Microsoft and Yahoo: The Standoff Continues (For Now) - The Chart - IT Channel News And Views by CRN and VARBusiness

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's weekend deadline for Yahoo to respond to his company's takeover offer has come and gone with no comment out of either company, no new SEC filings (as of this writing), and an eerie quiet out in takeover land. But that quiet might not last, at least for the rest of the industry. Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen has written a lengthy piece, based on questions and ans

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Ed Moltzen says, "Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen has written a lengthy piece(...) on what options are left for both Microsoft and Yahoo. His most intriguing conclusion: No matter what happens between those two companies, the days of hostile takeovers in the technology space are just beginning:"

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Ed Moltzen points out: "Andreessen is correct, in that there are really no templates for big hostile takeovers in technology. But those who can recall the hotly contested Hewlett-Packard-Compaq merger earlier this decade might also recall how steep a price HP paid in just distractions alone."