Google should BUY YAHOO

Discussion in 'Google' started by webcosmo, Oct 12, 2007.

  1. usasportstraining

    usasportstraining Notable Member

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    #21
    No, we need more competition, not less. If Google bought out their closest competitor we'd be screwed.

    Advertising costs would increase, they could be even more forceful about penalizing sites for whatever reason they think of, and who knows what else.

    I'd actually like to see the market share spread more evenly among 3 or 4 search engines, then we'd have good competition. It would benefit the user as well as the webmaster.
     
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  2. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    #22
    i hope Y! does not sell itself to G! . Google is becoming a monopoly on so many sector.
     
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  3. tushardhoot1

    tushardhoot1 Active Member

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    #23
    Bigger people than google are interested in Yahoo.
     
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  4. TheBorg

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    #24
    Google's market cap is around 200 billion, Yahoo around 40 billion. Google has a lot of cash reserves (don't know how much at this moment) but they sure can afford to buy Yahoo.
     
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  5. Nora

    Nora Well-Known Member

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    #25
    It would make the internet really boring.. Google is amazing but I don't think that they should own every big website.
     
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    #26

    Where is the source of your story.:mad:
     
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    axlarry Notable Member

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    #27
    any source link for this post?
     
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  8. SteveAR

    SteveAR Well-Known Member

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    #28
    dont think this is true. it would have been everywhere dont you think?
     
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  9. phinelinda

    phinelinda Well-Known Member

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    #29
    Yahoo has faaaaaaaaar too many products that appeal to users. Google is just a search giant.

    Yahoo won't ho itself. ;)
     
    phinelinda, Oct 12, 2007 IP
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    lightstarm2k Well-Known Member

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    #30
    Can't believe that yahoo was for sale.
     
    lightstarm2k, Oct 13, 2007 IP
  11. harshakiran

    harshakiran Notable Member

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    #31
    Google can afford thta for sure

    may be only msn can buy
     
    harshakiran, Oct 13, 2007 IP
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    #32
    I don't think Google should buy Yahoo. More competition means better services for us consumers.
     
    cool_78, Oct 13, 2007 IP
  13. gsfl4u2

    gsfl4u2 Banned

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    #33
    is that y alot of thier services are getting shut down?
     
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  14. gsfl4u2

    gsfl4u2 Banned

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    #34
    compitition is y yahoo is dying
     
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    #35
    Google is the best search engine out there, hands down. But no, they should not buy Yahoo. Variety is good, different algorithms are good. Google already owns so many other companies (Youtube, Feedburner, etc. just to name a couple). Google needs more competition instead of trying to just take over everything.
     
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    Dishin Nutrition Banned

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    #36
    I heard somewhere that huge offers like that have to be government approved. Am I right?
     
    Dishin Nutrition, Oct 13, 2007 IP
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    #37
    I hope Google will not take over Yahoo after all, Wish Microsoft and MSN/Live will buy it, hope they will raise their offer and try to accomplish the deal.
     
    IEmailer.com, Oct 14, 2007 IP
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    #39
    It's not an issue of mrk. cap. vs mrk. cap. but cash vs mrk. cap.
    Google doesn't have $40 billion in cash, so they would have to undergo a huge dilutive process.
     
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  20. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    #40
    I hope Microsoft buys Yahoo eventually, that will create two giants in the SE arena , more or less equal giants, more fun this way.
     
    wisdomtool, Oct 14, 2007 IP