Yahoo’s board wants $40 per share, $9 more than Microsoft’s asking price, which would add about $10 billion to the deal. Yahoo is the leader of New Media with multiple portals and downloading and hosting galore. Microsoft has a mixed record with regard to its ability to derive real synergies from the companies it acquires. The real reason for Yahoo’s coyness lies well beyond California’s borders, says John Sutter. Sutter: A merger makes sense as a check against Google.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/database-security/second-guessing-yahoo