Microsoft offers big $$ to big sites to de-index from Google.

I think this would work for a short while but not long term.Big companies would also realize that Google is google and no search engines in the world could drive a huge traffic but Google.But in the process, online marketers like us would still benefit Afterwards, I bet big companies would still go back to Google.

 

My guess is Yahoo will require a contract that won't allow them to go back any time in the near future .

These companies have a lot to consider, my guess is that they must be offered an unbelievable amount of money otherwise they would not even consider it.

 

With Google's greed, Microsoft should cut out the middle man and pay Google to de-index these sites.

 

I am sure the Financial Times are normally really reliable so I doubt it is crap.

 

Huh?? I think you must have misunderstood something.