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Microsoft Wants to Buy Yahoo

Feb 1, 2008
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This rumor has been around for awhile, but everyone on TWiT and other podcasts I listen to thinks its a bad idea. Obviously, Microsoft doesn't. As long as they don't turn my Yahoo! Mail into Hotmail, as a consumer, I am indifferent. From a business strategy perspective, I'm not sure Microsoft gains a lot from this deal.

clipped from news.yahoo.com

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is offering $44.6 billion in cash and stock for search engine operator Yahoo Inc. in a move to boost its competitive edge in the online services market.

The unexpected announcement Friday comes as Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, seeks new ways to compete more efrfectively against the search and online advertising powerhouse Google Inc.