Comments on: Battle For MCI: Qwest Offers $9.75 Billion http://gigaom.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Phones http://gigaom.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10883 Phones Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:07:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10883 <strong>Battle For MCI: Qwest Offers $9.75 Billion</strong> Not sure when the bidding will stop. Even when they say it's over, don't be surprised to see things change.... Battle For MCI: Qwest Offers $9.75 Billion

Not sure when the bidding will stop. Even when they say it’s over, don’t be surprised to see things change….

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10882 Om Malik Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:02:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10882 jesse... that is astute observation. i could not have said it better jesse… that is astute observation. i could not have said it better

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10881 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:59:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10881 I think by persisting in the bidding, QWest has pretty clearly signaled that they are worthless on their own. If they don't win, someone will be buying them up on the cheap in the near future. Maybe Verizon will buy them too, if they win the MCI fight . . . I think by persisting in the bidding, QWest has pretty clearly signaled that they are worthless on their own. If they don’t win, someone will be buying them up on the cheap in the near future. Maybe Verizon will buy them too, if they win the MCI fight . . .

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10880 Om Malik Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:29:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10880 i am not sure how this is affecting their business, but all i can say that qwest is on a very slippery slope right now with this deal. too expensive of a purchase in my opinion. i am not sure how this is affecting their business, but all i can say that qwest is on a very slippery slope right now with this deal. too expensive of a purchase in my opinion.

]]> By: the yukon http://gigaom.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10879 the yukon Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:24:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/04/22/battle-for-mci-qwest-offers-975-billion/#comment-10879 So at the end of this bidding war, what is qwest going to be buying? How is bidding war affecting mci's business currently? Any details on that? So at the end of this bidding war, what is qwest going to be buying? How is bidding war affecting mci’s business currently? Any details on that?

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