We really really love you... 1
"Please don't leave after we close this deal, or my payout gets reduced"
The Dance 0
No, I'm not talking about the Fleetwood Mac album- I'm talking about Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo.
Let's say the deal goes through- Yahoo dies (too much culture clash), Microsoft looses a lot of dough (they can survive it, though, easily), and much of Yahoo's top talent takes a short drive and gets hired by Google.
On the other hand, let's say the deal doesn't go through- Yahoo's shareholders are pissed, their employee morale is completely destroyed (think of all the people there who were underwater on their options, then woke up Friday morning to suddenly find they were in the money), and much of Yahoo's top talent takes a short drive and gets hired by Google.
I can't see any winners here except Google.
