Ballmer grilled on Yahoo deal in quirky Q&A
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer couldn't avoid being trampled by the elephant in the room -- the company's bid to acquire Yahoo -- during a quirky keynote question-and-answer session at the company's MIX08 conference Thursday.
The first question out of interviewer Guy Kawasaki's mouth during the hour-long interview was "what's the deal" with Microsoft's quest to purchase the struggling Internet and online advertising company? Kawasaki was appointed by Microsoft to grill Ballmer at the conference.
"We've made an offer," Ballmer said.