Even the harshest critics of Steve Ballmer will have to admit one thing: in regards to not buying Yahoo, he's been consistent for a long time now. At a shareholder meeting today, Ballmer said that he still has no interest in a total acquisition, and Yahoo's stock has taken a nosedive of around 20.9 percent as a result.
This marks the first time Ballmer has spoken about a deal with Yahoo since Jerry Yang announced his plans to step down. As the stock plummet proves, at least a few onlookers expected that Ballmer would find an acquisition more palatable without Yang around, and they've been sorely disappointed.
Microsoft's stock dropped about 6.8 percent today if anyone's keeping score, but this is mitigated by the fact that the Dow and Nasdaq lost 5.1 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively.
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