First step: picking jaw off floor

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2 commentsFriday, February 1, 2008

World Reacts To Microsoft-Yahoo Surprise

First step: picking jaw off floor

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By Matt (WPN reader) - Mon, 02/04/2008 - 09:07

It's different this time, I think

Offering a huge amount of money when Yahoo! is struggling like it is... it's going to be hard for Yahoo!, the SEC, anybody to say no to this when it's obviously in the best interests of the shareholders. I'll be surprised if it doesn't happen.

This could turn out to be a serious competitor to Google. Really serious, and at a time when you can actually envision an eventual end to their Total Market Dominance even without this happening. MS has made a few big investments lately, and the pieces are starting to fit together now. Their new product is strong on demographic marketing, the Facebook deal gives them a leg up in market demographics, and Yahoo! would extend the reach they could apply those demographics to. With the combined resources of MS and Yahoo!, a 40% Google, 40% MS/Yahoo!, 20% everyone else market is not out of the question.

I have no doubt that MS can manage everything they would wind up with. Mistakes will be made, but if anyone can handle it they can. I've worked with these guys, and they are very, very good when allowed to do their jobs. And I think they will be allowed to do them this time, because too much is at stake.

Google has spent years going after the end users, and they are almost untouchable there right now. Going after the back-end ad buyers is the smart move, and that's what MS is doing.

By Paz (WPN reader) - Fri, 02/01/2008 - 09:54

ZZZZ, another bi annual takeover story

This is hardly new is it? There are these stories every 2 years without fail. Im sure it has something to do with share price rigging or something (okay im not sure but wouldnt suprise me)

Wouldnt be good news for the consumer if a bid like that did go through, its already a small playing field with the big 3, making it 2 is even more on the way to world domination.

Must be those federal monsters behind this if it is a serious bid. Everything else in the states is run by them, tv, newspapers, propoganda, only a matter of time b4 they want the entire internet too.

:-)