http://www.liveside.net/opinion/archive/2008/05/15/so-what-s-the-deal-with-microsoft-and-yahoo.aspxToday, billionaire investor Carl Icahn sent a letter to the Yahoo! Board of Directors, announcing his intentions to force Yahoo! to work out a deal with Microsoft. He announced a slate of candidates who will be up for election at the annual meeting onenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/opinion/archive/2008/05/15/so-what-s-the-deal-with-microsoft-and-yahoo.aspx#8230Fri, 16 May 2008 08:32:25 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8230Ryan<p>Snaps for Icahn!!</p> <p>I hope his little plan works!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8230" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/opinion/archive/2008/05/15/so-what-s-the-deal-with-microsoft-and-yahoo.aspx#8228Fri, 16 May 2008 06:28:03 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8228tophtucker<p>I'd hate to see more regulatory messiness. MS has had enough of that for a lifetime. I was sort of relieved when they drop the bid. Yahoo may be more trouble than it's worth.</p> <p>But seriously, poor Yahoo. If MS turns out to not be interested any more, they're really, really sunk....</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8228" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/opinion/archive/2008/05/15/so-what-s-the-deal-with-microsoft-and-yahoo.aspx#8221Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:47 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:8221camdef<p>Microsoft needs to build momentum, not only to buy assets and to deploy technology. Its the reputation, its the momentum, as a good and cool company. Right now it gets too much bashing from google fanboys, and when google will prove to be just another big corporation acting to solidify a monopoly, it may be too late for microsoft. Frankly, for the long term internet health, we need a strong microsoft. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8221" width="1" height="1">