Microsoft in Talks to Buy Yahoo For $50 Billion USD

[Anusha]

Microsoft is willing to lay down $50 billion for Yahoo Inc. say reports

The search and advertising industry could change drastically over the next year if Microsoft has its way with Yahoo. In the last several weeks, it was well publicized that Microsoft and Google went head on in a bidding war for Internet advertising giant DoubleClick. Eventually, Google won and settled with DoubleClick for roughly $3.1 billion -- a sum that had analysts questioning Microsoft's true motives.

At the time of the acquisition, Microsoft had roughly $25 billion of available cash in its bank; more than double that of Google's $11.9 billion. Observing these figures, it was odd to see Microsoft back out of a deal it could easily win. "The best side to be on in a bidding war is the losing side," said legendary Wall Street tycoon Warren Buffet. Buffet is implying that the loser in a bidding war has forced the winner to over pay for something.

Today, Forbes is reporting that Microsoft is in negotiations with Yahoo for a possible acquisition that could be worth $50 billion. According to the report, Microsoft is feeling greater pressure to compete in the online advertising space. Just recently, Yahoo announced its acquisition of online advertising firm Right Media for $680 million. While this is far from Google's $3.1 billion expense on DoubleClick, it does indicate that Yahoo is already quite a force in online advertising.

Another sticking point for Microsoft is the fact that both Google and Yahoo are ahead of the game when it comes to search. Microsoft has been playing catch up to Google and Yahoo with MSN Search, but having Yahoo under its belt would surely set the company onto a different playing field altogether.

Despite an impending deal with Yahoo, Microsoft hasn’t taken its eyes completely off the Google – DoubleClick deal. Microsoft is loudly voicing its opinion against the deal and has asked regulators to carefully monitor the acquisition.

Source: DailyTech

[MCLINER]

:shocked::shocked:

[Anusha]

I'm more concerned about 50 billion USD!!! Yahoo? Who cares? 50 billion dollars! I CARE!! :D :lol:

[chamithal]

Mokak!! So they too believe that hotmail and live search sucks ne? he he!! If they want profit.. and keep up with google, well.. nice move ne....

[chamithal]

I'm more concerned about 50 billion USD!!! Yahoo? Who cares? 50 billion dollars! I CARE!! :D :lol:

I even care 50.00 rupees!!! :):)

[Anusha]

Mokak!! So they too believe that hotmail and live search sucks ne? he he!! If they want profit.. and keep up with google, well.. nice move ne....
Hope Microsoft won't face the difficulties AMD is facing now :D
And they spend a lot less than 50 billion USDs. (only 5.4 billion)

[Anusha]

I even care 50.00 rupees!!! :):)
:lol:

[chamithal]

Hope Microsoft won't face the difficulties AMD is facing now :D
And they spend a lot less than 50 billion USDs. (only 5.4 billion)

You meant AMD and ATI???

[Anusha]

You meant AMD and ATI???
Yes.

[Dody]

:lol: :shocked:

[shanX]

I'm more concerned about 50 billion USD!!! Yahoo? Who cares? 50 billion dollars! I CARE!! :D :lol:
:P Microsoft's SL represantative is sad :P :P :lol:

:D Btw, i expected oneday evrthng wud be Microsoft vs Google on web

[shanX]

I'm more concerned about 50 billion USD!!! Yahoo? Who cares? 50 billion dollars! I CARE!! :D :lol:
But Yahoo is worth it :yes:

They hav every kind of web service, almost like Google

[Anusha]

But Yahoo is worth it :yes:

They hav every kind of web service, almost like Google
I hardly use their services. Only my backup mail is a yahoo account. That's all :D
So it doesn't mean anything to me :yes:

[ahamednishadh]

im sure dat if yahoo goes for sale then google will do sumthing and buy it.

[shanX]

I hardly use their services. Only my backup mail is a yahoo account. That's all :D
So it doesn't mean anything to me :yes:
Considering mail, same here. But am using smothr services of em... And thr r a lot of ppl still stuck wit Yahoo mail :D (hotmail too :D)

Btw you arent the only person using internet :P :D :lol: :lol:

[shanX]

im sure dat if yahoo goes for sale then google will do sumthing and buy it.
No :D

[GTRZ]

Anusha this is gonna be like our xxxxx.net acquisition. :P
:lol:


check this too...

Full Story :- http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Takeover_Buzz_Surrounds_Yahoo_Again_as_C ost_Cutting_Continues/1178292434

The WSJ cited its own unnamed sources as saying the only folks at Yahoo who might be opposed to a merger with Microsoft would be its senior executives, including CEO Terry Semel and co-founder Jerry Yang. Yang's distrust of Microsoft is actually part of the historical record, having famously told a CNET reporter in 1997, "You never, ever want to compete with Microsoft. And even if they want to compete with you, you run away and do something else." That phrase has been used to open many a PowerPoint presentation by product managers proposing an "end-around" strategy to best Microsoft in one market space or another.

Also weighing against such a deal is the fact that Yahoo has just announced its intention to acquire the remaining 80% stake in online ad service provider Right Media. Yahoo is currently one of Right Media's customers, and so is Microsoft. The US Federal Trade Commission has adopted a more critical approach to weighing the efficacy of mergers between providers and their own clients, in the wake of the disastrous AOL Time Warner merger. There, exchanges between the merged entities own divisions were counted as revenue, in an accounting scandal whose impact to this day works against AOL's comeback strategy.

Yahoo actually did have an announcement to make this morning, though it may be postponing that news in order to keep a lid on the merger rumors. If Yahoo is caught saying nothing in public about the Post story, it might bring a premature end to its stock rise.

In any event, in his TechCrunch blog yesterday, Michael Arrington wrote that he was personally told by Yahoo senior vice president Brad Garlinghouse that Yahoo will close its Yahoo Photos service, to devote its resources in the photo sharing space to Flickr, a site Yahoo acquired in March 2005.

Yahoo had been operating both photo sharing sites separately, and Arrington cites comScore Networks ratings in past months showing Yahoo Photos with more than double the unique visitors at this time last year - 9.1 million versus 4 million for Flickr - but with Flickr's rise surpassing Yahoo Photos' fall last month, with Yahoo at 7.5 million and Flickr at 8 million.

As Garlinghouse told Arrington, Yahoo's plan was to announce that rather than merge both services' user bases together, Yahoo would adopt the thoughtful strategy of offering current Photos users channels for choosing Flickr or other competitive services, such as Snapfish or Shutterfly. Such a move would demonstrate Yahoo's internal belief that you don't smash two services together just to mash their customer base into a single, amalgamated paste.

[Anusha]

Considering mail, same here. But am using smothr services of em... And thr r a lot of ppl still stuck wit Yahoo mail :D (hotmail too :D)

Btw you arent the only person using internet :P :D :lol: :lol:
That's why I said it doesn't mean anything to ME.

[Anusha]

im sure dat if yahoo goes for sale then google will do sumthing and buy it.
:no:

[MCLINER]

Anusha this is gonna be like our xxxxx.net acquisition. :P
:lol:


check this too...

Full Story :- http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Takeover_Buzz_Surrounds_Yahoo_Again_as_C ost_Cutting_Continues/1178292434

The WSJ cited its own unnamed sources as saying the only folks at Yahoo who might be opposed to a merger with Microsoft would be its senior executives, including CEO Terry Semel and co-founder Jerry Yang. Yang's distrust of Microsoft is actually part of the historical record, having famously told a CNET reporter in 1997, "You never, ever want to compete with Microsoft. And even if they want to compete with you, you run away and do something else." That phrase has been used to open many a PowerPoint presentation by product managers proposing an "end-around" strategy to best Microsoft in one market space or another.

Also weighing against such a deal is the fact that Yahoo has just announced its intention to acquire the remaining 80% stake in online ad service provider Right Media. Yahoo is currently one of Right Media's customers, and so is Microsoft. The US Federal Trade Commission has adopted a more critical approach to weighing the efficacy of mergers between providers and their own clients, in the wake of the disastrous AOL Time Warner merger. There, exchanges between the merged entities own divisions were counted as revenue, in an accounting scandal whose impact to this day works against AOL's comeback strategy.

Yahoo actually did have an announcement to make this morning, though it may be postponing that news in order to keep a lid on the merger rumors. If Yahoo is caught saying nothing in public about the Post story, it might bring a premature end to its stock rise.

In any event, in his TechCrunch blog yesterday, Michael Arrington wrote that he was personally told by Yahoo senior vice president Brad Garlinghouse that Yahoo will close its Yahoo Photos service, to devote its resources in the photo sharing space to Flickr, a site Yahoo acquired in March 2005.

Yahoo had been operating both photo sharing sites separately, and Arrington cites comScore Networks ratings in past months showing Yahoo Photos with more than double the unique visitors at this time last year - 9.1 million versus 4 million for Flickr - but with Flickr's rise surpassing Yahoo Photos' fall last month, with Yahoo at 7.5 million and Flickr at 8 million.

As Garlinghouse told Arrington, Yahoo's plan was to announce that rather than merge both services' user bases together, Yahoo would adopt the thoughtful strategy of offering current Photos users channels for choosing Flickr or other competitive services, such as Snapfish or Shutterfly. Such a move would demonstrate Yahoo's internal belief that you don't smash two services together just to mash their customer base into a single, amalgamated paste.
ammo den be

nidimathay

[shanX]

That's why I said it doesn't mean anything to ME.
:rolleyes: Neither Yahoo nor Microsoft cares abt u :P

[Anusha]

:rolleyes: Neither Yahoo nor Microsoft cares abt u :P
So?

[shanX]

So?
Thts it :D

Game over, Thread locked :P

[tckrockz]

aio pls sss send me 500 $ plsss such a small amount ne

[Anusha]

Thts it :D

Game over, Thread locked :P
How dare you lock me out of my own thread :P :P :P

[shanX]

How dare you lock me out of my own thread :P :P :P
:lol: Seems familiar

[Anusha]

:lol: Seems familiar
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5077/slashmx3.gif

[shanX]

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5077/slashmx3.gif
:lol: animated replay

[KishanW]

:shocked: Microsoft gaththa kiyanne yahoo email accnt walatath gewanda wei:shocked:

Bill Gates-ta badama palayan ooka gaththoth !!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[gamenamababy]

:yes: :yes: :D :D :D :shocked: :shocked:

[Anusha]

I heard this merger is not going to happen :)

[Nero]

:cool: