Comments on: Microsoft Wants To Buy Yahoo

By: Stupid Funny Stuff

Stupid Funny Stuff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:00:47 +0000

I remember when this was going on, it doesn’t seem like they’re attempting to buy Yahoo anymore. I personally would like to see them as separate companies too. Although $44.6 billion is a real lot, I’m surprised that yahoo didn’t take the offer.

By: Linn

Linn — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:10:33 +0000

Not very happy with this as either google or micro$oft buy yahoo!

I am okay with merger, but not very keen to see monopoly on search engine world. CUIL didn’t make enough buzz after so much expectations and big 3 are the only main search engines for past decade.

I would not want to see search engine monopoly because I think either google or M$ will win this one once one of them bought Yahoo!.

would be very interesting to see.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:55:03 +0000

Yeah … Funny because Google were having talks with Yahoo. I can help but think Google had something to do with Yahoo’s decision.

By: XRay

XRay — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:59:19 +0000

Yahoo! is rejecting Microsoft’s offer, but I doubt that it’s dead. Yahoo! is just trying to get a bigger premium before it says “OK” . That’s why I thought MSFT should’ve low-balled them on the 1st offer.

Here’s a link to a WSJ article about it:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120257515426256541.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news

By: XRay

XRay — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:14:44 +0000

@ Andi – that’s a good, valid point. Even though Google is the ‘Cloverfield’ monster, I wonder if Microsoft’s past sins will come back to bite the deal in the backside.

One other thing. If your biz/stock have peformed poorly, you rejected my previous offer and conditions have gotten worse, why would they offer such a premium on the opening lob? I would think they would have gone with a low ball bid at first, then raise the bid in increments. Maybe they were looking to put the deal out of reach to any other potential suitors. What do you all think?

By: Gokarter

Gokarter — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:35:43 +0000

If this goes threw it prolly will make it a lot more efficient for us as marketers ,we’ll have one less place to go to set up campaigns and adds on .

Also if this was to happen i think it would give the big G-spot a run for there money.

By: Ruck

Ruck — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:39:05 +0000

@ Chris – Ha good one how bout this one…MS…N…yhoo? lol

By: Abi

Abi — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:36:28 +0000

MSN has always wanted to eat up any competition that comes its way… i remember it took over some part of apple as well..

watever facts maybe, time for uncle bill let go of the big bros… ;)

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:11:42 +0000

I dumped that stock at the end of December but I picked it up again last night. It would be a real earth-mover if this thing happens.

I wonder what they would call it. MSNyhoo?

By: Derek--chillyd

Derek--chillyd — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:44:47 +0000

So pissed about this one. I actually went to my brokers office to put in an options order yesterday. I had a feeling something was coming up. Needless to say my order didn’t get placed, because pre-market went crazy.

One day earlier would have netted me $60k.

Really annoying because I wanted to get over there on Monday.

By: sparky

sparky — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:22:22 +0000

I’m not sure if this is good or bad, personally.

On one hand, it seems like less competition because instead of three companies, there’s two, and two is less than three.

On the other hand, it’s like two six year olds ganging up on an eighth grader; they’ll do better working together, 2 on 1 than 1 on 1 on 1.

Gonna have to agree with Xray; yahoo’s BOD will look like business school flunkouts if they reject the offer.

By: Ruck

Ruck — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:12:17 +0000

Good points.

Interesting Andi as I was sitting here pondering how it’s all going to work out with the foreign parts of their situation.

By: AndiC

AndiC — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:08:00 +0000

Anti monopoly?

I wonder if the US government will step in to stop it or even the EU for parts of yahoo europe ?

By: XRay

XRay — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:50:02 +0000

It’s gonna be too hard for Yahoo!’s board & stockholders to reject this offer. They’d be declared legally retarded if they did – the stock was at a 4 yr. low and MisterSoftee’s bid represents a 62% premium.