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Falling Microsoft Income Endangers Yahoo Bid

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. At least I'll have my... by Centurix · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Microsoft USB 128Mb memory stick to remind me who they once were.

    Someone who made a 128Mb memory stick that I don't use.

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    1. Re:At least I'll have my... by PinkyDead · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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