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Some Background reading on Microsoft + Yahoo!

Everyone seems to have an opinion about Microsoft's blockbuster announcement (including me), but sometimes it's difficult to sort through all the opinion to get at the facts. Here's a list of factual information, so far: Microsoft's Press Release announcing the offer (Fri 2/1) Microsoft's...

Posted to LiveSide - News blog (Weblog) by Kip Kniskern on 02-05-2008
Take our poll on Microsoft + Yahoo!

While we catch up on our reading about the latest acquisition news, we put up a little poll for you to let us know what you think about the announcement that Microsoft has made a 44.6 Billion dollar offer to buy Yahoo! Take a minute and take our poll, on the sidebar to the right, or at this link: Microsoft...

Posted to LiveSide - News blog (Weblog) by Kip Kniskern on 02-02-2008
Some more on the acquisition: will Google's revenue model hold?

Interesting that yesterday Ben Romano from the Seattle Times published an article on what Microsoft perceives to be the future of internet advertising , a future that doesn't necessarily value Google's model of contextual advertising in search. He spoke with Brian McAndrews, former CEO...

Posted to LiveSide - News blog (Weblog) by Kip Kniskern on 02-01-2008
MSFT-YHOO: Striking while the iron is hot

Today's announcement by Microsoft that it is offering $31/share to purchase Yahoo! outright sees Microsoft doing the right thing at the right time. Why? For a number of reasons, not the least of which being that Microsoft has been planning this for quite some time. The first indication of that, of...

Posted to OurView: The Opinion Blog (Weblog) by Kip Kniskern on 02-01-2008
Microsoft to buy Yahoo!?

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...

Posted to LiveSide - News blog (Weblog) by ScottIsAFool on 02-01-2008