Comments on: Remember When Thomas Hawk Said If He Were Microsoft He’d Lower His Bid for Yahoo? http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Quikboy http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2106 Quikboy Sun, 11 May 2008 12:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2106 I hope Yahoo! loses on this. Jerry Yang is an idiot to miss out on such an opportunity for his employees, shareholders, and even the users.<br /><br />Can't wait to see the YHOO stock continually go down. I hope Yahoo! loses on this. Jerry Yang is an idiot to miss out on such an opportunity for his employees, shareholders, and even the users.

Can’t wait to see the YHOO stock continually go down.

]]> By: Daniel http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2107 Daniel Mon, 05 May 2008 22:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2107 Let's see here... before Micro$oft's bid, Yahoo's stock was at $19.18/share (market cap: $26.4 billion). Today, after Jerry Yang's display of egotism, YHOO closed at $24.37/share (market cap: $33.5 billion).<br /><br />What did it cost Yahoo shareholders? <br /><br />I think the better question is: what was the cost to Microsoft's shareholders?<br /><br />http://www.kottke.org/08/05/yahoo-stock-plunges<br /><br />But I don't come here for stock advice. I come to see great photos! :) Let’s see here… before Micro$oft’s bid, Yahoo’s stock was at $19.18/share (market cap: $26.4 billion). Today, after Jerry Yang’s display of egotism, YHOO closed at $24.37/share (market cap: $33.5 billion).

What did it cost Yahoo shareholders?

I think the better question is: what was the cost to Microsoft’s shareholders?

http://www.kottke.org/08/05/yahoo-stock-plunges

But I don’t come here for stock advice. I come to see great photos! :)

]]> By: TranceMist http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2108 TranceMist Mon, 05 May 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2108 Oops.<br /><br />I'm suffering from wishful delusional thinking. I totally misread that graph.<br /><br />YHOO +15%<br />MSFT -0.5% Oops.

I’m suffering from wishful delusional thinking. I totally misread that graph.

YHOO +15%
MSFT -0.5%

]]> By: TranceMist http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2109 TranceMist Mon, 05 May 2008 13:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2109 Well my friend, the market has indeed spoken today.<br /><br />MSFT -20%<br />YHOO +22%<br /><br />I'm glad you were wrong on this (at least today, we'll see long-term).<br /><br />The world needs good independent companies, even if they're struggling. A world dominated by Microsoft (or any one company) would be a bad thing.<br /><br />(Thanks to Scoble via FriendFeed for the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4wf24n" rel="nofollow">graph link</a>) Well my friend, the market has indeed spoken today.

MSFT -20%
YHOO +22%

I’m glad you were wrong on this (at least today, we’ll see long-term).

The world needs good independent companies, even if they’re struggling. A world dominated by Microsoft (or any one company) would be a bad thing.

(Thanks to Scoble via FriendFeed for the graph link)

]]> By: DerekL http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2110 DerekL Mon, 05 May 2008 07:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2110 "How many billions will Jerry Yang's ego end up costing Yahoo shareholders?"<br /><br />You say that as if the sale were an unqualified Good Thing. As a Yahoo! shareholder, I couldn't agree less.<br /><br />Yahoo! is a stable and successful company, while Microsoft is in trouble - trouble that is only worsening. “How many billions will Jerry Yang’s ego end up costing Yahoo shareholders?”

You say that as if the sale were an unqualified Good Thing. As a Yahoo! shareholder, I couldn’t agree less.

Yahoo! is a stable and successful company, while Microsoft is in trouble – trouble that is only worsening.

]]> By: Trevor Carpenter http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2111 Trevor Carpenter Sun, 04 May 2008 17:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2111 I'd say that Yahoo, with successful and active properties, should be buying MS. With the huge flop of a vista, it's MS who's in trouble.<br /><br />I foresee Yahoo going on to strengthening their position, in a place to make an offer on many high end companies, all whilst MS watches from the injured reserve list.<br /><br />(Depending on your entire profit coming from the Xbox 360 is foolish.) I’d say that Yahoo, with successful and active properties, should be buying MS. With the huge flop of a vista, it’s MS who’s in trouble.

I foresee Yahoo going on to strengthening their position, in a place to make an offer on many high end companies, all whilst MS watches from the injured reserve list.

(Depending on your entire profit coming from the Xbox 360 is foolish.)

]]> By: TranceMist http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2112 TranceMist Sat, 03 May 2008 20:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2112 There are some things that are worth more than money.<br /><br />Independence from Microsoft is one. There are some things that are worth more than money.

Independence from Microsoft is one.

]]> By: dave mcclure http://thomashawk.com/2008/05/remember-when-thomas-hawk-said-if-he.html/comment-page-1#comment-2113 dave mcclure Sat, 03 May 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=393#comment-2113 i completely <a href="http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2008/05/memo-to-jerry-p.html" rel="nofollow">agree</a>. i completely agree.

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