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DaleKing

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Apr 05, 2008 2:38 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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A Yahoo investor, who declined to be identified but holds about 1 percent of the company`s stock, said Yahoo`s management recently spoke to shareholders, including his firm, about the potential of a possible tie-up with Google in which Yahoo would rely on Google`s Web search services instead of its own.

Wow...Google and Yahoo! It could actually happen.

Dale King

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Apr 05, 2008 2:50 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I think Microsoft still has a bid in to buy Yahoo...

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. may take its case to acquire Yahoo Inc. directly to the Internet company`s shareholders if the two firms can`t come to a deal within the next three weeks, Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer said Saturday.

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DaleKing

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Apr 05, 2008 2:57 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Yeah, but there`s a huge fly in the ointment according to REUTERS. A few weeks after Microsoft`s offer, Yahoo`s board put in place a generous severance plan, commonly known as a "golden parachute," to all employees if the company was sold. Part of Microsoft`s justification for the deal was that it expected to wring out $1 billion in cost savings.

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April 5 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. gave Yahoo! Inc. three weeks to agree on a takeover, threatening to reduce its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer and replace the Internet company`s directors if they reject negotiations.

If the two can`t reach an agreement in that time, Microsoft plans to propose its own board slate and take its case to Yahoo shareholders, Chief Executive Officer Steven Ballmer said in a letter to the board today. He suggested that the deal`s value might decline if Microsoft takes the bid directly to investors.

His stance may force Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang to find another bid within a month or accept Microsoft, the world`s biggest software maker, as a suitor. Combining with Yahoo would allow Microsoft to unite the second- and third-most popular search engines in the U.S., helping them to take on Google Inc., which gets more than half the Internet queries in the country. Source

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Apr 05, 2008 7:14 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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April 5 (REUTERS) - A few weeks after Microsoft`s offer, Yahoo`s board put in place a generous severance plan, commonly known as a "golden parachute," to all employees if the company was sold. Part of Microsoft`s justification for the deal was that it expected to wring out $1 billion in cost savings.

Like I said, there`s a huge fly in the ointment. That so-called golden parachute changes the dynamics of this deal. Now it`s a game of chicken. It will be interesting to see who blinks first.

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Apr 06, 2008 8:54 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Hi Dale,

I`m not sure it is such a huge fly

. That`s why I posted the latest threat by Microsoft (to take this to the stockholders).

Microsoft`s threat implies the golden parachute issue (which MS acknowledged) is not a big problem. With 10 of the 12 Yahoo board of director seats up for election this year, Yahoo is in a vulnerable position for a proxy fight.

Of course, this is all speculation (on our part).

~Roland

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DaleKing

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Apr 06, 2008 10:05 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Hello Roland:

I understand what you`re saying, but something tells me this is one fight that Yahoo`s going to win. While it may appear that Microsoft is in a position of strength, appearances can often be deceiving.

Dale King

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