Microsoft to buy Yahoo

[Synkc]

Anyone heard the news? Microsoft has just made an offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion!

If this offer goes ahead, which it seems it might, it should be interesting to see what direction Yahoo will head in.

Read the article here

[darkangel1988]

Microsoft to buy Yahoo? Nah nah. The two companies’ philosophies are different enough. They are two different organisms and merging is not such a smart thing to do. Perhaps they could collaborate on key areas where they feel threatened by Google.

[GamingX]

Trust Microsoft to monopolize the market.

[Dan]

$44.6 billion!!! I wish I was that rich....
Wouldn't that mean Microsoft also sort of taking over part of BT Internet in the UK seeing as that is partly run by Yahoo (Thats what I'm told...) ???

[tittat]

No chance...... but they may work together for their mutual benefit....

[shawgsm]

Why not google? Im wondering how much offer they would have for google if ever?

hmmmmmmmmmm...

[alexandgruntz]

Microsoft and Telecom NZ broke up on 1 March last year (they were together to provide XtraMSN, NZ's MSN page), and Telecom went with Yahoo!. This may mean that Microsoft and Telecom will get back together.

[Smith6612]

I heard about this proposal this morning. Looks like another big move by the money giants to take over the internets. Hopefully this means that my Premium Yahoo! Stuff I get from my ISP doesn't go away...

[Derek]

That's like 64-44 which is bill only has 20 billion left which brings him down as the richest man.. That mexican cell phone comapny owners currently the richest.

[Mitch]

Microsoft has only 9.8% of the US search market.

Google reigns over 58.4% of the U.S. search market, while Yahoo has 22.9% and Microsoft's share is just 9.8%, according to comScore, a research firm that tracks Internet traffic.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/01/tech...ahoo/index.htm