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Yahoo’s Jerry Yang Suddenly Open to Further Bids, Even From Microsoft

May 6, 2008 · 3 Comments

Oh Jerry. You so silly.

I guess having your stock fall nearly 15% on over 10x its average daily trading volume is enough to fairly forcibly remove your head from your anus.

May 5 (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang said he would be open to another bid from Microsoft Corp. or other companies at a price he considers appropriate.

Yahoo continues to speak with other companies about ways to increase its value, Yang said today in a phone interview with Bloomberg News. While the Sunnyvale, California-based company isn’t for sale, it would listen, “should somebody else come back someday and want to buy the company,” he said.

Yang’s time has come and gone. While I appreciate what he has done for the web and search industry with partner David Filo, it’s clear he has put his pride and ideals before shareholder interests. I suspect this lesson will be taught to Yang in vivid color via the avalanche of lawsuits being drawn up right now.

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