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Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?

Posted Feb 01 2008, 01:21 PM by ScottIsAFool with 9 comment(s)

y3 This news is hitting the internet pretty rapidly. Microsoft have offered to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion! This move is to try and bolster Microsoft's position in the online services market in its continuing battle with Google. In some aspects, this move can be seen as a shock, but in others, it isn't, after all, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger users have been able to talk to each other for quite some time now. It will be interesting to see how this plays out and what it offers. I'm sure there will be many more discussions on this to come.

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Salem wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 1:39 PM

Wow, i really didn't see this one coming.

gong wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 2:25 PM

I don't think Yahoo is a good choice.

Khristopher wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 2:48 PM

I think this would be VERY smart for MS to do.

WyzyrdMyrrlyn wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 4:18 PM

yahoo is about to die. this way, they can salvage something from the wreck

Mephiles wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 4:56 PM

BBC News made a report on it:

news.bbc.co.uk/.../7222114.stm

joeale wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 5:14 PM

This is the best idea that microsoft has done.Next what news will bee comeing out mix08.Can any tell me info there is any news on when windows live wallet yet.

MisinformedDNA wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 6:13 PM

I'm going to go wake up now.

@Joeala: There is no news on WL Wallet. I really doubt you'll see that anytime soon.

jlai wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-01-2008 6:44 PM

I creat a poll at polls.zoho.com/.../do-you-like-microsoft-to-buy-yahoo . Vote to express your thoughts on this Microsoft's attempt, and see the result.

quikboy wrote re: Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?
on 02-02-2008 12:26 AM

I think Microsoft should have first bought Amazon, THEN Yahoo!.

Amazon has more going for it at the moment than Y!. (large online store, ebook reader, DRM-free music, etc.)

Yahoo! has been really improving their sites lately (better than most of the MSN UI refreshes!), and they have always had some good services. Though their search is the worst. They also have Flickr.

I hope if Microsoft does buy Yahoo!, the transition will go as smooth as possible. And Microsoft doesn't alienate new employees and current users.

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