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Johnny
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« on: May 16, 2008, 10:04:30 PM »
Microsoft has been trying to acquire Yahoo! for quite some time now.  With the hostile acquisition that Microsoft was threatening to pull against Yahoo(and then retraining it) Microsoft is letting the egos(or the recession slowdown?) of the Yahoo CEOs, get the best of them.  Turning Yahoo's own shareholders against Yahoo's Management.  What are your thoughts, predictions or comments?  Do you think that Yahoo will make it trough Microsoft's attack?  Do you think Microsoft will end up buying Yahoo? or do you think Yahoo is spiraling to its doom?  Express you.
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008, 10:54:18 PM »
If MS does a hostile overtake, its bad news for MS.  MS would benefit more from the people, the engineers.  Not the products.  They already have their foot in the market for almost everything that Yahoo does.  Disgruntled talented engineers working for you isn't in MS best interst.  Besides, consumers get nothing out of the deal.
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008, 11:00:04 PM »
Fascinating... People on the inter webs are saying that if Microsoft does purchase Yahoo most of the top engineers(developers) will leave.  So you have a valid point.  The thing is Yahoo.com is the most visited site on the internet, even if the top level engineers leave Microsoft, the .com domain acquisition in itself would be a grand jewel.  Not to mention eliminating one of the top internet search players.
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2008, 11:12:29 PM »
Quote from: Johnny on May 16, 2008, 11:00:04 PM
The thing is Yahoo.com is the most visited site on the internet, even if the top level engineers leave Microsoft, the .com domain acquisition in itself would be a grand jewel.
Why?  MS would be replicating content.  They have the #5 site w/ MSN.  MS biggest problem is competing w/ itself and they would be doing it again.  They have MSN and Yahoo.  If they keep both they have to pay for double the costs of running and maintaining the sites. They will have a brand-identiy problem.  I mean, is it going to be Yahoo-by Microsoft, and oh hey, check out MSN for good stuff too?
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2008, 11:25:35 PM »
Well Yes and No

No, I don't think they would have a brand identity problem, I am thinking it would work the way that Google-YouTube or the Yahoo-Flickr aqcuisitions worked; slowly merging, adopting the better features and services from each company.

Yes it would be a Microsoft by Yahoo type of thing.... I would think.

Honestly, I'm curious to know what will happen. 
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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2008, 11:38:22 PM »
I don't think it will happen.  It will cost MS a fortune.  MS has never been in debt and it would have to be if they acquired Yahoo.
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