Of course, finally.

Sure, there might be a giant scramble among media and tech giants over the next few weeks to grab Yahoo, now that Microsoft has finally pulled the trigger on its longtime desire to buy the troubled Internet company.

But, as BoomTown and everyone else has written, another weak quarter, a continued muddled outlook, perpetually confused management goals and the dipping of Yahoo stock below $20 a share has finally added up to the tipping point that Microsoft had long been waiting for.

To say this could have been prevented is moot now–Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and his execs have managed the company right into the arms of the software giant.

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Look, I love a good takeover rumor as much as the next gossipy reporter.
But all the incessant rumblings of Microsoft sniffing around to buy Yahoo or Yahoo merging with eBay are getting a tad ridiculous.
So, Deal or No Deal? Um, no deal, Howie! Really, no deal at all.
What it feels like to me [...]

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One step forward, several leaps back–at least for consumers when it comes to big entertainment conglomerates.
At the cable show in Las Vegas last week, I was actually somewhat surprised when Comcast COO Stephen Burke said the cable giant was talking to interested studios with the aim of showing movies on cable premium-priced ($30 to $50), [...]

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Speaking of experiments, posted below is my first crude video, shot on the floor of the Cable Show yesterday. I used the inexpensive Flip camcorder I wrote about last week in this post and just meandered around and recorded some observations. As you will see, the cable industry can rest easy in their worries about [...]

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