Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently commented on Yahoo’s present situation by saying “Sometimes you’re lucky.” He was referring to his company’s rebuffed attempt to buy Yahoo a few years ago for $47 billion. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he thinks owning Yahoo now would be a bad idea — perhaps all he meant was that by waiting a few years, Microsoft may be able to get Yahoo for a whole lot less than $47 billion. And that’s exactly what it intends to do, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Will Microsoft Get Lucky With Yahoo?
Posted by: Paul Hartsock October 22, 2011 05:00 AMMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently commented on Yahoo’s present situation by saying “Sometimes you’re lucky.” He was referring to his company’s rebuffed attempt to buy Yahoo a few years ago for $47 billion. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he thinks owning Yahoo now would be a bad idea — perhaps all he meant was that by waiting a few years, Microsoft may be able to get Yahoo for a whole lot less than $47 billion. And that’s exactly what it intends to do, according to a Wall Street Journal report.