Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion For Yahoo

Posted by kdawson on Friday February 1, 2008 @02:01AM from the big-deal dept.

The news is everywhere this morning about Microsoft's $44.6B offer to buy Yahoo. The offer represents $31 a share, a 62% premium over Thursday's closing price; and Yahoo's stock price has been rising in after-hours trading. Microsoft has been making overtures to Yahoo since 2006, according to the CNet article, including a buyout offer last February that was rebuffed. Mediapost.com has some perspective on the deal from the point of view of ads and eyeballs. Such an acquisition, which would be Microsoft's largest by far — it bought Aquantive last year for $6 billion — would need approval by US and EU authorities. A European Commission spokesman declined to comment.

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FreeBSD by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-01 02:04 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Is it dead now?
Re:Very odd by Stanistani · 2008-02-01 06:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Please stop using the M$ abbreviation. Its childishness drags down the intended level of your post into 'troll' range. Besides, to be consistent then you would need to use 'M$N' and 'P$3' as well.

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Re:Very odd by Reality+Master+201 · 2008-02-01 10:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Are ad hominems acceptable debate strategy on slashdot now?

Are you fucking serious?