It’s finally happened…Microsoft has made a bid for Yahoo. It’s a potential smart move on Microsoft’s part, with a really good bid that will make shareholders think. There may be some anti-trust issues as this effectively merges the #2 & #3 company in the search engine market and gives Microsoft a run on Google’s dominance in this space. It’s also puts Facebook into the Yahoo camp… I’m interested to see how this unfolds. I know people from both sides of the coin, and I think that the cultural differences will be hard to overcome. Also, it is often quoted that 70% of acquisitions fail to create value for shareholders – nearly 2-1 in odds – will this be any different?
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February 1, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Sounds like a great business move. Yahoo should take the offer and invest it into some start-ups.
February 1, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I definitely agree. This should be an extremely advantageous move on both ends, especially considering that Microsoft’s shares have dropped by 40% and Yahoo had dropped by 18% this year. We may see a potential turn around for both parties involved.
February 1, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Sounds like a great business move. Yahoo should take the offer and invest it into some start-ups.
February 1, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I definitely agree. This should be an extremely advantageous move on both ends, especially considering that Microsoft’s shares have dropped by 40% and Yahoo had dropped by 18% this year. We may see a potential turn around for both parties involved.
May 20, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Hey Vinny, Jalali here.. here’s my take on the current situation:
http://www.tradeingroups.com/microsoft-acquires-yahoo/
May 20, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Hey Vinny, Jalali here.. here’s my take on the current situation:
http://www.tradeingroups.com/microsoft-acquires...
June 21, 2009 at 4:33 am
Well, Yahoo better do something because other than yahoo answers and backlink checking; I find yahoo completely worthless
July 22, 2009 at 10:38 pm
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July 29, 2009 at 7:20 pm
new news! Bing and Yahoo are going to partner in search results by 2010. Let's see what happens.
August 16, 2009 at 10:30 pm
thank you for sharing
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