"The concern was that the P.E. was too high, but Microsoft had a high P.E. for years," he said, referring to the stock's price-to-earnings ratio.
"If you have an egregiousness scale, Qualcomm's conduct would be as high as Microsoft's," Boies says.
At a high level, Microsoft today is where IBM was in late '80s, early '90s.
The $44.6 billion offer, while seemingly high, presents Microsoft with an opportunity to buy Yahoo! at a bargain relative to its strategic value.
But despite such qualms, many new participants are entering the wireless fray -- including Brad A. Silverberg, a former high-ranking Microsoft executive who led the company's Windows business.
High Court Punts Microsoft Case To The D.C. Circuit.
As one Adobe high up said, "Microsoft is focused on the enterprise".
This will surprise you: Drucker has no high regard for Microsoft's Bill Gates, dismissing him with these words: "I have no interest in celebrities".
In the following months of negotiations, he showed some willingness to sell the company, but at a much higher price than Microsoft was willing to pay.
It will mean your freebie active stylus will have a higher calling once Microsoft releases the update.
