Yahoo to be bought buy Microsoft

[qwestcommunications]

As I predicted some time last year, it seems Microsoft is interested in buying out Yahoo for some $50 billion. I guess this is the only way Microsoft sees competiting with Google on the net.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18486561/

[MeetHere]

Thats a good news.. Thats another way to remove Google's monopoly..

[qwestcommunications]

I wonder if they will merge their search to create a super search engine, one capable of competiting with Google search.

[coolguy27]

Is that true? Good for them they will not add to competition instead of two SE they will be merge as one...:-)

[FikseGTS]

yahoo's up 21% in pre-market trading....

[ronmojohny]

I think the deal would be bad, some of us rank good in one search engine, and poorly in the other

hmm...wonder how that would enhance the messenger systems as well...

this would be one hell of a bold move to try and catch up to google...

[qwestcommunications]

Man! How I wish I had bought some share in Yahoo over the last few weeks.

[reapr]

So if you can't beat them try to buy them out. I learn more business savy stuff everyday on DP.

Now if microsoft can buy out all the other lesser SE's they may have a chance ... right?

[ablaye]

Here is an article that mentions a potential deal:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/...ahoo_microsoft

Yahoo stock went up 20% on news of a possible deal.

[jackburton2006]

Wonderful news indeed. I woke up to see a major spike in my stocks portfolio.

[lpstong]

Yeah I just read it on Yahoo Front page

I think it said Microsoft will pay $50 billion. And Yahoo market capitalization was $38 last year. Should be very interesting to see what will take place.

[dmi]

Google will still be number one. It's hard to compete with such a huge company.

[exponent]

$50 billion isnt that much for Microsoft realistically. As for the buyout, I mentioned it in "The Yahoo Endgame"

Originally Posted by exponent

A tie-up between Yahoo! and a major financial player could turn out well. If I was running Yahoo!, I would definately consider having talks with Microsoft to merge some operations. Live would become YahooLive! and Yahoo Games could be rolled into MicrosoftZone quite successfully. MSN has been a loosing venture for Microsoft for quite some time. Its almost certain Microsoft keeps it because they branded it with "Microsoft". All it all, its an albatross for the software company.

I expect a merger north of $10 billion in the next 5 years for Yahoo! Unless some of the "also rans" consolidate, Google will hold its power. I'm not saying definitively that Microsoft will attempt to take over Yahoo! or that Yahoo will make an offer, but it should definately be considered. Perhaps an investment in Yahoo! by Microsoft similar to how Google invested in AOL and MySpace. If Microsoft and Yahoo! worked together on YPN/Adcenter, this could produce incredible results. Its the only viable endgame Yahoo! has to fight Google.

Yahoo! has to move fast. Google is spending carelessly, something Yahoo! did while Google was still taking a foothold. History repeats itself, I just hope Yahoo! isnt blind to what is occuring.

[ORiN]

You never know when Google will be interested and jump into the fray as well. Google can easily up the price to $60b to force out Microsoft.

[FOX LORE]

Wonder if the deal will happen-not counting my eggs-you know the rest.

[ezguy]

Originally Posted by ORiN

You never know when Google will be interested and jump into the fray as well. Google can easily up the price to $60b to force out Microsoft.

google does not have that kind of money

[Loco.M]

I don't see this deal happening, and even if it did, it wont stop google

[kodut]

lets start seoing for msn and yahoo from toaday only and then we will get a huge traffic from these after wards

[Superman123]

Imagine if google bought it lol.. they would own the internet practically... the already bought youtube... So who gets the $50 billion ...