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Yahoo Bid shows Microsoft on the Ropes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-available-for-one-percent-of-that-offer dept.

Ponca City, We Love You writes "One day after the announcement of Microsoft's plan to buy Yahoo, there is an interesting piece from the NY Times analyzing the reasons behind Microsoft's bid and proposing that the bid is a tacit, and difficult, admission that Microsoft did not get its online business right and that online losses continue to mount while Google makes billions in profit. Microsoft "finds itself in a battle where improving its search algorithms and online ad software is not going to be enough," writes the Times. With the Yahoo bid Microsoft is trying to buy a big enough share of the market to be a credible alternative to Google with online advertisers. "This shows just how worried Microsoft is by Google," says David B. Yoffie. "Microsoft has faced competitive threats before, but none with the size, strength, profitability and momentum of Google.""

5 of 402 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Eh? by Wowsers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's google for the answer.

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  2. MS should merge with ... by iknownuttin · · Score: 5, Funny
    Exxon Mobile. They're a bit more profitable than Google (ROE: 33.33% (XOM) vs. 22.74% (GOOG))and the synergy towards a truly evil empire would be achieved faster.

    I think, I need to send my resume over to MS for the position of V.P. of Evil Strategy because they're just not cutting it anymore. I mean, really, Google is still around!? Geeze!

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  3. Re:More than near-hostile... by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 4, Funny

    for the love of fucking god, DONT FUCK WITH YAHOO!!


    Unfortunately, at the end of the letter under his signature, Ballmer wrote in ballpoint pen, "Microsoft reserves the right to fuck with Yahoo."
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  4. Re:Don't be surprised if the deal falls through .. by Deadfyre_Deadsoul · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yahoo! could also do a "poison pill" - buy Redhat. There's no way that Microsoft would be allowed to buy Yahoo! under such circumstances. I wouldnt see that as a poison pill, more like red pill or blue pill.
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  5. Re:Eh? by tsa · · Score: 4, Funny

    My father didn't want OO on his new laptop, 'because it is different from MS Office.' So I bought him Office 2007. Mwuhahahaahha!!!

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