Microsoft to buy Yahoo?

Microsoft to buy Yahoo?

The New York Post reported Friday that Microsoft has asked Yahoo to enter formal negotiations for an acquisition that could be worth $50 billion.

http://www.yahoo.com/s/573256

$50 billion!!!!

If I was the owner of Yahoo then I would definitly let microsoft buy Yahoo

I don't think that it should be allowed. Despite saying that Yahoo will remain it's own entity it is only a saying. It's like saying that the Chinese Government would allow freedom of the press. If Yahoo is bought by Microsoft there only will be two companies controlling the search and the advertising. So, just like oil companies, they will set some outrageous prices and lower the commissions for the publishers. Not that it isn't happening already. I mean Yahoo asking $300 for listing in their directory. I wonder if after they are bought by Microsoft one would have to buy Vista before being able to get a listing.

At some point surley this will attract the attention of the Monopolies Commision, mind you i suppose this dosnt have any power over the internet yet?

Google has some really powerful competition coming

That can only be for the good of us all website owners!

If google will not allow paid links, Microsoft will

So Google will need to change some of its strict rules

I think we will see some BIG changes very soon if this happen.

i think nothing is confirmed right now,they are just in talk that microsoft may aquire a major portion of the company but not the whole company.

Interesting, but microsoft has done nothing wrong. Every thing they do is successful so im quite happy with this.

Did you know that Microsoft at one point tried to buy Google? Google was a very small company then but now it will be impossible.

Thanks Jeffinj

Did not know that.

So what happened, did Google reject the offer?

If that is true, then no more MSN?

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Yes. I would have just sold and lived the rest of my life. :biggrin::biggrin:
I think they even had talks on possible mergers or partnership. Oh thats how Microsoft begins before they can totally take over.

The software king now wants to plunder the internet kingdom and Googles tactically entering the software world. The war of the giants has just begun!

Have come accross this..But its confusing..

50billion$ is alot to refuse.

Hope that yahoo docent get sold.

This deal will never go throught, too many people are against it

it might, merging with microsoft could be a great asset to yahoo or google

I would not like microsoft to buy yahoo for the simple reason that it will strengthen their battle to have a complete monopoly over people's pc's and the entire internet. Google is a big thorn in their side buying yahoo would bring them 1 step closer.