Jerry Wang must have slipped and bumped his head to be making statements like this:

"To this day, I believe the best thing for Microsoft to do is to buy Yahoo,"

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/11/06/yahoo.microsoft.google.ap/index.html

With the market meltdown, yahoo shareholders will JUMP at any reasonable offer made by M$...and where as M$ would have needed to spent ALOT of their cash to buy Yahoo, the current buy price is going to be FAR less.  Looks like M$ was smart to hold firm and wait for a better buying opportunity, and it really SUCKS for yahoo shareholders!

yeah...i saw about 6 articles yesterday with yang practically begging microsoft to buy them. i bet yang feels pretty fucking stupid for wanting more.

Microsoft can't proposed the same that they proposed before because half the deal was in stock and Microsoft stock has dropped a lot since the initial proposal (well, everything dropped). That's why Yahoo aren't in a good position. They really shoud have accepted.

Sucks they didnt jump on the initial offer.

Yahoo thought they had it made with the Google ad deal. But, Google pulled away because of regulation concerns and warnings they would be hauled to court.

Now Yahoo is a lame duck sitting there. Unless Microsoft acquires Yahoo, expect them to disappear eventually. Its kind of a pity... I liked Yahoo...

My how the tables have turned... It's funny because there were people happy they didn't sell at the original price because they considered it a low ball offer. How much do you think they will get now?

I said it when this news first hit, M$ will get Yahoo...it was only a matter of time.

Why would Microsoft even want Yahoo now?

just because its not as useful now doesnt mean it couldnt be useful.  and its a whole lot cheaper.

Nope, that will never happen. A company won't just disappear out of the blue. Eventually if its stock value drop low enough, it  would be a bargin for a company to buy it and it will be bought up. Whether it be MS, Time Warner, or whoever else is interested.