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Driving home from a funeral today, I heard on the news about the purchase of Yahoo by MSN. At the time it was not a done deal. Lizzie just told me she got an email that said that it is a done deal. We shall see.
What do you think about the purchase of Yahoo by MSN?
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Pixelhead
#2.
February 2nd, 2008, at 3:05 PM.
Yes you would hope so. It is a little concerning to see number two and number three joining to take on number one.
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#3.
February 3rd, 2008, at 5:31 AM.
Interesting. I still haven’t heard anything about it, but now things will be quite different. I wonder will the duo by able to come close to the big G.
Pixelhead
#5.
February 4th, 2008, at 3:59 PM.
Update: I just heard on the news today that Google is going to file a petition to stop the sale, and wants to help Yahoo to stay independent.
I actually like the idea of three rather than two as well, but I do think that Google really needs some better competition to keep them on their toes.
Perhaps with all the layoffs Yahoo is doing, it will spur some changes that will allow it to flourish.
Bhumika
#6.
February 4th, 2008, at 6:25 PM.
That’s interesting. Seems that Yahoo’s gonna shuttle between Microsoft and Google.
New Home Phoenix
#7.
February 4th, 2008, at 7:26 PM.
Why would Google petition the sale? A little scared of being dominated. I do think yahoo needs help and MSN needs much more. I just don’t like that Google makes all the rules and if you don’t follow then they punish your lively hood. As you can see we have a love hate relationship. Google does take care of us so I can’t complain to much.
Where would I find more info on this deal???
New Home Phoenix
#8.
February 4th, 2008, at 7:27 PM.
Forget it I’ll just Google it!!!! : )
Murad
#9.
February 4th, 2008, at 7:59 PM.
MSN bought out Yahoo!? That is crazy I would have called the reverse! I wonder how this will ultimately change Yahoo! because MSN is about one of my least favorite search engines. It’ll be interesting to watch the future unfold.
Pixelhead
#10.
February 4th, 2008, at 9:53 PM.
Murad, I have not heard anything in the news about it, but Lizzie’s source says it is a done deal. Microsoft has a lot going on besides MSN.com, whereas, Yahoo, just has Yahoo, however large it maybe. But I guess since they had to let so many people go lately, the company must not be doing so well.
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#11.
February 5th, 2008, at 6:37 AM.
MSN buys yahoo? lol Gates must be serius with his search business eh? What about Google buys yahoo or perhaps google buys MSN? This is exciting what will be the future search engines looks like..
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#12.
February 5th, 2008, at 3:31 PM.
Incredible that Google is coming with allegations about Microsoft destroying the openness of the internet and trying to monopolize the search engine market… Look who is talking 
New Home Phoenix
#13.
February 5th, 2008, at 5:28 PM.
Here is a pretty good article showing how everything is playing out. I am not sure that Lizzie’s source is correct on a done deal. On the other hand Microsoft may have put on the table a deal that Yahoo may not be able to refuse.
Pixelhead
#14.
February 5th, 2008, at 5:52 PM.
I am not exactly sure of Lizzie’s source either, although I do know the contact is extremely well connected.
New Home Phoenix
#15.
February 5th, 2008, at 6:01 PM.
If I was a betting man I would put my money on the deal going through.
Soge- I do agree with you on this! No offense to Google but I guess their stocks (-12%) got the Microsoft slap. Know they know how it feels when we get the Google slap on our PR’s and SERP’s.
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#16.
February 6th, 2008, at 1:35 PM.
This has been a very big move in the online world. I’ve been reading news about this for almost a year now, when Microsoft started its bids.
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#17.
February 6th, 2008, at 4:06 PM.
Every one seems to think Microsoft and Yahoo will be some kind of great Google killer. Wake up folks, any mega corp has too much baggage to really give a crap about the little people. No mater how the sale turns out you and I will be screwed in some manner.
Pixelhead
#18.
February 6th, 2008, at 4:32 PM.
If the deal does happen, I really don’t think the two will be able to “kill” Google, but they might be able to dip into Google’s profits a bit.
New Home Phoenix
#19.
February 6th, 2008, at 5:36 PM.
I agree. It will not kill Google, but I believe that it will change the search engine world. If the deal goes through Google may become more lenient about certain things like punishing PR and SERP’s. Just my opinion. As of now Google owns what 60% of the search engine market. If Microsoft can do it better than Google why wouldn’t people switch over?
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#20.
February 6th, 2008, at 10:02 PM.
Not a done deal yet…Google may still counter offer. Yahoo may not be a bad buy right now!
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#21.
February 7th, 2008, at 1:56 AM.
yeah, they are going to give google a run for their money.
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#22.
February 7th, 2008, at 2:37 AM.
This sucks… I don’t want another Microsoft-centric search engine, which is exactly what it will become. Microsoft is going to use Yahoo to push more developers and consumers towards their products, like they do with everything else. Oh well, Google will still rule the world.
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#23.
February 7th, 2008, at 11:17 PM.
I’m not really all that worried. I mean, do you really think Microsoft is really going to change yahoo all that much? And even if it does, Google will still be the search engine champ. I don’t even use yahoo, or any other search engine, a whole lot anyways.
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#24.
February 8th, 2008, at 4:27 PM.
Lets face it, as it stands Google operates a near monopoly on the internet. Additional competition in this area should be welcomed.
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#25.
February 11th, 2008, at 4:58 AM.
Yahoo keeps his cards tight and will have to wait a bit more to see in which direction will they go. A bit more about it you’ll find here http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/bits-and-bytes.html
New Home Phoenix
#26.
February 11th, 2008, at 7:05 PM.
Yahoo denied Microsoft’s offer!!!! I would have sold out for that kind of money, what about you?
TigerTom
#28.
February 13th, 2008, at 11:12 PM.
If it happened, it might have the knock-on effect of waking Joe Public up to the fact that there’s only one gateway to the ‘Net for 60%+ of people, and that is not healthy.
Yahoo + MSN are _way_ behind Google in Search, even bound together.
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#1. February 2nd, 2008, at 7:48 AM.
I always preferred Yahoo as a search engine over MSN but if this buy over was true then I hope MSN would adopt Yahoo’s tech and not the other way round.
We shall see