So someone finally made the mistake of allowing me to be on television. If you’re interested in the marriage that might have been and could still be between Microsoft and Yahoo, check out my appearance on C-SPAN’s weekly show The Communicators, which is unfortunately only available in our favorite format, Real Media.
Though Mr. Ballmer’s proposal was rejected the first time, he’s not one to give up easily and he’ll likely barrow even more than the few billion he thought he’d need to increase the size of the dowry. Though he may want to pause, at least for a moment, as the Wall Street Journal reports that tech stocks are up after this weekend’s rejection of the deal by Yahoo!
About Cord Blomquist
Cord Blomquist spends most of his time pining for the singularity. To pass the time while waiting for this convergence, he serves as the New Media Manager at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Before landing this sweet gig, Cord hocked policy writing for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, toiled in the halls of Congress, and even worked in a crouton factory. In college, Cord spent his hours studying political philosophy and artificial intelligence, resulting in an unhealthy obsession with Lt. Commander Data. All of these activities will, of course, be viewed as laughable when he is ported from this crude meatspace into the nanobot cloud.
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