Re: [Hampshire] Microsoft walks away from Yahoo

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Author: Dr Adam Trickett
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On Sunday 04 May 2008, Andy Random wrote:
> Software giant Microsoft has dropped its three-month-old bid to buy
> internet firm Yahoo because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable
> sale price.
>
>     http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7382572.stm

>
> Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer formally withdrew the offer in a
> letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang.
>
> Possibly bad news if you are a Yahoo shareholder, but great news as far as
> I'm concerned...


Probably also very good news if you are a Microsoft shareholder too, it would
have only hurt them in the long run...


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Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK

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