Comments on: Microsoft’s offer for Yahoo may disappear http://billso.com/2008/04/05/microsofts-offer-for-yahoo-may-disappear/ Bill Sodeman writes about management, mobile computing and information systems Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/04/05/microsofts-offer-for-yahoo-may-disappear/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 billso Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:44:02 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/04/05/microsofts-offer-for-yahoo-may-disappear/#comment-1148 Yahoo blinked! According to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/07/yahoo-responds-to-microsoft-ultimatum-more-money-please/" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a> and the <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/is-yahoos-letter-the-first-concession/" rel="nofollow">New York Times</a>, Yahoo's board understands the company will be sold. The Yahoo board just wants Microsoft to <em>increase its offer.</em> Yahoo blinked! According to Engadget and the New York Times, Yahoo’s board understands the company will be sold.

The Yahoo board just wants Microsoft to increase its offer.

]]> By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/04/05/microsofts-offer-for-yahoo-may-disappear/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 billso Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:58:57 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/04/05/microsofts-offer-for-yahoo-may-disappear/#comment-1146 According to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06soft.html" rel="nofollow">today's New York Times</a>, Microsoft has run out of patience. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has sent an email telling Yahoo's board to negotiate, or in three weeks Microsoft will start a proxy contest. Yahoo shareholders would receive a lower offer than US$31 per share. According to today’s New York Times, Microsoft has run out of patience.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has sent an email telling Yahoo’s board to negotiate, or in three weeks Microsoft will start a proxy contest. Yahoo shareholders would receive a lower offer than US$31 per share.

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