Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Yahoo!

[HellasVagabond]

Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business.

Microsoft Corp. today issued the following statement:

“In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo! Microsoft is not proposing to make a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo! at this time, but reserves the right to reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and discussions that may take place with Yahoo! or discussions with shareholders of Yahoo! or Microsoft or with other third parties.

“There of course can be no assurance that any transaction will result from these discussions.”

MICROSOFT

[Áedán]

IE, manipulate the market by claiming you're not interested, then make an alternative offer now the price is cheaper.

[cloasters]

Gasp! Machiavellian machinations from Microsoft? More subtle than a club to the head, I'll give them that.

[Gizmo]

MS have been manipulating the market for years. This is nothing new. 'Course, MS are FAR from the only ones who do it.

[cloasters]

I'd be grateful if Yahoo would drop the "!" Sometimes I'm simply not that enthusiastic.