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Yahoo Deal Is Big, but Is It the Next Big Thing?

Posted by Soulskill on from the keeping-up-with-the-googses dept.

mattsgotredhair brings us a NYTimes article discussing how Microsoft's bid for Yahoo contrasts against one of the core philosophies of Silicon Valley: looking forward. From the Times: "Microsoft may see Yahoo as its last best chance to catch up. But for all its size and ambition, the bid has not been greeted with enthusiasm. That may be because Silicon Valley favors bottom-up innovation instead of growth by acquisition. The region's investment money and brain power are tuned to start-ups that can anticipate the next big thing rather than chase the last one. 'This is the very nature of the Valley,' said Jim Breyer of the venture capital firm Accel Partners. 'After very strong growth, businesses by definition start to slow as competition increases and young creative start-ups begin to attack the incumbents.'"

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  1. More criticism... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Many investors aren't happy.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&sid=am1odVZXMwjk

  2. Re:What makes a search engine worth so much ? by ishobo · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yahoo is more than a search engine. The search part of the house is much smaller than the other properties.

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  3. Re:I really do not get it... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, I definitely think that buying Yahoo was a smart move at a great longterm price...
    The move was simply them "buying" marketshare in an attempt to trump Google.

    Ummm, you are aware that Microsoft has not actually bought Yahoo, right? MS has made Yahoo an offer. Yahoo has not yet responded to that offer.

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