Nikolas
Sat 2 February 2008, 10:38 am GMT +0100
It seems that Google will soon have a real competitor. Today Microsoft has launched a $US44.6 billion bid to buy the Yahoo group. I believed this would happen last year, but I guess a transaction of that size can't be arranged in one month or so :)
Feel free to share your thoughts regarding this here :)
catchpen
Sun 3 February 2008, 10:34 pm GMT +0100
:'( Bummer.
I try to stay away from MS when I'm online because I'm tired of seeing the MS label everywhere, and they seem so detached from what the public needs and wants are, we constantly have to conform to what they offer instead of the other way around.
They (MS) are trying to get a better grasp on the web since their OS is failing and open source is finally stepping up IMO. We are seeing more and more tasks we do on PC's web based instead of on the PC itself so this is a strategic move for the companies security for the future. We're going back to PC's just being a terminal to the server which is the web.
-C.P.
GiorgosK
Sun 3 February 2008, 11:54 pm GMT +0100
I think its going to create some healthy competition
since Yahoo has become a little stagnant in the recent years
Maybe that alliance its going to create the path to a new revolutionary search engine
like it was google a few years back.
Nikolas
Mon 4 February 2008, 08:46 pm GMT +0100
I will agree with catchpen, but yet google needs a strong competitor before it become the new microsoft ;)
aggron
Mon 1 September 2008, 07:49 pm GMT +0200
Old news , but Micro+yahoo is needed to c ounter Google . Yes google is cool but becoming a monopoly isn't healthy for customers .
albertjames
Thu 18 September 2008, 12:12 pm GMT +0200
A year ago Microsoft approached Yahoo and Yahoo said it was not the right time. Now, with Yahoo stock taking a big hit and a recession around the corner, MS is offering them a lifeline and virtually rescuing Yahoo. It's a HUGE 62% premium on their closing share price on Thursday. If this isn't the right time for Yahoo, I don't know what is. Sell, Yahoo, sell.
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john.smit00
Mon 23 February 2009, 10:38 am GMT +0100
Oldnewspeople. and it dint hjappen!
mz1985
Fri 3 July 2009, 03:43 pm GMT +0200
lol ..never never
ericcartman
Fri 31 July 2009, 07:59 am GMT +0200
i notice the date of this thread is Feb 02, 2008
and now it is the real competition time BING vs GOOGLE
muqtada123
Sat 22 August 2009, 02:25 am GMT +0200
i have heard this news in many news website and forums but form that day i really think now that its just a romur, what do you say