Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Not Buying Yahoo: “Sometimes, You’re Lucky”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that Microsoft dodged a bullet when it failed to acquire Yahoo in 2008. In February 2008, the technology giant famously made an unsolicited $44.6 billion acquisition offer for Yahoo. Cofounder Jerry Yang (then Yahoo’s CEO) and the Yahoo board rebuffed the offer and did what it could to kill the deal.

Read More:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Not Buying Yahoo: “Sometimes, You’re Lucky”

LinkedInBookmark/FavoritesDiggEmailFacebookGoogle BookmarksPlaxo PulseStumbleUponTumblrTwitterShare

You must log in to post a comment.