Tellme Founder Tells Yahoo Not to Worry Over Microsoft Takeover 117
Tellme founder and previous Yahoo co-founder, Mike McCue hasn't spoken to past-partner Jerry Yang since the Microsoft takeover bid for Yahoo, but he wanted to let his friend know that being acquired by Microsoft isn't such a terrible proposition. "After being assured that Tellme would be able to retain its Silicon Valley office, identity and quirky culture, McCue negotiated an $800 million sale to Microsoft and agreed to stay on as general manager. It's a decision that he says he doesn't regret 10 months into the marriage. 'We are pretty much doing everything we were doing before - just a lot more of it,' said McCue, 40. Because of the vast differences in size, the Tellme deal obviously isn't an apples-to-apples comparison to Microsoft's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Yahoo, which contends it's worth even more money despite a two-year earnings slump."
Re:I was in a MSFT acquisition (Score:4, Funny)
Tellme? (Score:5, Funny)
Either that or I live under a rock...
Give up Flickr (Score:2, Funny)
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In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory Futurama comparison (Score:5, Funny)
Oblig Simpsons quote (Score:4, Funny)
nose and...they let you keep the piece of brain they cut out.
Look!
[holds up a jar with a piece of brain in it]
Ooh! Hello! Hello there! Who's that big man there? Who's
that?
Bart+Lisa: [droning] Join us, father.
Marge: [droning] It's bliiiissss...
Homer: Nooo!
- "Treehouse of Horror V"
Re:I was in a MSFT acquisition (Score:3, Funny)
Reminds me of .. (Score:2, Funny)
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Yahoo!!!
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