Submit a Story!

Yahoo Flies as MSFT's Ballmer Teases: 'Deal May Still Make Sense'

 
From Silicon Alley Insider, Oct. 16, 2008: Is Steve Ballmer just trying to torture the already-tortured Yahoo sharholders?  During a keynote at the Gartner ITxpo, the Microsoft CEO said a deal between the two companies would "still make sense ec (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Still Makes Sense, Ballmer Says (Update4)
bloomberg.com 10/16/2008 — Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said a deal with Yahoo! Inc. may still make economic sense for shareholders of both companies, pushing Yahoo stock up 11 percent. While there may be ``continuing ...
Wake Up, People: Ballmer Just Said He'd Still Buy Yahoo*
alleyinsider.com 10/16/2008 — ballmerhands.jpg *UPDATE: An hour later, Microsoft corporate is frantically backtracking: "Our position hasn't changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo; there are no discussions between the companies." When we followed up on this, a ...
Ballmer's full Yahoo quote, in context
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com 10/16/2008 — Reports on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's comments on Yahoo earlier today included snippets (some not entirely accurate) of his comments. I just watched a Webcast of the interview and took down the full question and answer, which is a bit more revealing.
Yahoo Flies As Microsoft's Ballmer Teases: "Deal May Still Make Sense"
alleyinsider.com 10/16/2008 — Is Steve Ballmer just trying to torture the already-tortured Yahoo sharholders? During a keynote at the Gartner ITxpo, the Microsoft CEO said a deal between the two companies would "still make sense economically" and not just at Yahoo's current ...
Call between CEOs questioned in Vista case
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com 10/17/2008 — Plaintiffs' lawyers in the 'Vista Capable' case want to know what Steve Ballmer said to Intel CEO Paul Otellini during a phone conversation the two men had on the same day that Microsoft decided to loosen the requirements needed for a PC to get a ...
Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7CNET News - Business Tech 10/16/2008
Some companies are planning to skip Windows Vista, and that's OK, according to Steve Ballmer. But Microsoft's CEO hopes that those companies come back for Windows 7. Ballmer said that "if people want to wait they really can," ZDNet's Larry Dignan ...
Yahoo Stock Bolstered By Microsoft CEO's CommentsInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 10/16/2008
Microsoft disavows interest in its previous financial offers but comments about "continuing opportunities" by Steve Ballmer suggest otherwise.
Microsoft: We're all 'mixed source' companiesCNET News.com 10/17/2008
The software maker's top intellectual property lawyer tells CNET News that the distinction between open source and commercial software has largely gone away.
Steve Ballmer's Shot Across Yahoo's BowYahoo! Finance: Tech Ticker 10/17/2008
Microsoft has emphatically denied Steve Ballmer was doing anything more than speaking hypothetically Thursday when he said "I still think [a deal with Yahoo] would make sense economically for their shareholders and ours. ...
Microsoft set to help the littlest immigrantsThe Seattle Times: Microsoft 10/17/2008
With some of the biggest legal heavy hitters in the country and Angelina Jolie as a spokesperson, Microsoft today launched a new initiative to provide free legal services to illegal-immigrant children facing possible deportation.