tried to buy AOL...... and Steve Case turned down Bill Gates. He wanted to buy Time Warner and own a movie studio instead. (Anachronism alert.)But in this case Microsoft buying AOL makes more sense. Time Warner can throw...

Tags: America Online Inc., MicroAOL, Microsoft Corp., Microhoo

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offer

Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offerAre the days of $30+ per share gone?Microsoft may be willing to contribute to Mr. Icahn's effort with an offer that was going to be refused, but it's still uncertain whether any final agreement to buy Yahoo would reach the per share...

Tags: Games, Microsoft IT, Icahn, Microhoo, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

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

The end of Microhoo

The end of MicrohooIt's not over yet, but......but a Yahoo buyout doesn't seem terribly likely at this point. I won't say "it's over", though, until after the Yahoo shareholder meeting, since if Icahn wins, he'll certainly try to change MS' collective mind. I figure the chances of Icahn...

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Competion

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Dignan's Memo: What's the plan, Carl?

ZDNet's Larry Dignan ponders whether activist shareholder Carl Icahn has a grand plan when it comes to turning Yahoo around. Dignan says that although Icahn wants to sell the company to Microsoft, it's unclear if the software giant even wants to buy Yahoo anymore.

Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Dignan, Financial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Management, Microhoo

Videos 2008-06-12

Poll: No Microhoo for you: Good or bad?

Poll: No Microhoo for you: Good or bad?Almost certainly goodMicrosoft really seemed to be looking at a Yahoo takeover as a cure-all -- and when a company does that, it usually means that the company is going to drag down the outside firm. It either has no idea what...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, PRODUCTIVITY, YUI, Microhoo, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 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

EIC podcast: Microhoo; Google and Big Blue; Sun

EIC podcast: Microhoo; Google and Big Blue; SunMicrohoo to YAHMic!YAHOO by Microsoft....... YAHMic!

Tags: Microhoo, EIC Podcast, YAHMic, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy

Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsyThe snake eats its own midriffIf short term greed extends Noddysoft's reach then that's great for innovators. An even larger lumbering giant that has yet to get an OS right is even easier to tumble.

Tags: Microhoo, snake

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!

Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!Buzzword bingo!ntRE: Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!missing hyperlink - what visual guide?

Tags: Microspace, Yahoogle, Microhoo

Discussion threads 2008-04-13

News to know: The week in video; Software licensing doomed?; Windows Mobile UI; Microhoo

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Traditional software licensing: Could a customer revolt cook the model? The week in video: Cisco's virtual health care project Sun Labs looks into 'proximity communications' RSA 2008: Sizing up security RSA 2008: Emerging tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Video, Microhoo, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Patches, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving parts

Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving partsBEN the RAT : Rush-ins we are in a one hundred million lockout in China"This is a bad situation for Yang he has an American Constituancy that will never get through Congressinal Approval. NEW! Yahoo is not a chance.All I can say is...

Tags: Portals, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, closure

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving parts

Updated: The Microsoft-Yahoo saga appears to be heading toward closure, but there are multiple loose ends to tie up. Microsoft has set the pace with a three week deadline--quickly becoming two weeks--for Yahoo to join negotiations, but Jerry Yang and company are proving that they have more strategic alternatives in...

Tags: Antitrust, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microhoo, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-10

The three week Microhoo countdown begins...

The three week Microhoo countdown begins...Now give FOSS three weeks or else !!!!!!!Muhahahahahahahahaha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tick tock tick tock .....See ya ;-)RE: The three week Microhoo countdown begins...Ah well, just watch Yahoo's stock to go up, and Microsoft's down in reaction to this. My guess is that going aggressive here is going...

Tags: Financial accounting, Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-05

Microhoo: What will break the stalemate?

Microhoo: What will break the stalemate?No reason to berak itMS is sitting in the drivers seat (they have the $$$) adn all they need to do is wait. Yahoo simply is not going anywhere.borrow moneyNo, actually MS does not have the money - they have to borrow a large...

Tags: Microhoo, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Chapter 450 of the Microhoo saga: Yahoo's defense hinges on second quarter

Chapter 450 of the Microhoo saga: Yahoo's defense hinges on second quarterWill be interestingWe've actually been spending more on Yahoo this quarter than we have over the last several years. But we're just one fish in a very large pool.What's particularly frustrating from an advertiser's standpoint is that I've...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Chapter 450, Microhoo, advertiser, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

As Microhoo turns: In today's episode Google goes gunshy; News Corp plays ball

As Microhoo turns: In today's episode Google goes gunshy; News Corp plays ballYoogleI too think a yahoo-google pact is more posible than many think. I actually think this may be one of the reasons MS suddenly jumped out and offered cash to Yahoo. I think Balmer & Co. saw this...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., News Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Blodget: MicroHoo 'is gonna be a disaster'

Blodget: MicroHoo 'is gonna be a disaster'A marriage made in hell...I honestly wish I could see why this seems so attractive to Microsoft. Sure, they get a second-tier brand name and a bunch of memberships - but with a little creative marketing and promotion and with some clever protocol compatability...

Tags: Instant messaging, Google Talk, Yahoo! Inc., advertisement, Google Inc., Microhoo, IM, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-12