Microsoft's failed buyout bid for Yahoo! - Some musings

• Was Microsoft really interested in buying Yahoo! ?
• Did Jerry Yang do the right thing by rebuffing Ballmer ?
• Will the Yahoo! investors remain quiet even after losing out on the deal ?
• Does Microsoft realise they could/can never integrate Yahoo into their own ?

• Would the merger have been a good thing for Zimbra users ?
• Did Microsoft lose out on it's only chance of becoming a contributor to Open Source ?
• Would projects like Hadoop, YUI, Zimbra died a premature death under the Microsoft's management ?

• Seemingly unrelated events influence one's personal and professional lives in ways that can not be even imagined.