Yahoo seen in News Corp. talks, but analysts dubious

Despite possible strategic benefits to a Yahoo-News Corp. deal, alternatives to Microsoft bid won't please shareholders, analysts say.

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[JCPayne]

All the people that want the Microsoft offer. Yahoo's stock is almost at

$30 a share now.....<br />Sell now and leave "happy". Stop trying to ruin the Yahoo brand for the rest of us by turning it over to a horrible company like M$.

[fred dunn]

Yahoo's stock value has appreciated since...

Microsoft's offer and that is the ONLY reason it has appreciated.<br /><br />When Microsoft kills the offer I would bank on Yahoo shares selling at $15, if that.<br /><br />Yahoo is dying a slow death for lack of liquid capital. They are having to lay off personnel just to stay at the "status quo" which is that the Board members need their six figure salaries and are milking the company dry.

[The_Decider]

Short term

That is the problem with investors.<br /><br />No vision.<br /><br />MS buying Yahoo is bad in the long run for everyone. Especially investors.<br /><br />The US needs to get rid of that stupid "maximize value to shareholders" rule. It hurts business and society. Other countries also require corporations to also have an obligation to the population at large and it shows.<br /><br />A good is example is our greedy business rules is why the US is ranked so low in broadband. In nearly every case a mindless greedy algorithm(US rules for business) rarely produces an optimal solution.