Comments on: Microsoft on Yahoo: Internal Memo From Kevin Johnson http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:45:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kevin Johnson, Head Of Microsoft Online Division Leaving For Juniper Networks http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/#comment-3460 Kevin Johnson, Head Of Microsoft Online Division Leaving For Juniper Networks Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:20:20 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/#comment-3460 [...] Links: 1. WSJ 2. AllThingsD addthis_url = [...] [...] Links: 1. WSJ 2. AllThingsD addthis_url = [...]

]]> By: Kara Swisher http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/#comment-3230 Kara Swisher Mon, 19 May 2008 16:48:10 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/#comment-3230 Paula: All hail MicroHoo! (Well, at least the kooky name.) Paula:

All hail MicroHoo!

(Well, at least the kooky name.)

]]> By: Paula Rooney http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/#comment-3229 Paula Rooney Mon, 19 May 2008 13:58:26 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080518/johnson-email/#comment-3229 Great snag on the Johnson memo. It was quite revealing in that it demonstrates that Microsoft is considering new alternatives which may indeed result in a full acquisition of Yahoo, notwithstanding constant protests to the contrary. Microsoft statement on Sunday does not indicate this but but Kevin Johnson's memo certainly does. "As announced earlier today, we are also considering new alternatives for a transaction with Yahoo! which do not involve a full acquisition. At this time, we have not made a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo!, but we reserve the right to reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and discussions that may take place with Yahoo!, shareholders of Yahoo! or Microsoft, or with other third parties." Ballmer and Gates insisted publicly that the deal with Yahoo is dead. Microsoft continues to claim that a "full" acquisition is not going to happen. Doth protest too much, et tu brute? Seems like MicroHoo version 1.0 is back on track ... Great snag on the Johnson memo.

It was quite revealing in that it demonstrates that Microsoft is considering new alternatives which may indeed result in a full acquisition of Yahoo, notwithstanding constant protests to the contrary.

Microsoft statement on Sunday does not indicate this but but Kevin Johnson’s memo certainly does.

“As announced earlier today, we are also considering new alternatives for a transaction with Yahoo! which do not involve a full acquisition. At this time, we have not made a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo!, but we reserve the right to reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and discussions that may take place with Yahoo!, shareholders of Yahoo! or Microsoft, or with other third parties.”

Ballmer and Gates insisted publicly that the deal with Yahoo is dead. Microsoft continues to claim that a “full” acquisition is not going to happen.

Doth protest too much, et tu brute?

Seems like MicroHoo version 1.0 is back on track …

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