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Ballmer and Icahn to Yahoo Board: Get Lost!

Posted on July 07, 2008

In response to Carl Icahn's letter to Yahoo shareholders, Microsoft issued its own statement, agreeing with Icahn, and calling for the entire Yahoo board to be removed. While of course there can be no assurance of a future transaction, we will be prepared to enter into discussions immediately after Yahoo!'s shareholder meeting if a new board is elected. In other words, depending on how much hair grows back on Steve Ballmer's head, they may consider improving their offer for Yahoo's search business, or perhaps even buying the entire company.According to Icahn's letter, Ballmer has concluded t...

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