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]]> By: Microsoft’s Ballmer sneezes. Yahoo has tissues. Stock soars. » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-831319 Microsoft’s Ballmer sneezes. Yahoo has tissues. Stock soars. » VentureBeat Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:29:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-831319 [...] right, the company that first made a $44.6 billion, $31-a-share offer to Yahoo at the beginning of this year, only to have it and other slightly better offers spurned by Yahoo, [...] [...] right, the company that first made a $44.6 billion, $31-a-share offer to Yahoo at the beginning of this year, only to have it and other slightly better offers spurned by Yahoo, [...]

]]> By: As other tech stocks rally, Yahoo hits where it was in October…1998 » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-830568 As other tech stocks rally, Yahoo hits where it was in October…1998 » VentureBeat Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:43:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-830568 [...] time is right for software giant Microsoft to step in and make another bid to buy Yahoo. After all, Microsoft’s original $44.6 billion — $31-a-share — offer made earlier this year must look like the deal of the century (or at least of the last 5 years) to [...] [...] time is right for software giant Microsoft to step in and make another bid to buy Yahoo. After all, Microsoft’s original $44.6 billion — $31-a-share — offer made earlier this year must look like the deal of the century (or at least of the last 5 years) to [...]

]]> By: Apple stock plunging, Google stock diving, Yahoo stock melting » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-829781 Apple stock plunging, Google stock diving, Yahoo stock melting » VentureBeat Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:18:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-829781 [...] in February, Microsoft made an offer to buy Yahoo for $31-a-share. Yahoo’s stock price at the time was $19.18, but the company still felt that deal (which was [...] [...] in February, Microsoft made an offer to buy Yahoo for $31-a-share. Yahoo’s stock price at the time was $19.18, but the company still felt that deal (which was [...]

]]> By: Microsoft seeks partners for Yahoo scrapyard endeavor » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-819147 Microsoft seeks partners for Yahoo scrapyard endeavor » VentureBeat Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:30 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-819147 [...] asked you to pick a month that this discussion was taking place, would you pick: a) January 2007 b) January 2008 c) May 2008 or d) Right [...] [...] asked you to pick a month that this discussion was taking place, would you pick: a) January 2007 b) January 2008 c) May 2008 or d) Right [...]

]]> By: After a nice northern vacation in the upper $20s, Yahoo stock heads back south » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-816843 After a nice northern vacation in the upper $20s, Yahoo stock heads back south » VentureBeat Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:02:06 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-816843 [...] Microsoft made a bid to buy Yahoo on February 1, the Internet company’s stock was at $19.18 a share. Microsoft’s offer of $31 a share, [...] [...] Microsoft made a bid to buy Yahoo on February 1, the Internet company’s stock was at $19.18 a share. Microsoft’s offer of $31 a share, [...]

]]> By: Icahn haz Yahoo? A true shark moves in… » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-813400 Icahn haz Yahoo? A true shark moves in… » VentureBeat Thu, 15 May 2008 18:06:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-813400 [...] feels (and states that his fellow shareholders feel) that Yahoo was simply wrong to reject Microsoft’s initial offer of $31-a-share when the company was trading at the time in the $19-a-share range. He believe that a [...] [...] feels (and states that his fellow shareholders feel) that Yahoo was simply wrong to reject Microsoft’s initial offer of $31-a-share when the company was trading at the time in the $19-a-share range. He believe that a [...]

]]> By: For whom the opening bell tolls: Yahoo stock plunges, rallies » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-810638 For whom the opening bell tolls: Yahoo stock plunges, rallies » VentureBeat Mon, 05 May 2008 17:50:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-810638 [...] 26 percent from its after-hours high, and near the $19 level that it was at when Microsoft made its bid in the beginning of February. Worse, this represents a decrease of over 33 percent from what Microsoft’s final offer was [...] [...] 26 percent from its after-hours high, and near the $19 level that it was at when Microsoft made its bid in the beginning of February. Worse, this represents a decrease of over 33 percent from what Microsoft’s final offer was [...]

]]> By: Yahoo breaks the wrist, Microsoft walks away » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-809454 Yahoo breaks the wrist, Microsoft walks away » VentureBeat Sun, 04 May 2008 00:43:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-809454 [...] few billion dollars it was already raising the deal by going to the $33-a-share mark, up from its initial $31-a-share offer (which was in fact, lower because of stock price [...] [...] few billion dollars it was already raising the deal by going to the $33-a-share mark, up from its initial $31-a-share offer (which was in fact, lower because of stock price [...]

]]> By: AOL: The art of the comeback? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-806039 AOL: The art of the comeback? » VentureBeat Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:02:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-806039 [...] well. While most people wrote off the idea of an AOL/Yahoo combination as a viable alternative to Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo, perhaps such a partnership would not be such a bad idea after all. AOL/Yahoo could make for a very [...] [...] well. While most people wrote off the idea of an AOL/Yahoo combination as a viable alternative to Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo, perhaps such a partnership would not be such a bad idea after all. AOL/Yahoo could make for a very [...]

]]> By: Rumor roundup: Everyone is buying everyone » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-792444 Rumor roundup: Everyone is buying everyone » VentureBeat Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:03:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-792444 [...] all got kicked off, of course, when Microsoft announced their proposal to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion dollars. Within hours we knew that not only did Yahoo not want to [...] [...] all got kicked off, of course, when Microsoft announced their proposal to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion dollars. Within hours we knew that not only did Yahoo not want to [...]

]]> By: OMG ! Microsoft want to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion | Athow.com, Tech life at its fullest.. http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-767440 OMG ! Microsoft want to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion | Athow.com, Tech life at its fullest.. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:14:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-767440 [...] Discussion: WebProNews, Silicon Alley Insider, Techland, E-Commerce Times, MarketWatch, Tech Check with Jim Goldman, Microsoft, The Register, Search Engine Journal, ParisLemon, Contentinople, Electronista, Web Worker Daily, Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi, Intuitive.com, paidContent.org, CenterNetworks, MSNBC, Engadget and VentureBeat [...] [...] Discussion: WebProNews, Silicon Alley Insider, Techland, E-Commerce Times, MarketWatch, Tech Check with Jim Goldman, Microsoft, The Register, Search Engine Journal, ParisLemon, Contentinople, Electronista, Web Worker Daily, Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi, Intuitive.com, paidContent.org, CenterNetworks, MSNBC, Engadget and VentureBeat [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Microsoft-Yahoo: Notes about the logic behind it http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-767300 VentureBeat » Microsoft-Yahoo: Notes about the logic behind it Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:57:11 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-767300 [...] this morning held by Microsoft, after it announced a bid to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion. (See our original story here, along with my cliff notes from the [...] [...] this morning held by Microsoft, after it announced a bid to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion. (See our original story here, along with my cliff notes from the [...]

]]> By: Terry Ng http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-767132 Terry Ng Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:40:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-767132 I almost thought it was April 1st when I read the title of this post. Unbelievable how the No. 1 internet giant is now struggling to maintain itself in the dominant three pack. I almost thought it was April 1st when I read the title of this post. Unbelievable how the No. 1 internet giant is now struggling to maintain itself in the dominant three pack.

]]> By: ValleyGrunt http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-767104 ValleyGrunt Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:35:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers-to-acquire-yahoo-for-446-billion-in-bid-to-challenge-googles-dominance/#comment-767104 Matt: Heard any feedback from the venture industry to this deal? I'm guessing the Venture Capitalists would not be too happy if this deal goes through: one less player in the market for acquiring their startups ;-) Matt:

Heard any feedback from the venture industry to this deal?

I’m guessing the Venture Capitalists would not be too happy if this deal goes through: one less player in the market for acquiring their startups ;-)

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