3 ms·
The bullying by Ballmer and co, is 1.Throw the current board out bcos it didnt agree with MS. The current board can be thrown by MS by telling that there is a
by bigbang 18y ago
The bullying by Ballmer and co, is
1.Throw the current board out bcos it didnt agree with MS. The current board can be thrown by MS by telling that there is a chance that they come back, so shareholders will vote for Carl.
2.Grab Yahoo for even cheaper as with Carl on board there is no other option for growth other than by selling.
- gizmo 18y agoNo, the board should be thrown out because it acted against the wishes of the shareholders. And in a public company the shareholders are king. Ballmer has nothing to do with this. Carl is in it for the money - so he probably wants to chop the company up.
- raganwald 18y agoWhile I agree with your 1-2-3 analysis, my thesis here is that given the choice between (a) negotiate with Yahoo now and (b) tamper with Yahoo's board and negotiate with them later, option (a) gives Microsoft the most. Yes, they will pay much less later when they have gotten rid of everyone who considers independence an options, but they will also have watched the talent and customers walk out the door. The price may be falling over time, but I conjecture the value is falling even faster.