Comments on: Lessons From the Microsoft – Yahoo Negotiations http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/ Saving, Earning, and Investing Money Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: deepali http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/comment-page-1/#comment-85135 deepali Thu, 08 May 2008 16:54:00 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/#comment-85135 Yahoo was never interested in being bought out by Microsoft... Yahoo was never interested in being bought out by Microsoft…

]]> By: Dividend growth investor http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/comment-page-1/#comment-85123 Dividend growth investor Thu, 08 May 2008 14:31:20 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/#comment-85123 As a value investor I would not put more than $16/share for YHOO. But as a chart reader it is pretty bullish that YHOO stock did not fall to its pre-merger levels of high teens. I do think that MSFT might try buying into YHOO again. As a value investor I would not put more than $16/share for YHOO. But as a chart reader it is pretty bullish that YHOO stock did not fall to its pre-merger levels of high teens. I do think that MSFT might try buying into YHOO again.

]]> By: Writer's Coin http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/comment-page-1/#comment-85110 Writer's Coin Thu, 08 May 2008 12:02:21 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/#comment-85110 Getting it in writing is fast becoming the way people do everything, from business to personal stuff. It's like everyone is out there covering their ass so they want to document everything they do or don't do so they can't get in trouble later on. I understand, but come on—emailing your boss at 1:23am so he/she can see how "late" you're working is ludicrous. Unless your boss falls for it. Sorry it's unrelated but I went on a microrant there. Getting it in writing is fast becoming the way people do everything, from business to personal stuff. It’s like everyone is out there covering their ass so they want to document everything they do or don’t do so they can’t get in trouble later on. I understand, but come on—emailing your boss at 1:23am so he/she can see how “late” you’re working is ludicrous.

Unless your boss falls for it. Sorry it’s unrelated but I went on a microrant there.

]]> By: Matt http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/comment-page-1/#comment-85053 Matt Wed, 07 May 2008 18:15:15 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/lessons-from-the-microsoft-yahoo-negotiations/#comment-85053 I agree that this deal isn't quite dead even if Microsoft has backed out of it. Though the two companies working well together might have been hurt drastically by the events that transpired. I think what this offer did was it put Yahoo on the market when they quite likely weren't. Now other companies might consider acquiring them. If Google decided to they could place an offer for Yahoo and really hurt Microsoft's chances for competing in this space (though I don't know what the ramifications of that would end up being it would definitely be interesting) I agree that this deal isn’t quite dead even if Microsoft has backed out of it. Though the two companies working well together might have been hurt drastically by the events that transpired.

I think what this offer did was it put Yahoo on the market when they quite likely weren’t. Now other companies might consider acquiring them. If Google decided to they could place an offer for Yahoo and really hurt Microsoft’s chances for competing in this space (though I don’t know what the ramifications of that would end up being it would definitely be interesting)

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