Microsoft walks away from Yahoo!

04May08

In the end, Microsoft walks away. No deal. No hostile take-over.
TechCrunch has a summary of the day’s events surrounding Microsoft and Yahoo. (Listen to The Gilmore Gang)

I also spent a few hours putting together a timeline below of important dates/events leading up to today

January

31	Microsoft makes unsolicited bid to buy Yahoo! for $44.3B (TC)

February

01	Ballmer sends email to employees re: Yahoo! acquisition (TC)
02	News Corp. considers bidding for Yahoo! (TC)
03	Google releases statement on Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! (Google)
	Microsoft responds to Google’s missive (MS PressPass)
08	Yahoo Board decides on MS offer (TC)
11	Yahoo confirms ‘Rejection Letter’ to Microsoft (TC)
	Microsoft responds to Yahoo announcement (TC)
12	Yahoo Exec Bradley Horowitz leaves for Google (TC)
	Yahoo amends Severance Plan (Form 8-K)
	News Corp. and Yahoo continue discussions on a Counter Bid (TC)
13	The First shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo (TC)
	Yahoo sends letter to stockholders (Yahoo)
15	Yahoo Exec Jeff Bonforte departs to be CEO of Xobni (TC)
21	News Corp. and Yahoo discussions go on and on (TC)
22	Microsoft email to employees (MS)
	Yahoo sued again (TC)
27	Number of Lawsuits against Yahoo now Seven (TC)

March

05	Yahoo still looking for a ‘White Knight’ (TC)
11	Yahoo in discussions to join Google OpenSocial (TC)
12	Yahoo to join OpenSocial in April (TC)
18	Yahoo files 3-year growth plan (TC)
25	Yahoo, MySpace, and Google = non-profit OpenSocial Foundation (Yahoo)
27	Yahoo Exec Matt McAlister leaves Yahoo for UK Paper (TC)

April

01	Microsoft stands firm on their offer (TC)
04	Rumors of Microsoft ‘withdrawing’ bid go around (TC)
05	Microsoft sends letter to Yahoo Board threatening to bail on Yahoo (MS)
06	Yahoo leaks intent to write Microsoft a stern letter (TC)
09	Yahoo Exec Tim Cadogan joins OpenX as CEO (TC)
	Yahoo provokes Microsoft with Google AdSense for Search Trial (TC)
	News Corp. talks to Microsoft about joining Yahoo bid (TC)
	AOL-Yahoo deal close at hand (TC)
12	Yahoo Board approved talks with Microsoft and Time Warner (TC)
17	Yahoo and Google complete preliminary test of trial deal (TC)
22	Yahoo releases Q1 earnings (TC)
24	Justice Dept opens anti-trust investigation of Yahoo-Google test (TC)
	Microsoft stands firm on Yahoo bid (TC)
30	Microsoft leaks that they will pay up to $33/share (TC)

May

03	Microsoft withdraws bid for Yahoo(TC)
	Steve Ballmer’s email to employees (TC)
	Yahoo Responds: “The distraction of Microsoft’s unsolicited proposal now behind us” (TC)

TechCrunch is the main source for all date entries above.

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