Entries Tagged as 'm&a'
The end of Microsoft & Yahoo?
Well the internets were atwitter with talk of Microsoft and Yahoo officially breaking up this weekend. I believe that this is for the best for both companies, although I was definitely surprised. I’d been reading all along how it was more or less a done deal and not knowing anyone on the inside, I was [...]
Yahoo and AOL?
So the internets are reporting that Yahoo is reviving its AOL merger talks to try and stave off the Microsoft takeover. Turns out the blogoweb hates this. Personally, I think it’s fairly unlikely to happen just like last time, although perhaps not, given that Time Warner’s thinking about splitting AOL in two and IPO’ing them [...]
Some thoughts on Microsoft/Yahoo
Nothings changed. It was and remains a dumb idea and will sink both companies if it happens. Well you know, not sink, go out of business, but sink, make noticeably worse than they are now. Decreasing shareholder value. I did come across SAR’s nice review of more reasons (than my own “two giant, directionless bureaucracies [...]
Microsoft and Yahoo
So, I still think a Microsoft/Yahoo merger would be a mistake for both companies. This is reaffirmed by the already contentious relationship they have - Kara Swisher is reporting that Microsoft went public with this to force Yahoo’s hand.
“I woke up this morning and couldn’t believe that they did it,†said one exec. “They had [...]
Microsoft makes an offer for Yahoo
$45 billion. Huh. It was almost a year ago that the news surfaced that MSFT was in discussions with YHOO for the buy. Now they seem to have made a $45 billion (unsolicited) offer for the troubled company ($31/share). This on top of the news that Terry Semel is completely out of the picture now.
Ultimately, [...]
Sun is buying MySQL??
What, the?? Sun is buying MySQL… they’re putting a billion dollars into this. Here’s some words from MySQL on the subject. Some more. And here’s the MySQL blog. It confuses me a little, but maybe it shouldn’t. I’m conflicted as to whether or not this will ultimately be good or bad for MySQL. On the [...]
Crazy Rumors: Google buying Sprint?
Wow. I wasn’t expecting to see this rolling up in my Google Reader, but here’s some dude saying that he’s hearing some words about Google mulling over a Sprint Nextel takeover. It doesn’t seem overly likely to me.
The funny thing, though? I kinda think it’s an interesting idea. Google wants to get onto handsets and [...]
Microsoft and Facebook up a tree
K.I.S.S.I.N.G. First comes love, then comes… ok, that’s it, just a little love.
Microsoft said they weren’t playing and lo and behold, 1.6% stake in Facebook later, they prove it. But it wasn’t an acquisition, it isn’t even really that massive a stake and despite giving a completely out of this world ridiculous valuation of $15 [...]
Categories: m&a · microsoft · social networks · web2.0
Ballmer, Ballmer, Ballmer, Ballmer
Ok, I was reading this VentureBeat piece on Microsofts new strategy. What new strategy? You ask. Well… their new strategy of M&A. They need to get their innovation going, so in fine tradition, they’re going to start gobbling up startups to try and keep them on the edge.
This is a standard strategy. It works for [...]
Facebook, not exiting?
In a world of M&A it is refreshing to see a company who certainly is one of the, if not the, hottest bachelors around make it seem as though there strategy may not be a buyout. I just read on techcrunch that Facebook has made it’s first acquistion - and the lucky company? Parakey.
Huh, I [...]
