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Roy Bostock (Yahoo!) and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) Spotted Meeting In New York
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Steve Ballmer and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Chairman Roy Bostock were spotted meeting at the Time Warner Center yesterday. This took place two days after Yahoo! named a new CEO, Carol Bartz.
According to a tipster at Valleywag:
“On my way down the elevator, I was stopped on the 5th floor and in walk Roy Bostock and Steve Ballmer. Kind hellos were exchanged. As we entered the lobby they both walked out and seemingly proceeded to lunch together.”
Valleywag came up with several plausible conclusions out of the meeting here. The first is that Microsoft is still interested in buying Yahoo!’s search business, but Bartz said that she wasn’t interested in getting to that right away. Another possible reason is that Ballmer said he was ready to come back to the negotiation table when Yahoo! got a new CEO and both executives may have been in New York around the same time.
Given that they were meeting in the Time Warner building, my guess is that executives there may have wanted to arrange a deal between AOL, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. Time Warner clearly wants to unload AOL somehow and Microsoft has a big enough wallet to take possession of AOL. You never know what could happen when you put these three outfits in the same room. More details as this story unfolds.
[via Valleywag]
Categories AOL, Microsoft Corporation, Roy Bostock, Steve Ballmer, Time Warner, Yahoo!
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Steve Ballmer: iPhone Overpriced
“Hahaha $500 fully subsidized with a plan, I said that is the most expensive phone in the world!” stated CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer in an interview. Engadget mentioned that Ballmer couldn’t be further from the truth, but also points out that “Apple is looking to take advantage of those willing to shell out half a grand to have the hottest gizmo out.’
Ballmer also mentioned that the iPhone is not suitable for business purposes because of its lack of a keyboard and that the Motorola Q is available for $99. Steve Jobs, undoubtedly captured a lot of attention with the new products coming out at MacWorld, but it seems that Microsoft is not quite yet intimidated.
The much awaited Windows Vista is on its way and will be available in 12 days. People would be able to purchase and download Vista directly from the Windows Marketplace website if they’re not interested in going to Best Buy or Circuit City to buy the software. And since Vista specs requirements have increased quite a bit since Microsoft XP Service Pack 2, we may see a ramp in computer demand from HP, Dell, etc.
Categories Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Steve Ballmer
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