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- Mad in Seattle: Microsoft's Proxy Fight Is All Wrong
- Mad in Seattle: Microsoft's Proxy Fight Is All WrongI agreeCompletely.Mad Yahoos in SeattleI tend to agree with your outlook; however, it is almost shortsighted to think that Microsoft doesn't have a much grander plan or vision for their plans with the now turned hostile takeover of Yahoo. Your comments...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
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- Mad in Seattle: Microsoft's Proxy Fight Is All Wrong
- I know this marks me as oh-so-last century, but one American military officer fighting in Vietnam was quoted as saying, "We had to destroy the village to save it." In other words, to prevent the village from falling into the hands of the Commies, it had to be torched. ...
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Microsoft to acquire Yahoo! Search for USD20bn - Rumour
- Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo! Search for USD20bn, in a deal that could see the software giant bringing in a new management team at Yahoo!, according to a Sunday Times report. Microsoft and Yahoo! are reportedly in agreement...
- Articles 2008-12-01
- Yahoo: All Over But the Shouting?
- A few days ago, I penned a posting asking that, at the end of the day, do proxy fights matter? I pointed to a new Wharton School of Business report that dumps cold water on the enthusiasm of shareholder activists who have had a field day this...
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Microsoft takeover deadline for Yahoo expires
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — A Microsoft deadline for Internet service company Yahoo to accept its 44.6-billion-dollar (28.5-billion-euro) acquisition offer expired at midnight Saturday, setting the stage for a hostile takeover bid by the software giant. Neither of the two sides made any comment as the Sunday 0700 GMT deadline...
- Research articles 2008-04-25
- Carl Icahn Exits Yahoo! Board. Do You Care Anymore?
- Posted by: Rob Hof on October 23 Carl Icahn, the activist investor who helped goad Yahoo into finally doing a search deal with Microsoft, has left the board of the Internet portal. Why's he leaving? Icahn says he has other companies to worry about, and it's not hard to take...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Carl Icahn to Resign from Yahoo Board
- Sam Diaz submits: Billionaire Carl Icahn, who launched a proxy war for control of Yahoo YHOO after co-founder Jerry Yang rejected a Microsoft MSFT takeover last year, said he will resign from Yahoo’s Board of Directors, according to reports. Noting that the board no longer needs...
- External links 2009-10-25
- Icahn Quits Yahoo Board
- Carl Icahn is resigning from the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board of directors, saying that the company does not need an “activist investor” on its board, MarketWatch reports. The news comes two months after Icahn cut his stake in the company in what he called a move to “balance his...
- External links 2009-10-23
- Yahoo's Advisory Fees: Maybe Yahoo Should Have Been the Buyer
- The New York Times DealBook pointed out that Yahoo spent $36 million on handling Microsoft's takeover offer and the resulting proxy fight. Consider the distraction of the board and management, and the cash is a likely shareholder value pittance in comparison. Ironically, for all the Yahoo trash talk you hear,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- More Yahoo Staffing Changes
- Seth Gilbert submits: Yahoo’s YHOO proxy fight is over, the board seats have been filled, and the disruption of Microsoft’s MSFT bid seems past, but there continues to be some attrition at senior roles. The report Thursday is that Yahoo’s senior vice president Todd Teresi, who’s headed the Publisher...
- External links 2008-08-22
- Yahoo: Where's Icahn as Stock Dips Below $10?
- Sam Diaz submits: Yahoo’s YHOO stock is struggling to stay above $10, the ad deal with Google GOOG is in the history books and Microsoft MSFT has been quick to say “Not interested.” And CEO Jerry Yang has turned into the Internet whipping boy over it. But...
- External links 2008-11-13
- Icahn raises Yahoo! stake
- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is building up his stake in Yahoo! by acquiring around USD67.2m worth of shares in the struggling internet giant. The investment, which increases Icahn's 5% holding by around 0.5%, comes after Yahoo!'s stock hit a one-year low last week amid investor concerns about the firm's...
- Articles 2008-11-27
- Like BoomTown Said, Bartz Is Tops on the Yahoo CEO Short List–Here's the Reaction [BoomTown]
- Following on BoomTown's report earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal followed by also naming former Autodesk top exec Carol Bartz as a contender for Yahoo CEO in a report today. Since my post on Wednesday, I have been getting a lot of intense reaction from inside and outside of...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Yahoo's Yang Living On Borrowed Time
- Yahoo got its wish. Microsoft is no longer a possibility as a purchaser. The company improves short-term results by partnering on search with Google. Carl Icahn may give up on his proxy war. And the company lives to fight another dayâ€"or at least until Aug. 1 when shareholders unleash their...
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Apple's Lala music buy may have video impact
- There's been a lot of noise over the last few days about Apple's purchase of the online music-streaming service Lala. No one's quite sure what this means for the future of Apple's iTunes music service, or Lala's own service. Most are speculating that Apple may be moving into the cloud...
- News items 2009-12-10
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