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Microsoft to Buy Yahoo

Published by Ilya Lichtenstein on February 1, 2008 01:17 pm under Uncategorized

166 Comments so far

LA Headshot Photography on February 3rd, 2008

WOW! Does this mean I might finally stop getting the “you have won the Microsoft Lottery emails I’ve been getting for years now?
I mean really, if I won one one hundred and sixteenth of what I’ve been told I won I’d could quit everything else in life and go fishin’!
Todd
ziss on February 6th, 2008

$44.6 billion WOW!
Gaming Forum on February 6th, 2008

Thats a huge money!!!
property sale on February 6th, 2008

Every one seems to thing Microsoft and Yahoo will be some kind of great Google killer. Wake up folks, any mega corp has too much baggage to really give a crap about the little people. No mater how the sale turns out you and I will be screwed in some manner.
web design Philippines on February 6th, 2008

searchengines buying one another this is real exciting what future search companies looks like
DeepFreeze on February 7th, 2008

How many zeros are there?
UK Music Forums on February 7th, 2008

Microsoft has a lot of money to waste
Putco on February 8th, 2008

the clock is counting

i wonder how much more time yahoo could buy for themselves
Niccolo Svengali on February 8th, 2008

This is what a company does when it’s run out of ideas, or it’s got too much cash at bank, and ansty executives looking to justify their existence.
Whistler Snow Conditions on February 8th, 2008

Just another showing of how Bill Gates wants to buy other peoples ideas / work to get richer with. If you can’t beat them, buy them.
Romantic Gift Ideas on February 9th, 2008

Even if Microsoft buys Yahoo, Google will still be king. If anything, it will just cause Google to become more creative and possible make it better for us bloggers.
Seventies Hairstyle on February 10th, 2008

Micro is looking at extending itself in the internet space and oust google like it did in the software business, Seems improbable if the deal actually takes place.
AntiVirus on February 10th, 2008

i think yahoo might be cash tight since they have huge competition from google

and i think yahoo’s search engine is much better than msn

it’s a huge boost for both company
MySpace Comments on February 10th, 2008

Yahoo refused Microsoft, because their offer was not high enought.
Holly on February 10th, 2008

That’s a ton of money and Yahoo still denied them.
online business magazine on February 11th, 2008

i hope somebody buys my website…
Dwayne Charrington on February 12th, 2008

I personally am happy Microsoft didn’t buy Yahoo! and that Yahoo! rejected them. Microsoft owning Yahoo! is far too scary and would lower my trust in Microsoft even more.

I heard AOL and Yahoo! might be partnering instead.

- Dwayne Charrington.
http://www.dwaynecharrington.com
Dekoracje on February 13th, 2008

Last thing we need is more microsoft Kudos to Yahoo!
tonometers on February 14th, 2008

this would further slump US economy further into depression

what a great way to waste 44 billion money
Michael on February 15th, 2008

this would sink US economy further into depression?

bad move MS bad move!
online equity trading on February 15th, 2008

I’m so glad Yahoo didn’t accept the deal. Buying your way to the top is the wrong way to go, MS. Work hard, and put out a descent product, and maybe you’ll go farther.
Acomplia on February 15th, 2008

Michael, i don’t think so! It was a perfect PR of M$
Chevy Camaro Guy on February 15th, 2008

Either way, the both need improvement. They really need to combine powers so there is a number two, right now Google is on top and there is no second place or third.

I would like to see Yahoo’s publisher network succeed, right now it is failing. Something needs to be done!
tv brackets on February 18th, 2008

I haven’t heard any more about this deal. Has it feel through or something?
Dr. Homer on February 19th, 2008

Microsoft are the monopolists ]:->
DeathMitten on February 19th, 2008

Yes, TV brackets, Yahoo basically told MS to shove it. So much for that one.
wii bundle on February 20th, 2008

The deals dead. Not a big shock.
Adonis on February 21st, 2008

WOW big amount of money..
Literatura on February 25th, 2008

It’s a big amount, but aparently Yahoo! will not accept the offer.
In the first answer, Yahoo! team said: “We don’t want your dirty money!”

lol!
zyloprimonline on February 25th, 2008

Google — that’s monopolist
Free Online Recipes on February 25th, 2008

yes, at least yahoo wouldnt sell out and take it. Microsoft has enough already.
Convex Mirrors on February 28th, 2008

I wouldn’t be too surprised if this still happens, it looks like both companies are just manouevering into position to make the most of a merger.
Online Budgeting on February 28th, 2008

I’m not sure this will work out best for the consumer. Having Microsoft running Yahoo service may not be the best thing for us.
360 Degrees on February 29th, 2008

I agree with Property Sale-no matter how it turns out, the users will pay any time there is any kind of monopoly, and each one that is bought out gets us closer to that day.
Pet-a-holic on February 29th, 2008

UGH, why is everything merge, merge, merge all the time? We are slowly approaching a monopoly (probably a Google monopoly, in my opinion), just give it a little time…
rich |Finding Windows XP Registry Cleaners on March 3rd, 2008

Google need a compeditor
May be this is the one.
More competion the better only trouble there is no one else out there.

Rich
pinay scandal on March 4th, 2008

Google would not allow such merger to occur.
music news on March 4th, 2008

This is a very big amount of money.Thanks for the post.
Zeolite on March 8th, 2008

Anyone heard anything about this recently? was all hyped up and haven’t heard anything since…

I think microsoft are going to find it extremely hard to keep up with google at the rate they are progressing.
Chris Stormer on March 9th, 2008

The action taken up by the Microsoft is a wise decision as it has already got the fame in the world of software. But its a request to microsoft to imrove the gaming section. Now it’s a mere requirement of time to give a tough competition to Google.
iyinet seo on March 9th, 2008

Big amount of money..
interesting
Warhammer Online on March 9th, 2008

Seems like it fell through :/
Andrew Reynolds on March 12th, 2008

Maybe that’s a good decision for Microsoft to buy Yahoo.
Let’s see what’s gonna happen next.. But I’ve heard the deal was not pursued..
David Williams on March 13th, 2008

Its good to hear that microsoft has planned to buy yahoo. But this wouldn’t be fair. Both can’t go side by side. Yahoo is already having a tough compitition with google. It should be remained as it is. On the other hand microsoft has to improve itself as it is already famous for its software. It would be good that microsoft concentrates on the compititioins it has made.
TT LoanShark on March 14th, 2008

Ha! So Windows is finally grinding to a halt as a money-maker, eh? When you run out of ideas, buy another company.
Webhostingpad Coupon on March 17th, 2008

Yahoo denied to sell their site. Now they are going on with merge cooperation. Bill gate are more interested with linkIn rather than Yahoo now. Lolx
angilina on March 18th, 2008

Google is worried a bit about this deal. Lets wait and see what happens. At the moment, yahoo has denied the offer and said that the bid is low
Clothing Guy on March 18th, 2008

That’s a lot of money!!!
Mike on March 18th, 2008

Its interesting how microsoft had a virtual monopoly on computer software, but then google was able to come along and basically has a near monopoly on internet traffic. It seems like it is very difficult for a single company to be able to maintain a monopoly. There will always be companies that find a way to cut into a companies share, even if it seems impenetrable at first.
Jeff Gordon on March 19th, 2008

thanks for the information
David Williams on March 19th, 2008

It’s excellent to listen that Microsoft has considered purchasing Yahoo. However this would not be reasonable. Yahoo is previously having a rough struggle with Google. It ought to be lingered as it is.
Music.Podfire.org on March 20th, 2008

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.
Nascar on March 20th, 2008

great blog, very interesting information.
Kevin Phelps on March 22nd, 2008

Great blog. That’s an insane amount of money too.
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I think Yahoo.com is not quite worth the amount that Microsoft was willing to play, but I don’t think anyone should overlook yahoo’s worth. yahoo is the number 1 visited site in the world.

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trucker jobs on March 26th, 2008

google is the most visited website, not yahoo =p but yea… i dont think they will end up buying them… not for a while, that is.
~Mike
JP on March 27th, 2008

I’ll be shocked if this deal actually gets done.
meachel on March 27th, 2008

I have been listening to this from around one month now.I dont how much this news is true or is it just a rumour.But what ever , if this happens it will be direct hit on google.
Self Storage Portland on March 27th, 2008

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Cool post, I wonder how this is going to effect yahoo! mail.
Placement Papers on March 28th, 2008

Microsoft some how want to fight against Google. So looking all possible ways to get Yahoo
magic on March 30th, 2008

thank goodness microsoft didnt get yahoo. i have a couple of friends working there. they just had layoffs and they survived. microsoft is too powerful. yahoo will bounce back
Birmingham PC Repair on March 30th, 2008

$44.6 billion … am i the only one here who thinks the “.6″ is a bit dumb… why not round it to a cool $45 bil. cause i think ‘Bill’ can afford it. sorry bad punn.
Musicology on March 31st, 2008

Yahoo won’t budge…
igreenspot on April 1st, 2008

I think Yahoo did the right thing by kicking Microsoft’s offer
new zealand tourism on April 2nd, 2008

It is funny how this was big news all the sudden, then just as quickly it was gone.
Wags on April 3rd, 2008

It isn’t gone yet.

I think that a deal will eventually get done — these things don’t happen quickly.

Yahoo investors are in support of the sale, and the noise they’re making will probably hit a breaking point.

Yahoo has been setting themselves up to be attractive for investors for awhile now. Remember all the layoffs immediately before the Microsoft offer? That wasn’t a coincidence.

The Yahoo stock has skyrocketed, but only because of the potential acquisition. Microsoft won’t pay a premium on stock that is inflated only because of their interest.

They will likely wait until Yahoo’s first quarter numbers are released before adjusting their offer.
Health Faculty Jobs on April 3rd, 2008

I don’t see this deal actually getting done. The entire idea was a move by Yahoo to drive up the stock and bring attention to themselves and it worked. There value now is much higher than it was before the Microsoft offer. So kudos to MS for strengthening there competitor.
Melo on April 4th, 2008

Maybe they’re secretly working together to strengthen Yahoo? LOL! Anyway, I wouldn’t want MS getting their hands on good old Yahoo though…
hollywood forum on April 5th, 2008

Even if Microsoft buys Yahoo, Google will still be king.
Worlds Best Binoculars Blog on April 5th, 2008

@ hollywood forum: I agree and I think that’s why Microsoft has refused to raise their initial bid like Yahoo wanted them to. Yahoo has released some pretty optimistic projections for the next three years, but I can’t really see them eating up much of Google’s market share.
Mark on April 7th, 2008

Looks like Microsoft is at it again. 44 billion! and Yahoo doesn’t think its enough? Love the games these two are playing. I have a feeling Google will step in eventually.
Daniel on April 7th, 2008

wow!! microsoft wanting to buy out yahoo!!! how desperate an attempt is that? seems like google has gotten into their heads.
Daniel on April 8th, 2008

looks like microsoft is dying to get into yahoo.
Edward on April 8th, 2008

this is clearly a desperation attempt of microsoft.
Andk on April 8th, 2008

If you would’ve told me about this 10 years ago, I’d laugh my ass off. Just as I am now.

I’ve always known Microsoft had it’s head in ass, this just proves it.
Jesse on April 9th, 2008

microsoft really wants to sleep with yahoo and consequently heat up the markets.
Asia'h Epperson on April 9th, 2008

Looks like we will have an outcome within the next few weeks. Microsoft is playing cagey by not releasing their board of directors list. I guess they want to wait till the last possible moment.
Quentin on April 9th, 2008

yahoo, it seems is hell-bent on frustrating the attempts of microsoft. it has already wrapped a deal with AOL. and with google supporting them in managing their searches, it is gonna be a tough time for microsoft.
Gus on April 10th, 2008

The relationship with the search engines over the years has always interested me. I can recall at one point when Yahoo used Google’s search algorithm, before they split ways. Now Yahoo! is trying to be bought out, and Ask just released 40 employees. The Search Engine Wars continue to remain strong.
Funny posters on April 10th, 2008

MSN is a big giant he wants to take every one. Now I am thinking who should want to buy MSN!!!!!!
Carlos on April 11th, 2008

This is a big sandbox, who’s gonna control the internet?
Harry Potter on April 11th, 2008

I wish I had this amount of money!
Daniel on April 11th, 2008

The search engine wars are one of the most interesting things currently taking place on the internet. Yahoo told MS to shove it , I think MS is getting deperate. Trying to get a grib on the internet market.

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Chris on April 12th, 2008

That’s a ridiculous amount of money. Who knows that if this deal were to go through whether or not it would be a good or bad thing for the internet.

Cheers,
Chris
Forex Profiting on April 13th, 2008

This is some pretty big news… the deal has been dragging on for ages!
AMD Support on April 14th, 2008

I’m wondering if this is truly going to happen.

It is a major deal.

Is google really that big of a powerhouse that Yahoo and Microsoft must team up?

Barry Wheeler
http://www.amdsupport.ca/
Best Coffee Maker Guru on April 15th, 2008

Looks like Yahoo is standing their ground.
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I think AOL will team with Yahoo… no one wants to be MS’s friend. I agree with those that are saying Google needs a stronger competitor, they’ve gotten way too big.
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Now it looks like Google is more interested and is a better candidate to get the company.
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I doubt that this will really happen. Cant work lol
Rave Clothing Store on April 16th, 2008

This deal has been taking so long!
Phyllis V on April 17th, 2008

Yes this deal has been taking forever, but when it is over, can you say Monopoly?
Pencils on April 17th, 2008

And then Ask.com laid off everyone.
Søkemotoroptimalisering on April 20th, 2008

I have been doing SEO (søkemotoroptimalisering) for many years now, and think that Microsoft have a lot to learn about search and how to satisfy users through their search technology. I have been using Google Adwords and I’m also a Google Certified Advertising Professional and have a lot of experience with Yahoo Search Engine Marketing and to be honest I don’t think Microsoft have the knowledge to build THE state of the art search engine. They are one of the most successful companies in the world, but have not been doing much lately for search engine marketing point of view. Besides of the monopoly situation and the negative effects I hope that Google will buy Yahoo! Google Adwords is a perfect program for search engine marketing and I simply love it! I’ll guess we’ll see a result of the ongoing “war” pretty soon!
LostInPeace on April 21st, 2008

Microsoft will not buy Yahoo because Yahoo is too big
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Brandon on April 21st, 2008

I agree, Microsoft will not buy yahoo. Or at least I hope not. I think Microsoft owns enough of the market.
Next thing you know they will be buying the government….or have they?
James on April 21st, 2008

Not gonna happen… definitely see them remaining in sole ownership of the yahoo trademark or a possible, although unlikely, google buyout.
driving school worcester on April 22nd, 2008

Yahoo and Microsoft is a big fish in the world they both want to have there own name so yahoo dont want to loss to Microsoft, so Microsoft couldn’t buy yahoo now.
Irene Rose on April 22nd, 2008

looks like microsoft is desperate to sleep around with and everyone around in order to rab some pie of online advertising from google.
Phyllis V on April 22nd, 2008

Long ago I read that someday there would only be Disney, Walmart, and TimeWarner. Add Microsoft to that list, and the past is becoming TRUE! AHHH!
Joe Takkle on April 22nd, 2008

Don’t forget McDonalds. They aren’t going anywhere any time soon.
smoking facts on April 22nd, 2008

Glad Yahoo is holding out. Don’t need Microsoft to get any bigger.
Barcode on April 23rd, 2008

not gonna be
bissell flip it on April 23rd, 2008

Nothing happened. Unless they try something different again.
Blogging on April 23rd, 2008

Never happened, well not for the time being, are you still updating this place?
Rasterbator on April 24th, 2008

44.6 billions is a great amount. Even the Yahoo consider one of the best website in the world, but the market is dropping. In this case, sell it out might be a best choices
Direct Home Find on April 24th, 2008

I really hope this doesn’t go through. MSN is such a crummy search engine. I would hate to see yahoo go down that path.
Jeffrey on April 24th, 2008

That is alot of money, but if I was yahoo I wouldn’t do it ;). This deal monopolizes the industry WAY to much, and it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing in any one else’s hands but in Microsoft’s it would become a HUGE problem!
Theo on April 25th, 2008

Good for people with Yahoo stock…
Calvin on April 26th, 2008

I believd that yahoo would sell with the price 44.6 billions
daten retten on April 26th, 2008

Wow nice information.But I am in doubt that it may not happen.
Compatibility on April 26th, 2008

Yes 44.6 billion is a lot of money but I wonder what kind of revenue they could generate after merging.
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Yahoo should not give in. Microsoft just wants to monopolize everything.
gcmartijn on April 27th, 2008

Some years ago I had the domain yahoe but not for long. Because yahoo want it and I had to give it :S
kredi karti on April 28th, 2008

Thanx for the Latest Info!
Farley on April 29th, 2008

Great Info. I wonder if bringing yahoo on board would actually hurt yahoo. It seems that all Microsofts web products are inferior so hopefully it won’t change yahoo as we know it to much.
Bape on April 29th, 2008

What The! That is a lot of cash. But microsoft is way behind the eight ball when it comes to search engines so this would capture a good slice of the market if it goes through!
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Well, it didn’t go through. If Microsoft was smart, they’d go after another big fish. What would the ’sphere be like if they bought out Wordpress?
Frontline on May 1st, 2008

I’m with Bape on Microsoft being way behind on search engines. Who uses MSN search these days?
Stockton Real Estate on May 3rd, 2008

That is really a huge amount of money…
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It now looks like the deal is not going to happen. A deal between Yahoo and Microsoft would have been such a good move for both companies. It will be interesting to see if they both try to make this happen again in the future.
dropship on May 8th, 2008

I heard the deal wasn’t going to happen anymore. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens!!
curtains on May 8th, 2008

For now, they withdraw. But I’m sure they’re gonna try it again later.
Work At Home Jobs on May 8th, 2008

I’m so glad Yahoo didn’t accept the deal. We don’t need Microsoft to get bigger.
fahrrad on May 9th, 2008

If Microsoft able to buy Yahoo,I think it will be a great deal and we will be get more from Yahoo.
sell my home on May 10th, 2008

Thanks for the information.
Antique Radios For Sale on May 10th, 2008

Did this ever happen. I remember hearing about this but then the news kinda disappeared.
Tamia Roman on May 11th, 2008

what did you feel when u saw it? Heck yeah!
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The deal didn’t happen. Waiting for you to post new info.
anti spam appliance on May 16th, 2008

I think this deal is over and there is nothing to get interesting things………..
windows server monitor on May 16th, 2008

Microsoft offered really a big amount of money.
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Zrii on May 16th, 2008

thats cuz microsoft is big pymmpin and they be spendin’ tha cheeze
Web Mumble on May 16th, 2008

It’ll never happen. Not under the current terms anyway.
last minute reise on May 17th, 2008

Ohh..I will wait for this great moment.We will get a new Yahoo.
White Noise on May 17th, 2008

I’m taking bets on how long it’ll take, if ever, before they actually go through with it.
Kerrice Cuttie on May 19th, 2008

I read a news where it was mentioned that Microsoft buy Yahoo for $44.6bn in cash and shares.
flip flops on May 20th, 2008

Microsoft will try to buy them again, only with more subtle approach this time.
Paul on May 20th, 2008

Thats a lot of money, they must really hate google xD
zohai on May 20th, 2008

LOL! Eating up another big company is a way of Microsoft fight against Google. Blah. Microsoft should just stick to their OS business domination and leave internet for google to have a slice =)
free blogs on May 21st, 2008

This cannot happen. This is unacceptable. I guess I cannot take it if they combined.
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I personally am happy Microsoft didn’t buy Yahoo! and that Yahoo! rejected them. Microsoft owning Yahoo! is far too scary and would lower my trust in Microsoft even more.
Snorkeling Gear on May 23rd, 2008

I think I will sell my portion of yahoo to microsoft. I want a piece of that huge pie.
bissell little green machine on May 24th, 2008

I think this is the best way for two of them to get closer to Google. Because right now, their piece of pie is just getting smaller and smaller.
Shantanu Bala on May 24th, 2008

It’s good to see some competition arising for Google on the web playing-field. More competition = better stuff.
Travel Octopus on May 25th, 2008

microsoft has so much money it doesnt know what to do with it.
but i think it woulda been good for both of them.

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Eric on May 25th, 2008

Oh god, I hope this doesn’t go through! Yahoo, stay strong!
Marc Klein on May 26th, 2008

The deal seems to be very exciting. now I believe that goole will come out with a very helpful product in the market soon.
Rasterbator on May 26th, 2008

I am sad that the deal is canceled by yahoo
Funny stuff on May 26th, 2008

I think a yahoo msn deal could be the only reasonable way google could be eliminated as a monopoly any time soon. If they don’t come together google is going to be powerful for a long time.
Web Dev on May 27th, 2008

I’ve been using Yahoo since almost day one, have had an e-mail account there for more than 10 years now. I’m not sure, as a consumer, that I welcome the acquisition.
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They really need to combine powers so there is a number two, right now Google is on top and there is no second place or third.
Michael on May 27th, 2008

lol, that indeed and offer they should accept. so much money O-o
Reverse Mergers on May 27th, 2008

The sad thing that though I prefer Google, I have to admit that Yahoo is way much better. Good deal.
Bill G on May 27th, 2008

Would have been great competition for Google. Too bad it got axed.
Myfinancebutler on May 27th, 2008

I think Yahoo, in the longer run is worth much more than that. I think it’s good that they declined — I think that avoided a possible thinning of the search engine market.
Luca Govoni on May 28th, 2008

This collaboration helps lots of people in IT industry. As they don’t have to search for free Microsoft components big money involved uncountable zerosssssssssssss
Illinois Homes on May 28th, 2008

Great post. i wish Microsoft would buy my website for that much.
How to earn online on May 31st, 2008

This post is old. The deal fell through. You should probably post an update..
JuLia on May 31st, 2008

Microsoft sure knows how to conquer the internet world!
PC Sport Live on June 1st, 2008

Yahoo cannot challenge google in its current condition. But then would Microsoft aquiring it make much of a difference?
Patrick on June 1st, 2008

This is old news. And I’m glad it didn’t push through. We need variety on the web. If it’s just Microsoft/Yahoo vs. Google out there, things are bound to get boring pretty quickly. It’s better for the internet in the long run to see two separate web heavyweights like Microsoft and Yahoo slugging it out with an upstart - a well-funded one if I might add - like Google.
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Microsoft needs to do something…Gates even once said that Google scares him b/c they’re so much like Microsoft. The algorithm for MSN sucks…they do need some help in the search arena, no doubt. Maybe they should just stick to operating systems and biz software.
Kristian Liebrand on June 3rd, 2008

That is a huge amount of money which Microsoft is pouring in to buy Yahoo and of course it is the biggest ever tech acquisition. I am will to see better results after the acquisition and wondering what would yahoo then be called as.

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