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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by smitherfield on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @03:01PM (#14547573)
>it's not like great companies put themselves up for sale -- just look at Microsoft's or HP's acquisition history

I wouldn't think of HP or post-Gates Microsoft as very good examples of how to run a publicly-traded tech firm.

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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by jyrkesh on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @04:19PM (#14548248)
I think OP's point was that Microsoft and HP have purchased a bunch of not-so-great companies.
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Re:Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer ... by autokad on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @04:49PM (#14548514)
i think the point was that is an EASY hurdle to get over
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