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5 commentsWednesday, July 9, 2008

Microsoft's Yahoo Interest: Patently Paid Search

So that's why the two kept in touch over the years

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By Fast ways to make cash (WPN reader) - Thu, 02/12/2009 - 16:12

Google will stay king of its game

In spite of what Microsoft plans or want to do. Google will always play the main importance in search engines. I think, what Microsoft should rather be doing is to concentrate on their software, Windows. Especially with specific emphasis on the upgrade from Vista making sure it is indefinitely not just another "try" like Vista from Windows XP.

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By Laura Gullett (WPN reader) - Fri, 07/11/2008 - 08:50

Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, Overture, 361 patent spaghetti mess

All the companies involved in this article ARE financially and politically tied together no matter what people say. Also financial reports come out later after the fact, where numbers are compared over a time period. I'm sure this article hits the political entities over the head and is on the money.

I was initially upset at Microsoft for again being a bully, but now I see, after looking closer, how they DO fit into the picture when pursuing Yahoo!. I also like Yahoo! sticking to their guns after so much hard work in the patent case. Yahoo! does have options of ways to improve, but working with a Google business model would really make life much better for them in the long run, than just selling out to Microsoft.

I would not be surprised if Microsoft has something up their sleeve that is ready to be put into action immediately after acquiring what they want from Yahoo!. The top dogs at Microsoft are doing all this for another reason that we don't know about until they are ready to tell us, which fits the political profile of the company since day one. Secrecy of the real deal until ready to tell all only on their terms.

I have "The Google Story" book in front of me right now. David has now inspired me to push myself much more to finish reading it. I respect the backbone of Google. The personalities involved stay in touch with reality and are human at the same time, while they still grow exponentially, yet still attacked just for being the best at what they do. Go GOOGLE! I continue to hope they come up with something with Yahoo! to end the whole spaghetti mess for now. It is kinda fun to watch because I have been involved with computer technology since 1985.

Thank you David Utter for sharing this valuable information.

Laura Gullett

www.skybits.com

By Joe (WPN reader) - Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:52

361 patent

I know you are trying to read to the tea leaves David but I find it hard to believe that the size of its potential or current royalties to Yahoo is the driving factor behind Microsoft's attempted purchase. The reported offer was $47.5 billion (with a B). This article makes that argument also: http://www.techuser.net/microsoft-yahoo.html . Yahoo settled the 361 patent issue with Google for $300 million (no ongoing royalties per Google). I realize the search market has changed after the Google IPO but I have to believe Yahoo would have been amenable to some sort of big payout for a 361 license. Yahoo settled its patent lawsuit against MIVA for cheap. It clearly has litigation hazards with its 361 patent. That whole business methods patent area is a morass. I think the yahoo traffic is just as important, if not more so, than the 361 issue.