Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo! a drunk decision?
Sometimes, I make bad shopping decisions when I’m drunk. I’m willing to admit that. With that in mind, I wonder if that ever happens to people with a whole bunch more money to spend. The past week, Microsoft made an unsolicited bid to buy Yahoo!. My guess is that Steve Ballmer was sitting around with a fresh bottle of scotch, browsing for a good game of backgammon to play online when he found Yahoo! Games. As he went on a spree of victories–owning the kid’s room, he drank more and more until he realized that he really wanted to own the kid’s room. So, he sent Bill an email letting him know his decision, then dialed up Jerry Yang with his proposal.
Hey, it could happen.