Meandering Life! » yahoo http://manku.thimma.org Hither, Thither ... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:07:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Microsoft’s failed buyout bid for Yahoo! – Some musings http://manku.thimma.org/2008/05/microsofts-failed-buyout-bid-for-yahoo-some-musings/ http://manku.thimma.org/2008/05/microsofts-failed-buyout-bid-for-yahoo-some-musings/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 04:59:52 +0000 shashi http://manku.thimma.org/?p=45 Continue reading →]]>
  • Was Microsoft really interested in buying Yahoo! ?
  • Did Jerry Yang do the right thing by rebuffing Ballmer ?
  • Will the Yahoo! investors remain quiet even after losing out on the deal ?
  • Does Microsoft realise they could/can never integrate Yahoo into their own ?
    • Would the merger have been a good thing for Zimbra users ?
    • Did Microsoft lose out on it’s only chance of becoming a contributor to Open Source ?
    • Would projects like Hadoop, YUI, Zimbra died a premature death under the Microsoft’s management ?
    • Seemingly unrelated events influence one’s personal and professional lives in ways that can not be even imagined.
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