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Why Yahoo Turned Microsoft Down

Posted by kdawson on from the you-scratch-my-back dept.

quarterbuck writes "The NYTimes has up a great blog post that explains a bit of the backstory behind the Yahoo-Microsoft No-deal. While Jerry Yang did not want to sell the company, it is not likely that he could have said No to Microsoft, and explained it to shareholders, without the help of Google. The article gives reasons behind Google's tossing a lifeline to its biggest competitor, and the 'coop-etition' that has been going on between the two companies, which both emerged out of Stanford University."

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  1. Jerry has an irrational fear by Nimey · · Score: 5, Funny

    of chairs.

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  2. Google and Yahoo should team up by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only together can they defeat Microsoft, and rule the world as a monopoly so strong that even God will fall to his knees before them!

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
    1. Re:Google and Yahoo should team up by Luyseyal · · Score: 4, Funny

      Were you thinking of:

      You can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son. Come with me. It is the only way.

      -l

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  3. Re:good luck yang by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The opening of his speech will be "Okay, so I lost you all of a shitload of money. But the important thing is, we stuck it to the big, bad Microsoft! WHO'S WITH ME?" There is more to the speech, but it's unlikely he'll be able to speak coherently after that, what with his lungs filling with blood.

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