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April 30, 2008 [LINK / comment]
Microsoft huffs and puffs at Yahoo
Earlier this month, Microsoft warned Yahoo that if Yahoo's shareholders did not accept a buyout offer by April 26, it would proceed with a hostile takeover bid. Well, Yahoo did not budge in the face of the pressure as the deadline passed on Saturday, and today, Microsoft's board of directors "sweetened" the offer by a couple dollars a share, from $31 to $33. Steve Ballmer previously threatened to depose Yahoo's entire board if they don't surrender immediately, but now he is throttling back the bluster. Interestingly, Microsoft's key financial advisers is from Bear Stearns, which went bankrupt by concocting precisely these kinds of high-risk leveraged buyouts. How ironic is that!? See Yahoo News.
Personally, I think Microsoft should spend less time trying to dominate the universe and spend more time accommodating its millions of long-time customers who would rather stick with clunky but serviceable Windows XP rather than upgrading (?) to the slick but bug-infested Vista. There is more than a little truth to the joke about people "upgrading" from Vista (back) to XP, as the New York Times reported last month. (via InstaPundit) But what do I care, I'm a Mac user!
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The End Is Near!
Only 276 more days until
Digital TV Conversion Day:
February 17, 2009!
For more information, see www.dtvanswers.com.
My Macintoshes: *
| Model |
RAM |
Speed |
HD |
Year |
| Mac Plus |
1 + 2.5 MB |
8 MHz |
0 + 20 MB |
1987 |
| Power Book 150 |
4 MB |
30 MHz |
80 MB |
1994 |
| iMac "Flower Power" |
64 + 256 MB |
500 MHz |
20 + 156 GB |
2001 |
| iMac "Aluminum" |
1 GB |
2.4 GHz |
320 GB |
2008 |
NOTES: The "plus" figures refer to upgrades after the original purchase, including peripheral hard drives.
* Even after all these years, all four of my old Macs still boot up and function properly.
CAUTION: Exposing your eyes to this subliminal flashing image for an extended period of time may cause you to buy a Mac. You have been warned.
Remember that old song by Queen, "I'm In Love With My Car"? Well it's kinda like that. In the early 1980s I used to press my nose against the window of computer stores and yearn for an Apple IIC or an Apple III. Then came January 1984 and the unveiling of Macintosh during the Super Bowl half time. I could see right then and there my destiny as a crusader for free thought. Three years later I finally had enough money to buy my first Mac, a Macintosh Plus, and I was immediately enthralled with the vast power at my disposal. In 1994 I bought an Apple PowerBook 150 and took it to Peru with me to do writing and research for my dissertation. In March 2001 I bought my third and current Mac: an iMac "Flower Power" edition, and once again I was in MacNerd heaven. All three of my Macs still function, and I have no plans to dispose of any of them. I don't expect long-term Windows users to understand, but I know there are plenty of Mac folks out there who know the joy: Macs rock!
DISCLAIMER: I, Andrew Clem, have not received any compensation from Apple Computer, Inc. in exchange for this blatant (yet deeply sincere) commercial endorsement. Not that I would refuse such an offer, mind you... 
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