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On May perhaps one, Microsoft held an internal Town Hall meeting, largely (but not exclusively) focused about the provider;s bid for Yahoo. Silicon Alley Insider Henry Blodget managed to dial to the get in touch with long sufficient to listen to CEO Steve Ballmer say the sky;s not the restrict for Yahoo.According to Blodget;s transcript, Ballmer advised the troops:“We’re interested to pay for it (Yahoo) at some level and beyond that level we’re not willing to pay for it. I know EXACTLY what I think Yahoo is worth and I won’t go a dime above.”Then Blodget got knocked off the simply call. Darn,Office Professional 2007! (Blodget still managed to get lots of good sound bites, including Ballmer admitting Microsoft has no plans to extend the OEM life of XP,Microsoft Office 2007 Key, in spite of his confusing comments about the topic.)Come on,Windows 7 Professional, though. Is there anyone who thinks Microsoft really is going to walk, at this point? This is just more posturing — just like Yahoo claiming it will do an ad deal with Google — and the press/blogging community are nothing but pawns.I bet word comes down on this Friday Might 2. After all, Microsoft made the initial announcement of its takeover plan for Yahoo three months ago on a Friday (February one). And I bet Microsoft is going to end up buying Yahoo for a few bucks more per share than it offered — which isn;t trivial,Office 2010, given that every dollar it increases its bid above $29 increases the total cost of the deal by about $1.3 billion.According to what Microsoft has shared about its motivations for buying Yahoo,Microsoft Office 2007, I still think the deal is a horrible idea. What;s your take? Is MicroHoo a forgone conclusion?