Microsoft's Next Move on Yahoo Is Imminent

[Capper]

Microsoft Corp. is expected to make its next move in the three-month-old takeover standoff with Yahoo Inc. as early as Wednesday, as the two sides have failed to reach any negotiated acquisition deal.
One option Microsoft has weighed is nominating a proxy slate of directors to replace Yahoo's board, while waiting to put any acquisition offer directly to Yahoo shareholders, say people familiar with the matter.
Such a move could effectively delay Microsoft's fixing any firm new price on its offer for Yahoo for the time being, allowing Microsoft to step back from its $42 billion bid for the Internet company while keeping the option of later going directly to Yahoo shareholders with a hostile acquisition offer. It would represent a largely unanticipated middle path for Microsoft between walking away from its bid and pushing forward an aggressive hostile-takeover campaign.
It isn't clear whether Microsoft will adopt such a maneuver as its final approach in the deal standoff, and any decisions by the company could change between now and when it goes public with its approach. But people close to the software titan say such an approach has been among those on the table.

Microsoft's Next Move on Yahoo Is Imminent - WSJ.com

[screwballl]

EA is taking cues from MS, forcing companies that do not want to merge or be bought out...

[othman11]

Where's Teddy Roosevelt and his big stick, when you need him???

[screwballl]

Microsoft steps down, at least temporarily

Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price - Yahoo! News

Microsoft Pulls Yahoo! Offer

Microsoft abandoned its plans to purchase Yahoo! on Saturday, after the two technology giants said they could not come to an agreement on price.

[MantaBase]

Originally Posted by screwballl

Microsoft steps down, at least temporarily

Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price - Yahoo! News

Microsoft Pulls Yahoo! Offer

They failed to mention the MS's stock tanked so hard on the deal that poor Billy slipped from 1st to 3rd place in the "Who's the richest" list.

Yahoo is on notice though. If their stock slips to under 14, they are ripe for the picking - or so the analysts say.

[Capper]

yeah, thanks for bringing that up Chris....friggin stock tanked so hard I dropped from #3 to #31....I now have my own page on the investment challenge. Lets just say my virtual financial situation just "Blue Screened"

[screwballl]

tanked so bad you dropped below me which is really rough... and gave me a chance to buy some MSFT cheap and hopefully make some virtual $$$ off it

[stinger608]

Originally Posted by Capper

yeah, thanks for bringing that up Chris....friggin stock tanked so hard I dropped from #3 to #31....I now have my own page on the investment challenge. Lets just say my virtual financial situation just "Blue Screened"

Damn, I guess Capper

Hey, look at the bright side, you have a page all to yourself on the HL investment site

[Capper]

I'll be back........