In response to my pleas as to what the heck the meaning of the Gates-Seinfeld Shoe Store Commercial, comes a an explanation from AmericaWantsToKnow.com: Explaining the Seinfeld-Gates Microsoft ad Thanks for the tip ExtremeInk
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Could come someone kindly explain what the heck this Microsoft Commercial featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld is suppose to be about? It makes about as much sense as an episode of Seinfeld! I am guessing it could be something to do with Windows 7, but really don’t have a clue… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz6amk3P-hY] ETA: Just saw a shorter version on The Discovery Channel the other night. Found via Todd Bishop’s Microsoft Blog
As they did with the release of Firefox 2, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Team shipped a cake to the Mozilla Headquarters on the release day of Firefox 3. The ‘e’ piece of cake on the right is from the Firefox 2 cake back in October 2006 and has been sitting in a freezer for the past couple years. New Source: Mozilla Links
After over 5 1/2 months the Microsoft/Yahoo saga has finally come to an end. In a press release from June 12th Yahoo announced: Yahoo! Inc. … today announced that discussions with Microsoft regarding a potential transaction — whether for an acquisition of all of Yahoo! or a partial acquisition — have concluded. The conclusion of discussions follows numerous meetings and conversations with Microsoft regarding a number of transaction alternatives, including a meeting between Yahoo! and Microsoft on June 8th in which Chairman Roy Bostock and other independent Board members from Yahoo! participated. At that meeting, Microsoft representatives stated unequivocally that…
Microsoft’s Ballmer and Yahoo’s Yang are pointing fingers at each other, blaming the other for the failed merger. With Yahoo’s stock dropping some 14% ($4.30 per share), Yang told Reuters today: We were negotiating a way to find common ground and then on Saturday they chose to walk away… They started it and they walked away. Ballmer stated on Saturday with his letter withdrawing the bid, he was disappointed that Yahoo! would not accept their $33 per share offer up from the initial $31 per share offer from back in January: In our conversations this week, we conveyed our willingness…
Today is the first business day since Yahoo! rejected Microsoft’s final offer. Yahoo’s stock dropped $5.65 per share to $23.02 when the markets opened this morning. Currently it has recovered slightly and been hovering around $24.50 per share. Microsoft on the other hand saw a very slight increase (71¢ per share) in their stock price with an opening of $29.95 per share. Currently the stock price has been around $29.80 per share. Besides how low Yahoo’s stock can drop it will also be interesting to see what happens with Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang. One has to wonder if he has…
Todd Bishop has put together a time line of the Microsoft/Yahoo! events of the past 3 months. This includes several ‘secret’ meetings between Microsoft & Yahoo! as well as the public milestones. Timeline: Microsoft’s secret Yahoo meetings
According to the Associated Press, Microsoft has given up and is walking away from the deal to buy-out Yahoo. Check back for any developments. UPDATED 5:20 PM PDT: C|Net has confirmed it is over between Microsoft & Yahoo: In a letter to Yahoo’s CEO Jerry Yang, Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer confirmed that Microsoft was willing to offer $33 a share, but that Yahoo was holding out for at least $37 a share, or $5 billion more than Microsoft was prepared to spend. In the letter, Ballmer also says he is ruling out a direct offer to shareholders. “After careful consideration,…
Vote and see the results of the The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Poll: What should Microsoft do with its Yahoo bid? The choices: Raise the offer to make a deal or bring Yahoo to the table Keep the offer as is and attempt a hostile takeover Lower the price and attempt a hostile takeover Withdraw the offer temporarily and try to revive it later Walk away from the deal entirely. News Source: Todd Bishop’s Microsoft Blog
It has been nearly a week since Microsoft’s deadline for Yahoo! to accept their merger offer has passed. There had been indications that Microsoft would simply walk away from the deal. But then on Wednesday, it was reported the Microsoft Board was meeting about the possible acquisition. Then late Thursday there was the possibly Microsoft was going to attempt a hostile take over. Today the New York Times is reporting Microsoft and Yahoo are in active merger talks. According to an anonymous source involved in the discussion: Microsoft, which had threatened to abandon its bid, has increased its offer “by…