Microsoft Buys Yahoo!
January 4, 2006 by Jason Bean
Filed under Computers
Okay, the title isn’t quite accurate, but according to rumors that Microsoft did offer Yahoo! $80B to take the company. That’s $80,000,000,000 for anyone counting, and it wasn’t enough.
Imagine the landscape if Microsoft were to successfully negotiate that deal. Google might have a little bit more to worry about then. I might not have to make that final decision between my Yahoo! or Hotmail account as my preferred.
Do you think Yahoo! would suffer more of a hit to it’s user base because people didn’t like the new association with Microsoft, or do you think Microsoft would benefit as much to offset that concern or more.
When $80 Billion Is Not Enough by Mary Jo Foley on Microsoft Watch
Industry Feeling Presence of the 800-pound Google on LA Times website [which by the way is being a real pain! First it forced me to register with their site to read the article, then after I registered, it still won't let me access the article. Hopefully you're have better luck!]
Yahoo options in demand amid Microsoft speculation on Reuters
I think a lot of people wouldn’t like it at first, then when the two companies, or, rather, the company started rolling out a steady stream of amazing new apps and technology, people will wonder why they were ever against it