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Microsoft/Yahoo! Merger a Good Idea?
NorbMan writes "Last month there was speculation about Microsoft's interest in joining forces with Yahoo! to battle Google. Today, a Merrill Lynch analyst recommended a Yahoo! takeover by Microsoft. From the article: "A Yahoo/MSN-Microsoft combination would have garnered approximately 41% share in the US of search queries [in April] versus Google with 44%.""
Errr...
I haven't even read TFA, but doesn't it say the MS is in a position to buy Yahoo, not Google?
I believe his intent was to suggest that having just two companies in control of 85% or more of anything is similar to a monopoly since the competitive edge is dulled when it is between a limited few. In this case just two. Microsoft - At lunch one day we were discussing past jobs. One of our secretaries who is divorced, has kids, and just getting by mentioned that she only had one other job so she was greatful to have her job at the Lucia Mar Unified School District. She went on to say that it was a good thing she left the other job and moved to the central coast of California since the previous job didn't pay so well. In fact, there was times when they had to pay her with a partial paycheck ...and stock. Someone casually asked what was the company and if it was still around. When she said Microsoft you could have heard a pin drop in Argentina. The rest of us looked at each other and back at her, then I asked her if she still had those shares. She, unknowingly, said yeah, are they worth anything?
She quit the next day, cashed in half of her stock and is a multi-millionaire. Why do I mention this? Because it is wonderful to hear or in this case to know of someone getting filthy rich off of Microsoft...other than Bill!
I hope this wont get killed since we need some good news at /. every once in a while!
Who's 'we', you and the botnet you control to get around bans on /.?
Please, for the good of Humanity, vote Obama.