Comments on: Real threat or tactic? Yahoo’s stock plummets on threat of Microsoft pulling bid.

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By: Yahoo breaks the wrist, Microsoft walks away » VentureBeat

Yahoo breaks the wrist, Microsoft walks away » VentureBeat — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:38:14 +0000

[...] the hostile approach seemed much more likely than Microsoft walking away for much of this, Microsoft is thought to have had serious concerns about integrating Yahoo if it [...]

By: Microsoft and Yahoo: The calm before the storm : VCsAndAngels

Microsoft and Yahoo: The calm before the storm : VCsAndAngels — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:16:16 +0000

[...] stock is currently hovering around $27.50-a-share). This worry was clearly the main ammunition in Microsoft’s threat that it would walk away, but it appears, for now, that Yahoo called that [...]

By: Grapevine

Grapevine — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:06:33 +0000

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By: Yang to Ballmer: Stop lying and don’t be cheap. » VentureBeat

Yang to Ballmer: Stop lying and don’t be cheap. » VentureBeat — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:15:05 +0000

[...] terms of stock stability, the letter appears to have worked. After plummeting down on rumor of Microsoft pulling its bid on Friday, the stock has bounced back a bit today, now down [...]

By: Formal letter wars: Yahoo to respond to Microsoft » VentureBeat

Formal letter wars: Yahoo to respond to Microsoft » VentureBeat — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:17:10 +0000

[...] about pulling its bid caused Yahoo’s stock price to plunge in after-hours trading on Friday (our coverage). The ultimatum issued on Saturday could have an even worse effect on the company’s stock [...]

By: Microsoft puts Yahoo in a headlock, applies noogies, wants lunch money in 3 weeks — or else » VentureBeat

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:03:59 +0000

[...] not content to let mere rumor scare Yahoo, Microsoft came out today with an official declaration of hostility. Yahoo will have 3 [...]

By: Marc Fawzi

Marc Fawzi — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:20:49 +0000

I don’t think it could work any other way.

MSFT acquiring YHOO would result in more layoffs on both sides and a deeper setback to MSFT and YHOO businesses than splitting up their divisions and re-organizing.

By: Marc Fawzi

Marc Fawzi — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:16:44 +0000

My comment is along the lines of “the observer changes the outcome”

How many people out there use Yahoo for anything (other than maybe email/IM and Yahoo groups)? None that I know.

MSFT is going to have to split up its growing businesses (mobile and xbox) from it’s dying OS business.

The best outcome in my opinion is if both MSFT and YHOO start splitting up their divisions and re-organizing after this deal falls through.

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:08:10 +0000

@marc – i’m sure you saw that msft issued yahoo a 3-week ultimatum today. we’ll see how this shakes out soon.

By: Marc Fawzi

Marc Fawzi — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:09:31 +0000

As far as tactics go, I think that the game is already done.

They shook them up, caused them to lose some of their executives and make some moves from a position of fear.

When faced with great fear involving your survival, the typical reaction is to “freeze” (i.e. do nothing), which is a pretty good strategy for certain scenarios, or bring yourself closer to death by making irrational moves. Yahoo did the latter.