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Microsoft in Talks to Buy Yahoo For $50 Billion USD

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Real Estate Agent with Overland Park Real Estate (No association with Inc)

Just had to republish this article so all you fellow Google nerds out there are sure to see this.  We could in the near future have to start writting articles about how to optimize for Microhoo...  Hope you're ready for the Internet blender!  Web is going to be a crazy place once they merge together.

Just my rambles ;-)

 

Microsoft is willing to lay down $50 billion for Yahoo Inc. say reports

The search and advertising industry could change drastically over the next year if Microsoft has its way with Yahoo. In the last several weeks, it was well publicized that Microsoft and Google went head on in a bidding war for Internet advertising giant DoubleClick. Eventually, Google won and settled with DoubleClick for roughly $3.1 billion -- a sum that had analysts questioning Microsoft's true motives.

At the time of the acquisition, Microsoft had roughly $25 billion of available cash in its bank; more than double that of Google's $11.9 billion. Observing these figures, it was odd to see Microsoft back out of a deal it could easily win. "The best side to be on in a bidding war is the losing side," said legendary Wall Street tycoon Warren Buffet. Buffet is implying that the loser in a bidding war has forced the winner to over-pay for something.

Today, Forbes is reporting that Microsoft is in negotiations with Yahoo for a possible acquisition that could be worth $50 billion. According to the report, Microsoft is feeling greater pressure to compete in the online advertising space. Just recently, Yahoo announced its acquisition of online advertising firm Right Media for $680 million. While this is far from Google's $3.1 billion expense on DoubleClick, it does indicate that Yahoo is already quite a force in online advertising.

Another sticking point for Microsoft is the fact that both Google and Yahoo are ahead of the game when it comes to search. Microsoft has been playing catch up to Google and Yahoo with MSN Search, but having Yahoo under its belt would surely set the company onto a different playing field altogether.

Despite an impending deal with Yahoo, Microsoft hasn't taken its eyes completely off the Google - DoubleClick deal. Microsoft is loudly voicing its opinion against the deal and has asked regulators to carefully monitor the acquisition.

Source: http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+in+Talks+to+Buy+Yahoo+For+50+Billion+USD/article7162.htm

Comments (4)

Joe Schmitz
Summit Mortgage Corporation - Honolulu, HI
I wonder if microsoft could reestablish yahoo as the most popular search engine?
May 04, 2007 08:09 PM
Jordan M. Mackey
Overland Park Real Estate (No association with Inc) - Overland Park, KS
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Probably not the most popular...  But they could at least start making a dent into Google.  (Hopefully).  Google is officially a word in the dictionary meaning To Search or something close to that now.

Google, a popular search engine, is a tool for finding resources on the World Wide Web. Google scans web pages to find instances of the keywords you have entered in the search box.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/manuscripts/glossary/&usg=AFrqEzdeHmELVGA_JCRkW3u-nLEAkxzTpg

May 04, 2007 08:41 PM
Bryant Tutas
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - Winter Garden, FL
Selling Florida one home at a time
That is intersting Jordan. But in my opinion what they won't get is a brand name like Google. When we search, we Google. It's a verb. I've never yahooed anything. Google will rule the world in a few more years.:)
May 05, 2007 07:38 AM
Jordan M. Mackey
Overland Park Real Estate (No association with Inc) - Overland Park, KS
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LoL :-D  I agree with most of that.  Heck only took Google 5 years or so to become a verb...  Whos to say Boogle or Jumbogy won't be the next greatest search engine or new web company to come along.  This is the land of the Internet.  Anythings possible.
May 05, 2007 09:45 AM