Microsoft’s antwoord op Yahoo’s “nee”

Microsoft deed een bod op Yahoo! Yahoo wees dat bod vervolgens weer af. Het begin van een eindeloos steekspel heen en weer of het einde van een mogelijk grote deal?

Microsoft antwoord vandaag op de “nee” van Yahoo! als volgt:

“It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both
companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.

We are offering shareholders superior value and the opportunity to participate in the upside of the combined company. The combination also
offers an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online
services market.

A Microsoft-Yahoo! combination will create a more effective company that would provide greater value and service to our customers. Furthermore, the
combination will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online
advertising.

The Yahoo! response does not change our belief in the strategic and financial merits of our proposal. As we have said previously, Microsoft
reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo!’s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value
inherent in our proposal.”

bron: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080211/aqm241.html

Het lijkt er dus op alsof Microsoft nog wel een poging gaat wagen…