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Falling Microsoft Income Endangers Yahoo Bid

Posted by kdawson on from the micro-who dept.

Dionysius, God of Wine and Leaf, points out a new wrinkle to Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo. The most recent quarterly results, which saw Microsoft's earnings drop by 6% from the previous year (revenue from Windows alone was down 24%), have caused the stock to dip. This has reduced the value of the cash-and-stock offer from its original $44B to something nearer $40B. Yahoo, of course, has maintained all along that the original offer was lowball. A business professor is quoted: "Whatever leverage [Microsoft] built up in the last few days could be slipping away."

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  1. Clearly caused by H-1b limits by Baldrson · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's clear that if Bill Gates could just get the H-1b caps lifted, the best and brightest from around the world could come to the US and be paid $100k straight out of college to save Microsoft.

    Anyone who was around during the dot-com era remembers how it was H-1b limits that caused the crash of that wonderful era. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

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  2. Its a beautiful day after all! by Dana+W · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lets all say that together, shall we? "Falling Microsoft Income" Beautiful........... Do I get two more wishes?

  3. Re:Downward spiral? by Jesrad · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is the falling revenue that hubris is set in motion. It is by the gook of management that self-destruction acquires speed, the product line acquires bloatware, the bloatware becomes a warning. IT is by falling revenue alone that hubris is set in motion.

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  4. Re:At least I'll have my... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 3, Funny
    Shouldn't that be a 640Kb memory stick? Because you'll never need more than 640Kb.

    Besides which, I cannot agree with your statement one bit - Microsoft makes damn good mice and joysticks!

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  5. Re:dumb, ill-informed sarcasm by Simon+Brooke · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why do you have to drag this bullshit sarcasm into this discussion? [scythe] So, stop that stupid sarcasm and get some of the facts, OK?

    Because, outside the US of A, there are still some people who understand humour. Inside the US of A, of course, you can't even spell it.

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