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Statement from company on Yahoo! REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 16, 2008 – Microsoft Corp. issued the following statement regarding Yahoo!:“Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo!; there are no discussions between the companies.”About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft ...
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Microsoft Has 'No Interest' in Acquiring Yahoo
Wired: Epicenter — ... “Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo!; there are no discussions between the companies,” the company said. ...

Ballmer gives birth to new Yahoo rumor; Redmond rushes to strangle it
GMSV — ... up more than 10 percent. Back in Redmond, the company quickly went into clean-up mode. Just to be clear, it said , “Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo; there are no discussions between the companies.” And that should settle … wait … did they explicitly rule out future talks on a search partnership? Such a fine line ...

Yahoo Stock Bolstered By Microsoft CEO's Comments
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... , Ballmer, at a Gartner conference in Orlando, Fla., said there may be "continuing opportunities" for a search partnership with Yahoo, even as he noted there are no discussions between the two companies at the moment. In an effort to clarify Ballmer's remarks, Microsoft issued a statement on Thursday to further distance the possibility of a deal. "Our position hasn't changed," the company said. "Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo; there are no discussions between the companies." Yahoo's stock on Wednesday dropped below $12 per share, far below the $33 offer ...

Ballmer says Microsoft/Yahoo deal “still makes sense”
Gadgetell — ... This little gem caused Yahoo stock to jump 17% despite the fact that an official statement by Microsoft disputed any interest stating “Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo; there are no discussions between the companies.” ...

How Much is Microsoft Changing Its Mind? For Yahoo It’s $1.7 Billion Up
Profy — ... But the enthusiasm did not last all that long as mere hours after Ballmer’s words at the conference Microsoft issued an official statement saying “Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo!; there are no discussions between the companies.” ...

Steve Ballmer dá com a língua nos dentes e joga ações do Yahoo! lá pra cima
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... Diante de tal trapalhada, a Microsoft teve que acalmar os ânimos dos interessados pelo negócio e ainda ontem no final do dia liberou um press release afirmando que sua posição ...

Yahoo Profit Falls As 10% Layoffs Loom
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... providing online advertisers with the broadest set of advertising management tools and products in the industry. We plan to continue building on those strengths." Earlier this year, Yahoo rejected an acquisition offer from Microsoft priced at $33 per share. Its stock closed on Tuesday at just over $12 per share. Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledged the possibility that his company might be willing to resume discussions with Yahoo, but Microsoft subsequently issued a statement saying that Microsoft had no interest in acquiring Yahoo and that no such talks ...

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