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		<title>MicroHoo: The Warren Buffett Rainbow Connection</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[No news is bad news!

At least for those following the Microsoft-Yahoo takeover battle, since silence is maybe not so golden in this case.  

Right now, even though Microsoft set a Saturday deadline for starting its proxy battle against Yahoo, the waiting game continues as Yahoo hopes Microsoft will flinch and vice versa.

So, can a fun-packed weekend with the folksy Warren Buffett save the day?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No news is bad news!</p>
<p>At least for those following the Microsoft-Yahoo takeover battle, since silence is maybe not so golden in this case.  </p>
<p>Right now, even though Microsoft (MSFT) set a Saturday deadline for starting its proxy battle against Yahoo (YHOO), the waiting game continues as Yahoo hopes Microsoft will flinch and vice versa.</p>
<p>So, can a fun-packed weekend with the folksy Warren Buffett save the day? </p>
<p>In an unusual bit of timing, both Yahoo President Sue Decker and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will both be in Omaha starting Friday for the famous <a href="http://http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/meet01/2008proxy.pdf">annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway</a> (BRK-A), which Buffett runs with his longtime partner Charlie Munger.</p>
<p><img src='http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/2007/07/susan_decker_thumb.jpg' alt='decker' /><img src='http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/2008/04/040923_buffetgates_hmed_1pahmedium.thumbnail.jpg' alt='gatesbuffett' /></p>
<p>Decker came onto the board in 2007, while Gates&#8211;a close friend of Buffett&#8217;s&#8211;joined in 2004.</p>
<p>(Gates and Buffett pictured here together; Decker&#8217;s head shot here too.)</p>
<p>How awkward is that, since Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer might be slapping Decker&#8217;s boss, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, all around Wall Street next week?</p>
<p>At least, the pair are sure to have fun in Nebraska.</p>
<p>Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s annual meeting is a beloved ritual for its shareholders, who flock to worship Buffett every year at the Qwest Center in Omaha.</p>
<p>The festivities will begin on Friday evening, include a &#8220;Baja Beach Bash&#8221; on Saturday and finish up with dinner at Gorat&#8217;s Steakhouse on Sunday evening.</p>
<p>And perhaps Buffett, nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha, might be just the kind of power broker who can finally bring sensibility to the situation.</p>
<p>Celebrated as the world&#8217;s most successful investor, Buffett&#8217;s plain-talking advice about the stock market is widely quoted.</p>
<p>My personal favorite is &#8220;Only when the tide goes out do you discover who&#8217;s been swimming naked.&#8221;</p>
<p>But maybe this one is more apt, when talking about Yahoo and its value to Microsoft: &#8220;It&#8217;s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.&#8221;</p>
<p>The question for Gates and company&#8211;Is Yahoo wonderful or is it fair?</p>
<p>And until Buffett can work his magic, here&#8217;s another unlikely pair&#8211;Debbie Harry and Kermit the Frog&#8211;singing about making nice in the classic, &#8220;Rainbow Connection.&#8221;</p>
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