I’ve been watching the news around the webs about the latest developments the Microsoft and Yahoo! relationship.
First of course was the all out attempt to come in, guns a-blazing and take over the floundering company and take advantage of some serious name and brand exposures.
That didn’t work out so well as Yahoo! CEO, Jerry Yang, wasn’t too keen on the idea even though it appeared that most board members were liking the idea. Yahoo! ended up balking on Microsoft’s offer and Microsoft walked out the door.
I never expected them to stay away, I actually expected the Yahoo! stock price …read more

This is one that I really thought would happen. I didn’t think it would happen easily or exactly quickly, but I thought it would eventually get approved and move forward.
Part of me thinks this could still be in the overall strategy though. The YHOO stock price has already dropped to $24 from it’s 52-week high of $34.
What do you think? Could it be that Microsoft will come back in a few weeks or a couple of months and offer a little less than their original offer, getting Yahoo! for an even greater deal through an official hostile takeover? …read more