Should Google buy Ask.com

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    www.amagit.com, Nov 21, 2009 IP
  2. pipes

    pipes Prominent Member

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    If they are having trouble keeping up then it would be a bad idea for google to purchase it.

    I dont think thats googles style, they dont rescue struggling failing businesses, some people do specialise in that.

    Google seems to be more about spotting something powerful and saying yep we will buy that.

    It must be a great feeling to say to companies, heres so many hundred million, wanna sell? lol :)
     
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    Probably wouldnt be allowed since it would probably seen as monopolising the market i would think
     
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    If Ask is not meeting to Google's expectations, then they will not purchase it.
     
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    They been around for long time now. I am sure Google could do something Microsoft is doing with Yahoo.
     
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    WallaceYeung Notable Member

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    Why Google would drop the money to the deadpool?! Impossible!
     
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    cipals15 Well-Known Member

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    Let's just wait for some actions from Google. There might be some hidden potentials that google will see that we haven't seen from ask.com. :D
     
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    paulie888 Peon

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    I think google should snap up ask.com if it's available at a reasonable price, since it complements google's existing business model and would enhance their search engine clout.

    The only caveat is whether ask.com has an existing profitable business model or not; usually if they're selling out it means that they're in dire straits financially. On the other hand, when google buys them it could cast its "halo" on ask.com and suddenly give it the Midas touch, just like with almost everything that Google does.

    Paul
     
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    gabblet Peon

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    Though ask.com has very less market share and scale as compared to google.. so its hard to say how much ask adds to google kitty..
     
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    good idea to erase the competition :) i guess they can buy.
     
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    beaman4 Greenhorn

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    I dont think google need ask . But if they have some innovative new idea with the domain name , i think they can do that .
     
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    Hello...

    Well its a nice 3 letter domain :D

    I know that here in the USA they have been advertising like Bing is, but not as much
    and yet nobody here has a need for a UK search engine in the USA.. (google, Yahoo, Bing, and others)

    To be honest... I think a good company for them to pair up with would be Baidu SE (china)
    being that google cant compete with them in china market ..

    laterz
    malcolm
     
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  13. b4db0y

    b4db0y Notable Member

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    They should buy it and revamp it to be like yahoo answers
     
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    malcolm1 Prominent Member

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    Lol i was thinking the same thing... :D

    with a name like "ASK" what else could you do with it :)

    Maybe Yahoo/MSN should by them up then ...

    laterz
    M1
     
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    ASK.com should be made as a gay search engine...don't know, just giving them ideas.
     
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    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    I see no reason why they should buy it..
     
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    Nah, Google need not bother, but if MS would acquire it it could mean a threat to Google.
    As mentioned by others above, ask.com is indeed a nice domain name :D
     
    sydzapp, Nov 22, 2009 IP