Comments on: Is a Google-Yahoo merger any better?

By: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo deal | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Sun, 04 May 2008 11:45:15 +0000

[...] afford the asking price of $37/share (an additional $9 billion from the original price) but because Yahoo’s recent partnership with Google made things more [...]

By: PinoySource Blog » Blog Archive » Yahoo! fires entire Design Team

PinoySource Blog » Blog Archive » Yahoo! fires entire Design Team — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:49:00 +0000

[...] Google is worried about this development and is also up in arms to let Yahoo stay [...]

By: Cliffordx

Cliffordx — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:27:02 +0000

Skynet will buy Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, et. al… that’s in the future maybe 2015 and ’skynet’ is just a metaphor he he he

By: Cruschgear - A Bit of Bytes in Every Packets,News,Reviews,Gadgets,Digital Camera,USB,Electronics

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:37:26 +0000

[...] Google is worried about this development and is also up in arms to let Yahoo stay [...]

By: earncow

earncow — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:03:36 +0000

Not sure lol Google just asking to help yahoo microsoft trying to get own yahoo. Better is google

By: Gian Paolo

Gian Paolo — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:33:34 +0000

Microsoft trying to take over the Net is not good.

A Google-Yahoo monopoly won’t be helpful, either.

By: ElectronicsLabdotPH

ElectronicsLabdotPH — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:12:58 +0000

not a good idea kasi it would result into monopoly.

By: vance

vance — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:26:50 +0000

@brianB that will be nice.

As a fantasy won’t it be nice to see a unlimited Google storage and gmail account and maybe google video since Yahoo offers this already.

By: Lyle, RN

Lyle, RN — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:57:16 +0000

I don’t like the idea of Google and Yahoo merging.

I think having both companies as separate entities is more beneficial in terms of competition to offer better services to the computing public.

As to Microsoft buying Yahoo, not too beneficial IMO either.

I like the idea of having 2-3 choices for search, e-Mail, IM, and portal.

By: JP Loh

JP Loh — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:55:12 +0000

You’re right. But what if integration was also considered on the various products? For example, a Google Account and Yahoo! Account integration sounds nice. They don’t have to just pick one and drop the other.

By: Dara

Dara — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:09:16 +0000

Yes, many of the services would be pointless for Google to acquire. Microsoft, being traditionally a software-based rather than web-based company, will have a hard time keeping up with Yahoo’s web-based services, in my opinion.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:05:35 +0000

@vance

What I really want to see is a Google Earth and Picasa interface where you get to take snapshots from google earth and archive it in Picasa. The earth is changing.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:03:52 +0000

Al means “hostile takeover.” This is still in the Hostile “Bid” phase.

I bet the Yahoo board would embrace Microsoft. Their earnings aren’t nearly as good as the offer. They’ll never earn that much money in twenty years.

By: vance

vance — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:21:06 +0000

Although Google will benefit in some ways.. Won’t you love to see Flicker integrated to Picasa??? that would be very interesting to see..

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:29:46 +0000

He had me at “Google did not reject it yet pending board meeting or resolution.”

Get your facts straight dude.

By: yuga

yuga — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:44:57 +0000

@Al , you should read the news more often, man. It’s all over.

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Microsoft’s big bid for Yahoo | CNET News.com

Feb 1, 2008 - Google calls Microsoft’s ‘hostile’ bid for Yahoo troubling. A Microsoft-Yahoo merger could threaten the openness on which the Internet is based…

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Google Drives Microsoft’s Hostile Bid for Yahoo - GigaOM.com

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Official Google Blog: So Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions.

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If you’re not familiar with the term “hostile bid”, how’s “unfriendly attempt to buy” sound? Let me help you with the definition — “A hostile bid is an attempt to acquire control of a target corporation, usually via a tender offer or unsolicited proposal that hasn’t been agreed to by the target’s management. - McGraw-Hill”

By: eligio

eligio — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:31:32 +0000

i want to see microsoft merge with yahoo, Hope they merged and can introduce something better and more profitable than Adsense, that would be something for us as webmasters to celebrate about.

By: Al

Al — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:24:56 +0000

“The hostile bid by Microsoft to buyout Yahoo for $44.6 billion has prompted a lot of wild speculations for other players, including the Valley giant Google.”

Hostile BID? There’s no hostile bid yet… you don’t know what you are talking about man.

“A takeover would be considered “hostile” only if the board rejects the offer, but the bidder continues to pursue it.”

Google did not reject it yet pending board meeting or resolution :).