Comments on: Yahoo Issues Letter Defending Google Deal: No Free Milk For Microsoft

By: All about Microsoft mobile edition

All about Microsoft mobile edition — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:47:51 +0000

[...] buying even just Yahoo’s search business at this point. Remember back in July when Yang and the Yahoo board ridiculed Microsoft’s proposal to buy Yahoo Search, claiming that Yahoo’s paper-deal with Google made far more sense for Yahoo, since Yahoo intended [...]

By: Jerry Yang - Should Yahoo! have accepted Microsoft's bid?

Jerry Yang - Should Yahoo! have accepted Microsoft's bid? — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:33:05 +0000

[...] less value for Yahoo! stockholders than Microsoft had suggested.”Just to reiterate, here is Yang’s actual statement to [...]

By: Yahoo Fights For Board Control; Analyst Suggests AOL Merger

Yahoo Fights For Board Control; Analyst Suggests AOL Merger — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:46:43 +0000

[...] slides go through familiar territory, marshaling Yahoo’s arguments for why Microsoft’s offer would have been bad for [...]

By: Yahoo! - Should Yahoo fire CEO Jerry Yang?

Yahoo! - Should Yahoo fire CEO Jerry Yang? — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:29:41 +0000

[...] And the actual letter to shareholders: [...]

By: SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 26, 2008 | Techno Portal

SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 26, 2008 | Techno Portal — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:19:43 +0000

[...] Yahoo Issues Letter Defending Google Deal: No Free Milk For Microsoft, TechCrunch [...]

By: Yahoo CTO: The ReOrg Is All About Moving Past The Microsoft Deal

Yahoo CTO: The ReOrg Is All About Moving Past The Microsoft Deal — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:33:06 +0000

[...] in light of the situation with Microsoft still being up in the air? Like yesterday’s assertive letter to shareholders defending its Google deal, Yahoo is trying to show that it is getting on with its life, thank you [...]

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:00:01 +0000

what i would like to know is what did yahoo do with the goto.com/overture search technology? they bought the company – who invented and pioneered paid search – for $1.6 bn in 2003 precisely to compete with Google – and now they still have to go to Google to source paid search results? if they had taken the technology and done something with it, they would be creating their own free cash flow. they fact that they will make more money from google search results on a rev share deal than they make from their own search researchs really speaks to how google has optimized the model. and it speaks to Yahoo’s serious destruction of shareholder value – $1.6 bn down the tubes. i say can yang – he is a yahoo!

By: Jerry’s Back! And So Is Microsoft

Jerry’s Back! And So Is Microsoft — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:54:43 +0000

[...] Today’s letter to shareholders was a not-so-subtle way of showing that Yang remains in control of the company, and retains the confidence of his board. And the board of directors also retains confidence in itself, apparently: “Your Current Board of Directors Has the Knowledge, Experience and Commitment to Best Represent Your Interests and Maximize Stockholder Value.” [...]

By: china JDZ ceramic

china JDZ ceramic — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:03:09 +0000

google is ON.1
yahoo is ON.2
msn is ON.3

By: trader key

trader key — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:01:36 +0000

yahoo is NO.2 forever ???

By: trademanufacturer

trademanufacturer — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:59:54 +0000

Mr.yang don’t share his live in yahoo…

By: Could Microsoft Get Control of Yahoo Without Buying It Whole? Investors Think So. | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:40:53 +0000

[...] we’re not quite done with block-that-metaphors on the issue, like this moooooving one one from TechCrunch: “But for now, a clear message is being sent to Microsoft: If they want Yahoo’s search [...]

By: eve

eve — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:15:04 +0000

A little late! I already voted my proxy card to oust these idiots.

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:47:29 +0000

@23

Hahaha…this video is very funny!! Indeed!

By: HAHAHA

HAHAHA — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:14:00 +0000

Must watch! http://www.yout...h?v=aR10ScHYE7I

Yahoos Google’s bitch now!

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Yahooからのメッセージ：「全部買わないのならMSの話はなし」

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Yahooからのメッセージ：「全部買わないのならMSの話はなし」 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:51:30 +0000

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By: Peter Urban

Peter Urban — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:40:23 +0000

Jerry, Peter Gabrial knew the solution all along:

“Don’t give up… you worry too much… it’s gonna be all right…, Don’t give up, you’re not the only one…, Don’t give up…. no reason to be ashamed… Don’t give up… you still have us… Don’t give up… you know it’s never been easy, Don’t give up…. there’s a place where you belong….”

http://www.fuzz...eterUrban/19566

By: Peter Urban

Peter Urban — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:35:06 +0000

What a mess.

By: jblack

jblack — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:33:57 +0000

Yang had his Ying in Microsoft and blew it. Now he’s got Yuck. My card went back with a vote to kick the bums out. Yahoo is in free fall now.

By: antje

antje — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:30:16 +0000

first time I’ve ever seen that analogy in a way not referring to sex without marriage…

By: dub

dub — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:25:34 +0000

@PR NY – Yahoo search has been ruined for years. That’s why they’re in this position.

By: HA

HA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:22:31 +0000

@16, you are supposed to read it night when you are home working off the clock and not getting paid for it.

ya, it will all pay off someday because your not really here for the money or the options, you are here for the culture, the brand name & lover of company.

By: anthropocentric

anthropocentric — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:04:26 +0000

Who has time to read those long e-mails?

By: Joseph Hunkins

Joseph Hunkins — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:57:07 +0000

Mike just to set the record straight the ValleyWag poster “Mike Arrington”, who claims to have made 10k trading on Yahoo rumors, is fake … right?

More importantly I’m very interested in your views on legality/ethics of trading Yahoo options based on the rumor mill. Let’s say you heard a solid rumor that MS was about to offer $37 for Yahoo and Yahoo was going to sell. Could you legally trade on that before you posted it? One second after?

What if you emailed *me* right before you posted, I think I could legally trade based on current SEC rules, right?

P.S. What kind of Single Malt Scotch do you like? : )

By: Big Bobby

Big Bobby — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:46:30 +0000

So what if Yahoo is the “starting spot” for internet users. They can be whatever the heck they want to be. If you are the number one spot on the internet and you’re not maximizing your potential profits… and grossing much less than people ranked below, you have strategic issues.

There’s one real sweet that yahoo should take advantage of – outsource the executive management decision making to Larry and Serge ; )

Insightful info…

http://www.read...ex.php?RTA=web2