Comments on: Walking Away All Part of Ballmer’s Tactic? http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/07/walking-away-all-part-of-ballmers-tactic/ Technology News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/07/walking-away-all-part-of-ballmers-tactic/#comment-137699 Ashley Thu, 08 May 2008 16:34:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12483#comment-137699 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137678" rel="nofollow">Chris Schoenfeld wrote:</a><blockquote>Good point - actually Ballmer is in a better position for a cheaper buyout now. PS I believe Erick spells his name ‘Schonfeld’. :)</blockquote>[/div] You're right, it's Schonfeld, my mistake. :) Very similar last names you two have, by the way. Ballmer is in a good position now, but from the sounds of it, I don't know if Microsoft has any intention of making a deal now. Rumor today was that they started informal talks with Facebook. It's almost as if they've got Yahoo completely out of their site and now they're moving on... Chris Schoenfeld wrote:
Good point - actually Ballmer is in a better position for a cheaper buyout now.

PS I believe Erick spells his name ‘Schonfeld’.
:)

You’re right, it’s Schonfeld, my mistake. :) Very similar last names you two have, by the way.

Ballmer is in a good position now, but from the sounds of it, I don’t know if Microsoft has any intention of making a deal now. Rumor today was that they started informal talks with Facebook. It’s almost as if they’ve got Yahoo completely out of their site and now they’re moving on…

]]> By: Chris Schoenfeld http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/07/walking-away-all-part-of-ballmers-tactic/#comment-137678 Chris Schoenfeld Thu, 08 May 2008 03:13:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12483#comment-137678 Good point - actually Ballmer is in a better position for a cheaper buyout now. PS I believe Erick spells his name 'Schonfeld'. :) Good point - actually Ballmer is in a better position for a cheaper buyout now.

PS I believe Erick spells his name ‘Schonfeld’.
:)

]]> By: Tonino http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/07/walking-away-all-part-of-ballmers-tactic/#comment-137647 Tonino Wed, 07 May 2008 16:05:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12483#comment-137647 This being part of the strategy doesn't seem a big surprise, although I expected Microsoft to wait for the action to fall before starting the hostile takeover they said they wouldn't do. Besides a bet they love to see Yang in the hot seat when all he did was preserve Yahoo interests. I hope something stops this merger or the result will be really a disaster. The decrease in competition will put us closer to a stagnation as it happened with the browser wars. My 2 cents (maybe one) This being part of the strategy doesn’t seem a big surprise, although I expected Microsoft to wait for the action to fall before starting the hostile takeover they said they wouldn’t do.
Besides a bet they love to see Yang in the hot seat when all he did was preserve Yahoo interests.

I hope something stops this merger or the result will be really a disaster. The decrease in competition will put us closer to a stagnation as it happened with the browser wars.

My 2 cents (maybe one)

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/07/walking-away-all-part-of-ballmers-tactic/#comment-137646 Mohan Wed, 07 May 2008 15:17:50 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12483#comment-137646 God Ballmer looks so evil in that picture! God Ballmer looks so evil in that picture!

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