Here are 10 other reasons for Microsoft's hostile takeover of Yahoo. 10. Microsoft executives finally find a way to hire Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang. 9. Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, is tired of people adding up Software Plus Services and getting Google as the answer. 8. With the U.S. economy sagging, Microsoft executives want to get closer to their customers by joining them in debt (the company will have to borrow to buy Yahoo). 7. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer jumped up and down in his office yelling "Yahoo!" as Google's stock price dropped recently. Eavesdropping senior executives misunderstood.
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