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I think Icahn's acting on his own
If he pulls it off, he makes a big profit, wins allies for future raids among Yahoo stockholders (since they make big profits too), and wins a stake in MS (remember that they were offering a stock swap). He might even win a seat on MS' board as a thank you.

Now it's possible that Gates and Ballmer were anticipating just that, in which case, all they had to do was to walk away.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 05/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Icahn's asking price...  bjbrock | 05/15/08
The real question: Is anyone still interested in Microsoft?  fr0thy2 | 05/15/08
Conspiracy Theory from my side  rohitharsh | 05/15/08
realizations  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/08
RE: The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?  netapostle | 05/15/08
I think Icahn's acting on his own  John L. Ries | 05/15/08
OK, how did I do that  John L. Ries | 05/15/08
The shouldn't be...  John L. Ries | 05/15/08
Plan B is the only way.  peter_erskine@... | 05/15/08
Wall Street  BALTHOR | 05/15/08
I hope MS has completely gotten over Yahoo!  P. Douglas | 05/15/08
Agree in part  John L. Ries | 05/15/08
I perfectly agree  timiteh | 05/16/08
I understand, but ...  P. Douglas | 05/16/08
The last line got a chuckle  John L. Ries | 05/16/08
Yes they still are.  tech_walker | 05/15/08
Sorry, folks, but the Microhoo deal is as good as done.  Userama | 05/17/08

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