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#32 Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

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Microsoft and the Chinese Government and Jerry Yang's Fire

In 2008, Microsoft made an unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. If the deal went through Jack realized, Microsoft would become his biggest shareholder. The Chinese government had contacted Alibaba for comment about the possible change in ownership. In the end, Jerry Yang rejected Microsoft's offer.

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