You Had To See This Coming - MSFT To Buy YHOO  —  I was going to buy Yahoo! the other day.  Mark and I were emailing.  I was asking how much Yahoo!’s core search business was worth if it was given over to Google.  He though maybe as much as $9/share.  I looked into the […]

Flash price drop spurring innovation  —  A massive decline in the price of NAND flash memory, the chips that store photos in digital cameras and music in iPods, is prompting innovation among companies trying to increase sales.  —  A few of the items users are likely to see more widespread …

Source:   InfoWorld
Link:   http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/01/Flash-price…

Microsoft Makes $42B Bid for Yahoo  —  Microsoft Makes $42B Bid for Yahoo; Executives Hope Deal Can Help Them Topple Google  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage …

Source:   Yahoo! Finance: YHOO News
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WOW.  Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Acquire Yahoo  —  Update: More on the deal here and here (email from Ballmer to all MS employees)  —  It’s been rumored for a long time, but now it’s reality.  —  Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan Riley
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/01/wow-microsoft…

WOW.  Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Acquire Yahoo  —  It’s been rumored for a long time, but now it’s reality.  —  Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo.  The bid, which would consist of cash and Microsoft stock, values Yahoo shares at $31 a share, a 62% premium on Thursdays closing price.

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Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share  —  Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders …

Source:   Microsoft
Link:   http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08…

Microsoft makes $42B bid for Yahoo  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage, betting nearly $42 billion that the two companies together will have a better chance of tackling the Internet search leader.

Source:   Associated Press
Author: […]

Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc.’s dominance of the lucrative online search and advertising markets.

Source:   Associated Press
Author:   Michael Liedtke
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_hi_te…

Microsoft offers $44.6 Billion for Yahoo  —  Microsoft just announced what has been rumored forever: a formal offer for Yahoo.  Microsoft’s proposal to Yahoo’s board of directors represents $31 per share (a 62% premium over yesterday’s closing price) or about $44.6 Billion.

Source:   Engadget
Author:   Thomas Ricker
Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-offers…

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo  —  REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is offering $44.6 billion in cash and stock for search engine operator Yahoo Inc. in a move to boost its competitive edge in the online services market.  —  The unexpected announcement Friday comes as Microsoft …

Source:   Associated Press
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_hi_te…