Steve Ballmer is no Larry Ellison.
Microsoft has found its anemic carrot hasn’t done the trick to convince the folks at Yahoo! that assimilation is in their best interests. Now Microsoft is threatening to use a stick to whack Yahoo! into submission. Note to Microsoft: really, really bad idea.
I blogged almost a year ago [...]
Microsoft, this morning, announced it has made an offer to acquire Yahoo! for $45 billion. Great news if you’re Microsoft, but horrible news if you’re Yahoo! (or one of its customers, partners, or shareholders).
I’m sure there’s the temptation, especially by Yahoo! shareholders, to capitulate to Microsoft due to the beautiful run-up this morning of [...]
It’s been almost two years since
I last posted a review of companies I admire or avoid (and those in between, companies that are redeemed or endangered). I didn’t mention Yahoo! in that listing, but things have gone from bad to worse for the company that was once nearly synonymous with the success and [...]