What is Digg?114 Comments
- inactive, on 11/06/2008, -3/+74MS should tell them to ***** off.
- Kronich, on 11/06/2008, -2/+52Looks like Yang shot himself in the foot with an overly agressive approach with Microsoft. Should have taken the $33 per share offer. Shares are now at around $15 !! Must be some very unhappy shareholders...
- bellisimo, on 11/06/2008, -2/+30if the trends continue, Microsoft can delay a bit more and get themselves a fairly good deal...
but in the end we'll all get screwed with this merge... - harrisbradley, on 11/06/2008, -2/+27Microsoft should just not respond to Yahoo, let 'em sweat it out for a bit, and let their stock price tank... then gooble them up.
- WinGeek, on 11/06/2008, -1/+24Down to $13 and falling. Yahoo executives have no clue how to save the company now. All year long they have been making promises of turning everything around with the new Panama advertising systems but it never really amounted to anything. Now we have ad rates decreasing because of the recession and they are going to have to lay off even more workers.
What a great time to work for Yahoo! The company is slowly dieing and that "poison pill" the board of directors enacted earlier this year is going to prevent any reasonable company from throwing them a life preserver. - Nidy1, on 11/06/2008, -10/+33…………….._,,-~’’’¯¯¯’’~-,,…………………………………………
…………..,-‘’ ; ; ;_,,---,,_ ; ;’’-,…………………………….._,,,---,,_…
……….,’ ; ; ;,-‘ , , , , , ‘-, ; ;’-,,,,---~~’’’’’’~--,,,_…..,,-~’’ ; ; ; ;__;’-,……
……….| ; ; ;,’ , , , _,,-~’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ¯’’~’-,,_ ,,-~’’ , , ‘, ;’, ………
……….’, ; ; ‘-, ,-~’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’-, , , , , ,’ ; |………
…………’, ; ;,’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’-, , ,-‘ ;,-‘…………
………….,’-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’-‘ ;,,-‘…………..
………..,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;__ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,’……………..
………,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘’¯: : ’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; _ ; ; ; ; ;’,……………..
……..,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;| : : : : : :| ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘’¯: ¯’’-, ; ; ;’,…………….
…….,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,_: : _,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | : : : : : :| ; ; ; |……………
……,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ¯¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’-,,_ : :,-‘ ; ; ; ;|……………
…..,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,,-~’’ , , , , ,,,-~~-, , , , _ ; ; ;¯¯ ; ; ; ; ;|……..
…,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’ , , , , , , ,( : : : : :) , , , ,’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;|……………
.,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’, , , , , , , , ,’~---~’’ , , , , , ,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’,..........
’ ; _, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘’~-,,,,--~~’’’¯’’’~-,,_ , ,_,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘,......
’-~’’,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; | . . . . . . ,’; ,’’¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,_ ; ‘-,......
.,’ ; ;,-, ; ;, ; ; ;, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘, ; ;’, . . . . .,’ ;,’ ; ; ; ;, ; ; ;,’-, ; ;,’ ‘’~--‘’’ ........
,’-~’ ,-‘-~’’ ‘, ,-‘ ‘, ,,- ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘, ; ; ‘~-,,,-‘’ ; ,’ ; ; ; ; ‘, ;,-‘’ ; ‘, ,-‘,…......
.,-‘’ ; ; ; ; ; ‘’ ; ; ;’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘’-,,_ ; ; ; _,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ;’-‘’ ; ; ; ‘’ ; ;’-,…………..
.,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;¯¯’’¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’-,……….
-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,…….
,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;|..’-,_ ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ‘,…..
’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’…….’’’,-~’ ; ; ; ; ; ,’…..
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’~-,,,,,--~~’’’’’’~-,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’…..,-~’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘……
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’…,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘……..
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,’….’, ; ; ; ; _,,-‘’…………
, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’…….’’~~’’¯………………
’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;_,,-‘’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘…………………………….
’’~-,,_ ; ; ; ; _,,,-~’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘……………………………..
..| ; ; ;¯¯’’’’¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,,-‘… did somone say sub-teen?
..’, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘…
.. .....| ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;|…
…’, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~-,,___ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’,……
….’, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘….’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘,…………………………………
..,’ ‘- ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘’……….’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘,………………………………..
.,’ ; ;’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ,,-‘…………….’, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’,……………………………….
,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘’…………………’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |……………………………….
.,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,,-‘………………………’’, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |………………………………
.| ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’…………………………,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’……………………………
.| ; ; ; ; ; ; ,’………………………..,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,’’…………………………….
.| ; ; ; ; ; ;,’……………………….,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘……………………………
.’,_ , ; , ;,’……………………….,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘………………………………
’,,’,¯,’,’’|……………………….| ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘--,,………………………………
….¯…’’………………………..’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’~,,…………………………
……………………………………’’-,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’~-,,……………………
………………………………………..’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ,,_ ; ;’-,’’-,…………………
…………………………………………..’, ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,__,--.........................
……………………………………………’-, ; ; ;,,-~’’’ , ,|, |………………
………………………………………………’’~-‘’_ , , ,,’,_/--‘……………
…………………………………………………….’’~-~’……....................... - phike, on 11/06/2008, -3/+25Yang is an idiot.
- Spearbox, on 11/06/2008, -1/+22They'd probably just be rebranded under Live.
- srt4b, on 11/06/2008, -4/+25When to buy Yahoo stocks. They are so low, can then go sub teens?
- gnews, on 11/06/2008, -5/+26Here we go again ... YAHOOSOFT or MICROHOO!
- skopje, on 11/06/2008, -2/+19Hah... Greedy Jerry Yang looks like moron now. MS is in position to screw with him as much as they like.
Well, I guess he took his chance and he screwed the company, him self and the share holders. - inactive, on 11/06/2008, -4/+19Yahoo majorly missed out on the ***** boat. Not only were they offered a DAMN good offer, but it was offered to them before the economy became a headline in the news.
They'll be lucky if they get $20 a share now. - chrissku, on 11/06/2008, -5/+19Microsoft's reply to Yahoo....
....................../´¯/)
....................,/¯../
.................../..../
............./´¯/'...'/´¯¯`·¸
........../'/.../..../......./¨¯
........('(...´...´.... ¯~/'...')
..........................'...../
..........''............. _.·´
..........................(
.............................. - CCB0x45, on 11/06/2008, -2/+16My take on what happened with the dumbest company ever: Yahoo.
Microsoft: Since you are currently worth $26 a share, we will give you $33 a share in good faith that you are worth more than that, and we promise not to fire any employees.
Yang: Screw off! We are gonna kick Google's ass, you just wait and see.
*Stock drops to $11*
*Yahoo lays off 10% of workforce*
Yang: Great deal on yahoo, $15 a share, plus we might even merge with AOL!!!
Microsoft: How about $12... - netgeek06, on 11/06/2008, -1/+15Yes, Yahoo Board of Directors is to blame for that.
- gordigor, on 11/06/2008, -1/+12enough with the M$ already. It just makes you look like a fool.
- robbob, on 11/06/2008, -3/+14YaWHO?
- doughboy334, on 11/06/2008, -0/+11it's a trap, microsoft!
- stradf, on 11/06/2008, -0/+9The situation is more complex than it seems. Microsoft can't make a 15$ per share announcement because many employees (pricks) will leave, devaluating the company. Microsoft won't offer 33$ again because it's frankly not worth that (it's not worth 10$ a share IMO). In short, microsoft can't offer too little or too much and any number will be interpreted differently by respective shareholders of each company. In short, Microsoft is better off not moving and forgetting Yahoo unless trouble continues and Yahoo goes to 5$ a share, which won't happen.
- Aethirig, on 11/06/2008, -1/+9Ballmer should send Yang an email saying "let me taste your tears of pain!"
- timusca, on 11/06/2008, -0/+7Not me... I have no invested money or interest in Yahoo. They suck ass and always will.
- MakanGuru, on 11/06/2008, -0/+7overheard answer from Redmond: SERIOUSLY!? MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BILL YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS!
- sfacets, on 11/06/2008, -0/+7Why bother? Yahoo will be gone in under 5 years.
- chesscat, on 11/06/2008, -0/+6D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N
- SilentBobSC, on 11/06/2008, -1/+7Yeah, it's not like he founded the company or helped design / program the original Yahoo... jerkoff should just be kicked to the curb... /sarcasm
PS - I agree with most CEO payouts but for Yang and Filo, I'm pretty sure they deserve it (maybe notsomuch for their recent lack of business acumen, but hey I'd rather go with Google over MS if given the option and until recently it was a fairly real possiblity). - IglooFu, on 11/06/2008, -0/+6Microsoft should probably play hardball at this point. I'm just mainly worried about Flikr.
- Jerky1312, on 11/06/2008, -0/+6 This is working out for the better for Microsoft. The value has fallen down so much, its practically a bargain right now. It's just a matter how much more it'll devalue before MS buys them.
- inactive, on 11/06/2008, -3/+8when do I buy?
- inhaler, on 11/06/2008, -4/+9Why should it bother Yang, when they dismiss him he'll still walk with a fat multimillion dollar package for what he's done.
The money that CEOs make disgusts me. - JeffH, on 11/06/2008, -0/+5While I think Microsoft is going to eat up Yahoo in a second (it's a damn bargain compared to what they were willing to pay before), I also think it would be funny and completely deserved if Microsoft just let them completely fail.
But that doesn't really do anyone any good. - Zippo, on 11/06/2008, -0/+5Getting desperate, huh Yahoo?
- wdr1, on 11/06/2008, -0/+5Uh, given the ***** ups, I'm willing to be the combined name would be "Microsoft."
- fzammetti, on 11/06/2008, -0/+4I *generally* agree, but you have to take into account the actual job that most CEOs do (I'm throwing out the few that are no doubt lazy and flat-out corrupt).
*Most* CEOs do an extremely tough, demanding job, whether someone chooses to believe that or not.
Now, don't get me wrong... 10 million a year is a ridiculous salary for pretty much ANY job. But a CEO making a cool million salary with another million or two on top of that in incentives if his company performs well... that's not to me unreasonable, given the work involved. Extremely long hours, lots of stress, and even the possibility of legal action if you do poorly.
I mean, just think about that... how many of us truly have jobs that we could be tried for underperforming? Some of course do, but I'd bet most of us around here could do a piss-poor job and not go to jail for it. CEOs are exposed to some degree of risk along those lines, and I'm not even talking about those that outright break the law. - rrife, on 11/06/2008, -0/+4Where are the employees going to leave to? Not too many companies are hiring lots of new developers right now....plus I don't think Microsoft cares about the employees....they just want the trademarks.
- endustry, on 11/06/2008, -0/+4How can Yang even speak with so much egg all over his face?
- harrisbradley, on 11/06/2008, -0/+4I told myself I would buy when it dips below $9, because it will
- fuzzynyanko, on 11/06/2008, -2/+6Well, Yahoogle didn't make it, so...
- mediaspree, on 11/06/2008, -2/+5I have to admit I go to yahoo every once in awhile...but rarely get beyond a quick scan of the the front page. I know they have other properties but the core site is kind of a waste. I haven't been to a "microsoft" site in years... if I want to search I go to google, if i want quick information on a certain subject I go to wikipedia, if I want news I go to (cough, cough) digg or a cnn/msnbc.
- MWeather, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3Screw Flikr, do you have any idea how long it'll take me to migrate my delicious bookmarks?
- blue98camaro, on 11/06/2008, -1/+4Yang is an idiot!
- FredFredrickson, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3And now he's going to get a ***** price for them because of their stock / passing on the first deal. They could have made their stockholders very rich that day, but passed it up for nothing. Yahoo doesn't even deserve to be bought after that horse *****.
- bizchris, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3Glad I'm not one of them. Yahoo has botched this whole deal unbelievably.
- phike, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3Ballmer is a genius for not doing it at $30/share....he can probably scoop up the same company for half that price now.
- twigboy, on 11/06/2008, -0/+3Wave 3
- kingp, on 11/06/2008, -0/+2Folks, there is a reason why Jerry Yang hasn't been the CEO of Yahoo before now. Now you know why. /he's an idiot/.
- mediaspree, on 11/06/2008, -1/+3I read your comment just now and felt foolish. Next update in a few minutes.
- stradf, on 11/06/2008, -2/+4No clue why you are getting dugg down. Microsoft is in trouble though and if they make another offer, employees will expect it to be over 30$
In short, forget it. - inactive, on 11/07/2008, -1/+3when the moron expert analysts at cnn tell your retarded ass to.
- inactive, on 11/06/2008, -3/+5That's fascinating. Do you have anymore tales of your internet usage?
- cgruber, on 11/06/2008, -2/+4Vista isn't *****. In fact it's actually very good but it's more along the lines that people felt obligated to upgrade from Win95 to Win98 to XP because of the problems they were having. XP is basically good enough for most people to not feel a *NEED* to fork out money to upgrade.
-
Show 51 - 100 of 116 discussions
Browsing Digg on your phone just got easier with our enhancements to the 
© Digg Inc. 2009
— Content created and posted by Digg users is