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Andrew Ross Sorkin
Why Obama May Assent to Deals
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 11, 2008 - 8:49amLast updated: November 11, 2008 - 8:49am
Isn't the conventional wisdom that deal-making is going to be tougher under President Obama and a Democratic administration? David Boies, the superlawyer the government hired in the 1990s to bust up the Microsoft Corporation, says over the next two years, the exact opposite will be true.
Pursuit of Yahoo Shows Microsoft Needs a Franchise
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 19, 2008 - 7:48amTwo weeks after walking away from takeover talks with Yahoo, Microsoft made clear on Sunday that it still needed to create an Internet powerhouse that could rival Google -- and that its interest in Yahoo had not waned.
News Corp. May Join Yahoo Bid With Microsoft; Yahoo Talks with AOL
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 10, 2008 - 7:28amRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is in talks with Microsoft about joining in its contested bid for Yahoo, according to people involved in the discussions. The combination, which would join Yahoo, Microsoft’s MSN and News Corporation’s MySpace, would create a behemoth that would upend the Internet landscape.
Yahoo Is Said to Rebuff Microsoft Threat Over Bid
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 7, 2008 - 7:08amLast updated: April 22, 2008 - 3:50pm
Yahoo is expected to respond early today to a letter from Microsoft that threatened to lower the price of its buyout offer and take it directly to Yahoo shareholders.
