Comments on: MicroHoo: How to Talk Without Moving Your Lips http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080429/microhoo-how-to-talk-without-moving-your-lips/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex Schleber http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080429/microhoo-how-to-talk-without-moving-your-lips/#comment-3123 Alex Schleber Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:54:06 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080429/microhoo-how-to-talk-without-moving-your-lips/#comment-3123 Have to agree with Mac on the general view of this deal being a bad idea from a business standpoint. And Mac, your idea that MSFT may use this as a fig leaf later is intriguing, even though that would of course be insane in a pure business sense. Read my detailed arguments for why this deal is likely to be a horror-show <a href="http://businessmindhacks.com/post/microhoo-the-plot-thickens" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Both Yahoo and Microsoft shareholders, but especially MSFT shareholders should be screaming bloody murder. Have to agree with Mac on the general view of this deal being a bad idea from a business standpoint.

And Mac, your idea that MSFT may use this as a fig leaf later is intriguing, even though that would of course be insane in a pure business sense.

Read my detailed arguments for why this deal is likely to be a horror-show here.

Both Yahoo and Microsoft shareholders, but especially MSFT shareholders should be screaming bloody murder.

]]> By: Mac Beach http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080429/microhoo-how-to-talk-without-moving-your-lips/#comment-3122 Mac Beach Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:51:59 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080429/microhoo-how-to-talk-without-moving-your-lips/#comment-3122 Has it occurred to anyone over at WSJ that the best explanation for this merger is that MS sees (and has seen for some time) the fall-off in Windows and Office profitability and is in desperate need of a savior? While it is doubtful that the synergies between MS and Yahoo will actually add value any time soon (if ever) the book keeping complexity of a mega merger will give them a lot of opportunity to sweep previous bad decisions under the big rug of "unanticipated acquisitions costs". Gates wisely got out early after turning the problematic parts of running the company over to others, but Ballmer and others, who will probably never match their current jobs in terms of status, need a legacy saving move in a bad way. Has it occurred to anyone over at WSJ that the best explanation for this merger is that MS sees (and has seen for some time) the fall-off in Windows and Office profitability and is in desperate need of a savior?

While it is doubtful that the synergies between MS and Yahoo will actually add value any time soon (if ever) the book keeping complexity of a mega merger will give them a lot of opportunity to sweep previous bad decisions under the big rug of “unanticipated acquisitions costs”.

Gates wisely got out early after turning the problematic parts of running the company over to others, but Ballmer and others, who will probably never match their current jobs in terms of status, need a legacy saving move in a bad way.

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