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Yahoo takes Bartz to get back on track
GMSV —
... and specifically in advertising, Yahoo’s principle business gaps she may want to address when she picks a No. 2 to succeed Decker. Now the question is whether Bartz, unburdened by the founder’s sentiment that hobbled Yang, will kick things off with a bang by cutting a search deal with Microsoft. At Boomtown, Kara Swisher’s sources say the details of such a partnership are all worked out , ready for proposal as soon as the dust settles. ...
Yahoo-Microsoft Search Deal Now Imminent (YHOO) (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider —
Now that Yahoo has finally hired a CEO, the Yahoo-Microsoft search deal will be quickly consummated, Kara Swisher's sources say.
We sure hope so. Both of these companies are dead in the water in search without each other, and their collective position is getting worse all the time.
Kara: Sources close to Microsoft (MSFT) said the company has readied its proposal to be floated to the Yahoo board. And its CEO Steve Ballmer has been vocal about wanting to do a deal quickly.
'It's ticked and tied,' said one person who has spoken to Microsoft ...
Last Bytes: The (Almost) All-Yahoo Issue
Tech Observer —
Carol Bartz becomes the new C.E.O. of Yahoo. [Cnet] A former Yahoo exec offers her some advice. [SAI] Sue Decker has no plans to stick around for a Bartz boss. [WSJ] BoomTown says a Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership is now very likely to happen. Cue the eye-rolling. [AllThingsD] The market didn't exactly jump up and down today over Bartz's appointment. [AllThingsD] Meanwhile, Obama (that's the President-Elect), named the next FCC chief, and Om Malik has something to say about it. [GigaOm] ...
Here We Go Again - MicroHoo Search Deal Close?
Technologizer —
... . So how long did you think it would take before somebody revives the MicroHoo talk? Apparently about two hours. Our good friend and colleague Kara Swisher over at AllThingsDigital is reporting that sources withing Microsoft are telling her that a search partnership is very close to being done. In fact, the proposal is all ready to go: all that needs to be done is the presentation to the Yahoo board. Current talk pegs the signing as soon as January 27, which would be the company’s earnings announcement. What better way to boost your stock price than brag about a new CEO, ...
Yang is being replaced at Yahoo, so is a Microsoft deal due?
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... But the key question is what happens next, and as Swisher says: Is a Microsoft Search Deal With Yahoo "Ticked and Tied"? Apparently Microsoft is ready. Swisher says: ...
Yahoo CEO pick makes Microsoft deal more likely
The Microsoft Blog —
... it had named Carol Bartz, previously the executive chairman of Autodesk, as its new CEO. Ballmer has repeatedly said that while Microsoft is no longer interested in purchasing all of Yahoo, it would be open to some sort of search partnership. And All Things Digital reports today that Microsoft has now prepared a new offer for the search business, quoting a source as saying, "We've just been waiting for management clarity to move." Microsoft had no comment.
Yahoo CEO: Smart Pick or Just Plain Safe?
Internet Evolution: —
... (Nasdaq: MSFT) whereby Microsoft would acquire its search business. According to Kara Swisher at All Things Digital , "several sources" close to both companies have confirmed that, with Bartz in as CEO, a search deal is "more likely." Such a deal would make some sense for the two hopeless romantics: According to data released by ...
Bartz Sent in to Kick Tail at Yahoo, Then Thump Google, Microsoft
Google Watch —
... AllThingsDigital's Kara Swisher talked to sources who told her "a search partnership deal between the companies is more likely to be signed quickly now that Yahoo" has picked Bartz as the chosen one. Such a deal could happen as soon as Jan. 27, or Yahoo's next earnings report, Swisher said. ...
News Bits: Bartz! Takes! Control!
Contentinople: —
... breathing room." [Ed. note: Yes, ma'am! ] After noting that the company "frankly, could use a little management," and announcing that her "focus is on turning the company around," she cut the 15-minute conference short to run off to a no-doubt-more-important management meeting. But look out -- she'll be back on Jan. 27 for one of her first challenges as CEO -- delivering Yahoo's sure-to-be-dismal fourth-quarter results. In other Yahoo News: The selection of Bartz as CEO is expected to grease the wheels on a search deal with ...
Bartz Choice Signals Bid to be Yahoo Again
Wired: Epicenter —
... Steve Ballmer has said multiple times that complete acquisition talks are over
but that a search deal is an attractive option. Kara Swisher at AllThingsD reports
that a new proposal is already all “ticked and tied” according to her sources at Microsoft, who say the deal was merely pending the management change at Yahoo. ...
Search deal on table again as Microsoft's Ballmer meets with Yahoo's Bostock
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... BoomTown reported that the latest Microsoft offer would probably be similar to the past ones it has offered, with a small upfront payment and a long-term, guaranteed revenue that's hefty. ...
