from the Latin Quo Vadimus. Where are we headed? And do we know why? Analysis and features that help connect us by EU-based, US journalist Denis Campbell and colleagues.

Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Yang’

Now What?

By Denis Campbell • May 20th, 2008 • Category: Business

The fish at the end of the Pixar film “Finding Nemo” bob on the surface of Sydney Harbour in plastic bags unable to break through to the big ocean below them. The executive teams at Microsoft and Yahoo! seem in a similar situation and face much bigger hurdles whether or not they eventually merge.
Carl Icahn […]



Umm, Jerry… a 72% Premium was Enough for Carl

By Denis Campbell • May 17th, 2008 • Category: Business

You have vexed him. Don’t do that.
The letter Carl Icahn sent last week to Yahoo! Board of Directors announcing his plans to launch a proxy fight, should give CEO Jerry Yang reason to stock-up on poison pills. Jerry, you will earn a very good return and I’d get used to the idea that you will soon be sipping pina coladas […]



Yang’s Bluff Called, Microsoft Blinks

By Denis Campbell • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Reflections

14-years ago Yahoo! started in a Silicon Valley trailer. Saturday night Microsoft proved that yes, theirs was indeed bigger and walked away after saying $47.5 billion dollars(!) was enough money and $52 billion was too much to pay.
Today, analysts are saying Mr. Yang has a few months to convince investors that this was the right […]