Yahoo! has $6 billion in legal exposure

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Ryan S. — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:40:36 GMT

i agree with all those who have said that yahoo was simply greedy. in this world there are often 2 forces at work in deal making. that is, fear vs. greed. whichever ends up winning decides the fate of a deal. this time it was greed that won out, and cost shareholders vast amounts of money. i dont think microsoft will touch yahoo until the stock price falls below 10 per share which is likely given the present economy.

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Ryan S. — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:40:28 GMT

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Sara — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:21:04 GMT

Even God cannot save Yahoo

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Zeyphr — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:06:55 GMT

I am damn Mad at the Chief Yahoo who is a 'Yahoo ' ! Gerry Yang ! With 10K shares of their crappy stock, the MS deal was a God Send ! You can bet that I will be on the phone to Yang to find out what kind of Stupids he suffers from !

re: Yahoo! legal exposure: $6 billion

Aaron — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:54:21 GMT

When does corporate culture interfere with making money? You like suit and tie, I like Polo shirts and khaki's... Doesn't make sense to me to say that you are undervaluing my company by billions, to not make the deal and have 10-15+ billion dolars in market cap go down the drain. Mr. CEO, sell your stocks and pay your shareholders the difference in stock price from what it will most likely drop to (20-22/share) and the MSFT's offer of 33/share.

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Jason Sloan — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:43:12 GMT

Great move by Microsoft, and Yahoo's ego will come back to bite them right in the very stock they so cherrished. I could be wrong, but it looks like Yahoo's stock is going to free fall in the opposite direction and when the dust settles Microsoft can pick up the pieces at a bargain basement price. We don't know for certain, but maybe this was Microsoft's gameplan from the get go, knowing Jerry Yang would not except the bid at $33 per share. Stay tuned for more drama to come!

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mbmcnt — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:42:08 GMT

get jerry out ,may be he be on board of google

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shehuzubairu — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:36:05 GMT

yahoo has made a big mistaka. If the had agreed with the bid shareholders would have made a lot of money. It all comes down to money that is always the problem in this is world

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Very Angry Shareholder — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:28:23 GMT

Jerry Yang let his ego ruin a good deal for his shareholders. Please count me in on the lawsuit.

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Richard — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:46:54 GMT

Certainly Microsoft has considered the enormous HR costs associated with the takeover. Moreover, the hidden costs associated with creating a single identity while fostering associate loyalty will be difficult to calculate. Microsoft should focus on it's core strength as the world's provider of professional-grade software and re-commit itself to fostering strong business partnerships on a global scale. The internet as we know it is changing. Computers are changing. Demands for software research and development will continue at a faster and faster pace. Will Microsoft be there to answer the call? Having a popular search engine may help revenues in the short run. Will the concept of search engines be relevant 5 yrs from now? Who knows? Microsoft needs to create/unveil a new vision plan.