Comments on: Microsoft Is Moving Towards Checkmate

By: Billu

Billu — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:20:21 +0000

Even after check mate bill can’t buy open source genius @ Yahoo! He has to suck feet of all Microsoft technology suckers…

By: James Gardiner

James Gardiner — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:55:49 +0000

Gee guys, a lot of you are not very on the ball about business.

Microsoft buying Yahoo, good or bad, has nothing to do with it.

The fact is, if these ego driven self important people actually did there job and made decisions according to the shareholders best interest. this deal WOULD DEFINATLY of happened.

This deal not happening is a desaster as Yahoo is nothing but a big F-Up now. With its board being sued into oblivion by not representing their shareholders.

And who thinks Yahoo is going to be run well while most of the shareholders are trying to kill the board? Not me!

The fact the share price is still UP is because everyone knows this is such a F-Up that something HAS to happen, and the best bet, and best way forward, unfortunate but true, is to SELL to Microsoft.

Microsoft to me is the kiss of death for Yahoo, as the Microsoft Culture goes completely against Yahoos. Its WRONG WRONG WRONG. But what’s wrong or right in this means jack S*#T. Its money that makes the world turn, and the only money left in this is to sell to Microsoft.

James

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:13:11 +0000

If Yahoo and Microsoft merge, will they be able to compete with Google?
http://www.tradeingroups.com/m.....res-yahoo/

By: Yahooo

Yahooo — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:51:21 +0000

Mike Arrrrrrringtone. You are not aware about what transpires behind closed doors and the repercussions associated with “things”.

Yahoo, I’ve got your back. You hold a quality that is absent in the world today and you should be very proud of that.

One more post like this I will teach TechCrunch how Yahoo feels!!!

By: Jenkins

Jenkins — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:20:04 +0000

Now are you doing paid post crap? no shit, is there also a TechCrunch IPO plzz stop the crap.

By: Fabricio Zuardi

Fabricio Zuardi — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:29:55 +0000

paid post.

By: Philippe Chrun

Philippe Chrun — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:10:05 +0000

Ok, I’ve been reading your blog for 2 years but this post is the most “red-flag, author owns acquisition target stock and is trying to make $” I have ever seen. It’s the culmination of all this pro-Microsoft-Yahoo merger you’ve been pushing for the past month+. It’s… sad man. I mean, Yahoo’s not gonna self-destruct, you are if you keep doing this. Sorry,

Philippe

By: Senior Editor

Senior Editor — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:40:40 +0000

# 54 hate will get you nowhere in life. It is best to embrace love.

By: jenkins

jenkins — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:12:41 +0000

I know it’s fun to rant and rave about things written on TC but, seriously, Arrington has no credibility these days and things are getting worse. Does anyone really believe what he says or do you tend to question more and more with each passing day? I used to read and believe. Now I read and question — literally every word, because so much is simply not true.

By: TechCrunch Predicts Microsoft Will Do Quick Deal To Get Yahoo Search |

TechCrunch Predicts Microsoft Will Do Quick Deal To Get Yahoo Search | — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:16:04 +0000

[...] TechCrunch is reporting: [...]

By: alnoor

alnoor — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:51:06 +0000

lol @ http://ismikearringtonadick.com/

I would vote no, if there an option .

By: gregory

gregory — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:17:45 +0000

yikes, troll ratio approaching unity

By: Hysterical Microhoo! Analysis

Hysterical Microhoo! Analysis — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:17:47 +0000

[...] from TechCrunch comments (a rare gem). I must of had a mind-meld with this cat when I was reading this leaked internal [...]

By: Killa

Killa — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:02:33 +0000

Mike,
Serious. Did you buy the Yahoo! stock, or only options a la Icahn? Your post (and Charlie Rose appearance) do(es) smack of a certain leaning. $33 is an effing joke. Like the idea of Mark Cuban on the Yahoo! board, it is simply an insult.
52-week high +$34. Don’t waste our time w/ $33.
Deal could have been done at $35 if Ballmer weren’t such an A-hole.
Yang is principled, not stupid. Yahoo!s are right to follow him… long-term shareholders are right to HATE Icahn.

hate his actions that is, not the man. the man has sweet nose hair. see Blodgett’s post on same subject.

By: katrin

katrin — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:19:05 +0000

there still is this question
http://ismikearringtonadick.com/

By: katrin

katrin — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:18:38 +0000

michael still living in another world

By: john

john — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:58:02 +0000

I think it’s funny how hell bent MSFT is about trying to disrupt Google with Yahoo. Don’t those guys have anything better to do like come up with something new? Maybe like a working OS w/o bugs or something really great…..why do they always try to steal others ideas?

I hope they lose this time….

By: Webmaster Blog | Microhoo, zweite Runde

Webmaster Blog | Microhoo, zweite Runde — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:42:26 +0000

[...] Arrington von Techcrunch vermutet, es könnte es hier darum gehen, lediglich die Websuche zu übernehmen, und den Rest bei Yahoo [...]

By: Mogilny

Mogilny — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:15:05 +0000

A very forgettable filler post. I don’t think MS would pay for a post, but they may have dropped enough crumbs to get Mr. Arrington to write this article. I don’t see a bright future for yahoo, microsoft, microhoo, or microsoft with a bit of hoo as a web presence. So this is just empty drama.

By: Pay-per-post

Pay-per-post — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:05:44 +0000

@43: ‘Frank’ watch out, the ISPs are logging you. What the hell are you talking about you paranoid freak? Did you have your tin-foil hat on when you wrote that comment?

And ‘Senior Editor’ (ironic title for somebody who can’t string together sentences) - maybe it’s just me but what the fuck are you blabbing about? Your metaphors most likely amuse you to no end but they make absolutely no sense. Take your meds and GTFO.

By: Senior Editor

Senior Editor — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:40:45 +0000

U recall when man beat the first super computer at chess? or did he? Well Microsoft is the Supercomputer, but Yahoo is no chess player. Deep Blue can calculate 200-300 million moves per second. I am sure Deep Blue is history compared to what may be around now. So how many moves per second will all of Yahoo board be able to make in sync to beat the market? When you figure that one out come back for your milk for your cookies.

By: pasan

pasan — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:39:50 +0000

Here her goes again making progostications about a deal between MSN and Yahoo being done “very quickly”. Does anyone actually believe this is true? Let’s all remember this “less than credible” rant and see what happens. My guess is that it’s total bs but time will tell.

By: JerkCrunch

JerkCrunch — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:39:32 +0000

Told ya arrington, you just jumped the shark!

HAHAHA!

Yahoo $27
M$ $29

You and your M$ sponsored PayPerPost scamming scheme, enjoy it while it lasts.
Your credibility is going down the toilet.

By: M

Tue, 20 May 2008 03:36:09 +0000

(Haven’t read all the comments, so may be repeating few things here)

“where they get to pick off just what they want - search - and leave the rest of Yahoo and its troubles behind”

I believe you have been trying to convince us all this time is “search” is the actual trouble for Yahoo. Now suddenly, it becomes the most lucrative part and other parts of Yahoo are trouble? Aren’t they still number one in display ad?

By: Senior Editor

Senior Editor — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:34:46 +0000

Checkmate