How Carl Icahn Screwed Up a Perfectly Good Search Deal

Damm, why is Msft so interested in getting out of the way, this is sick

Icahn could've taken over the whole GM for $5 billion instead of bothering compaies he knows nothing about. What a loser.

Yahoo will live forever, now matter what!!

Microsoft needs to realize that without Yahoo's search engine they can't compete. They should be negotiating not bullying.

Microsoft needs to realize that without Yahoo's search engine they can't compete. They should be negotiating not bullying.

HENRY. yesterday it was crazy crazy crazy!!! now Henry's onboard? what's up? buy yourself some options yesterday after the close?

I agree with Yahoo finance user. Ichan is too big for his britches and it will be interesting to see just how well Ballmar does without Gates holding his hand.Go Jerry, go!!

The only one who loses in this deal is Yahoo. Seriously. Microsoft has lost billions on MSN over the last 15+ years and those losses show no sign of abating. Microsoft is a distant third in search even though they have the number one operating system and the number one Web Browser. How is that even possible to fail that badly? Yahoo is far better off alone than as a division of Microsoft.

Is it the search engine that got Google ahead? Hell, no! Google success is based on its abilities to display sponsors ads through their adwords and adsenses programs. Yahoo! Search and Microsoft poor management don't got a chance against Google!

Henry Blodget? Shouldn't this slimeball be in jail?

yahoo get your head out of your behind and make a deal with MSN. We don't need one search engine controling the web search results we need this deal to go through PLEASE make it happen

If Microsoft would think about spending that kind of money it would be better off getting its act together making investments internally and buying smaller companies that have good potential and need capital instead of chasing Yahoo that is only going downhill.

This Blodget sure speaks and gestures like he would be valuable in jail. Did I mention looks ?

Why is Yahoo so afraid of selling search to MSFT? That is no use for yahoo now. No business sense here!

Yahoo worth more than $33 a share? You're dam% skippy, so lets hang in there!!!!!!

Wow, we have two Yahoo employees supposedly giving unbiased opinions about a buyout that could potentially effect their jobs. It's funny how Aaron says Yang is his boss as he talks. I seem to find out more information about how Yahoo thinks on Tech Ticker. I see how Yahoo is communicating with shareholders and others their views on the deal and what should happen through Tech Ticker. It's obvious at this point that you guys want to ditch Carl Icahn and talk directly with Microsoft about a deal that doesn't involved firing all of the management and possibly affecting the premium severance plan that you would get even if you or some of your co-workers were fired (The severance plan that Mr. Icahn wants to throw out). I understand both of you, Henry and Aaron; if I was a Yahoo employee myself it would be hard for me to say anything that would not be in my best interests concerning my job (not necessarily the best interests of the shareholders). In addition, from the looks at Capitol Hill, it looks like the only people that like the idea of consolidating 90% of the seard ad market is Yahoo and Google. With not even knowing if that Yahoo-Google deal

C'mon, this is excellent gamesmanship by the guy who is holding a good hand. Icahn started with this proposal that he wanted Yahoo to reject. Over the coming weeks we'll see better proposals that will seek to either do the deal in the $31 range OR establish for most shareholders that the Yahoo board is the stubborn party in all this and force a board change. Yahoo is worth a lot more to MS with a compliant board, and their price will reflect this. I wouldn't even be surprise to see MS state soon that with Icahn's board in power they'll pay $33+ per share, but with current board no higher than, say $29. How many share

Henry Blodget: (from wikipedia) settled without admitting or denying the allegations and was subsequently banned from the securities industry for life.

I see this YHOO/MSFT like a man (Steve ballmer), who can afford to buy himself a dinner that can help him make even much more to pay for. Just go home eat a bag of economic instant noodle that he can pay for as little as 15 cents per meal. Keep up Jerry!!!