{"id":513,"date":"2008-02-06T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T15:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"tag:www.legitreviews.com:\/\/de16180e14fe04642f856239f04070be"},"modified":"2008-02-06T15:37:12","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T15:37:12","slug":"yahoo-still-weighing-options-after-microsofts-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=513","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo Still Weighing Options After Microsoft’s Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yahoo! Inc., the world's second-most popular Internet search engine, said it's still examining a $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid from Microsoft Corp. and evaluating other options.<\/p>\n

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The company has a 'wide range' of strategic alternatives, Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang said in an e-mailed message to employees. The message was included in a regulatory filing today. He urged employees to stay focused as Yahoo pursues its 'transformation strategy.' Microsoft made the $31-a-share offer last week, aiming to unite the second- and third-biggest Web search providers to take on rival Google Inc., which dominates Internet advertising sales. Microsoft predicts that the market for online ads will almost double to $80 billion by 2010. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yahoo! Inc., the world's second-most popular Internet search engine, said it's still examining a $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid from Microsoft Corp. and evaluating other options.<\/p>\n

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The company has a 'wide range' of strategic alternatives, Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang said in an e-mailed message to employees. The message was included in a regulatory filing today. He urged employees to stay focused as Yahoo pursues its 'transformation strategy.' Microsoft made the $31-a-share offer last week, aiming to unite the second- and third-biggest Web search providers to take on rival Google Inc., which dominates Internet advertising sales. Microsoft predicts that the market for online ads will almost double to $80 billion by 2010. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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