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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%.""
Say, uh, Gonzo, those gol durn Canucks is gone and stole the whole mother lovin' show here. Jesus H., we gotta grab the reins PDQ. Who ya'll got we can kinda, heh heh heh, toss under the tracks pronto, like? We got anything?
... best I have right now is this loony bunch of Haitians down in Miami. Weird bunch, and not a lot on them right now. No weapons, money. Just a lot of talk.
...You're doin' a heck of a job, Gonzo.
...thanks, sir.
Let me see, here
Big talk?
Told our guy they want to blow up the Sears tower.
Sears tower, eh? That a big un? Where it's at?
(Sigh) Biggest we got. In Chicago, sir.
Haitians, eh? Got no Al Qaeda? Nuttin?
Well, they've been trying to shop themselves to Al Qaeda.
Now, that's somethin'. How do we know this?
Our guy is their Al Qaeda.
Say, Gonzo, heh heh heh, ya'll gotcherself a one stop terrorist shop over there, dontcha? Ah remember somethin' from second year 'bout en-trap-ment, but I guess these guys ain't likely to be seein' their day in court, heh heh heh.
Not likely, sir.
Still, sumpin's got me a little queasy 'bout it. I mean, no weapons, no money, no backers, and the only talk we got is braggin' to our own Al Qaeda imposter. How many dumb fuckers out there gonna buy this?
More than 29%, sir.
Heh heh heh heh heh. At's a corker, Gonzo. Ya know what ya'll are? Ya'll one a them sleepers. 29%, heh heh heh. I gitcher point. Yep, ya'll got some brass ones, too. Yer lucky Rover's in a good mood today, Gonzo. You go on ahead now and leggo the hounds on these guys. Lemme know the hour so's I can have the bases covered 'round here. And don't make it too late, ya hear? More than 29%, heh heh heh, It's a goddamn good thing I don't have ta run on that slogan, heh heh heh
Uh
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!
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