Wake Up, People: Ballmer Just Said He'd Still Buy Yahoo*

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alleyinsider.com - 10/16/2008

Wake Up, People: Ballmer Just Said He'd Still Buy Yahoo*

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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 Microsoft source explained that Steve made the ...

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The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0: Ballmer's full Yahoo quote, in context

Gadgetell: Ballmer says Microsoft/Yahoo deal “still makes sense”

Contentinople:: News Bits: Yahoo Might Lay Off 3,000

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Ballmer's full Yahoo quote, in context
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 — ... there will continue to be opportunities to partner around search. We're not in any discussions with them, but that was an offer we made after the acquisition had fallen through. We'll see. I still think it would make sense economically for their shareholders and ours." Now, having read the full answer, let's review the statement from corporate PR: "Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo!; there are no discussions between the companies." No mention of a search partnership. Henry Blodget points out that even if the official line is no deal, "Steve Ballmer just ...

Ballmer says Microsoft/Yahoo deal “still makes sense”
Gadgetell — ... their stories straight. Remember way back when Yahoo turned them down, then turned around and was ready to take them up on their offer for $33? By then, Microsoft was sick of it. Looks like if Microsoft is indeed changing their minds, they are certainly getting a deal. Good grief...Yahoo...Google...Microsoft. Maybe they should just go with YaGooSoft and be done with it. Following all of this is getting tiring. Via [techmeme] and [alleyinsider] Full Story » | Written by ...

News Bits: Yahoo Might Lay Off 3,000
Contentinople: — ... (Nasdaq: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer expressed yesterday that he would still be interested in acquiring Yahoo, saying: "We'd be glad to buy Yahoo. Of course we're not paying what we would have paid before because Yahoo's stock has collapsed. We also imagine that Yahoo's management is still hallucinating about the value of the company, in which case we have nothing to talk about. In the event that they have come to their senses, however, they should give us a call." An hour later, Microsoft hastily explained that by "glad to by Yahoo," Ballmer actually meant "no interest in ...