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Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:05 am
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/01/wo ... ire-yahoo/
Interesting tidbit for February 1, Microsoft finally taking advantage of Yahoo's plunging share price to initiate a takeover bid. They're paying a hefty premium (the market will possibly narrow that a lot).
Given Yahoo's history with PHP, I'd be curious what happens to PHP poster example for highly scaled enterprise usage. Not to mention I use Yahoo's email service, Upcoming, Flickr, Delicious, ...
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:18 am
by matthijs
Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:Given Yahoo's history with PHP, I'd be curious what happens to PHP poster example for highly scaled enterprise usage. Not to mention I use Yahoo's email service, Upcoming, Flickr, Delicious, ...
haha, say goodbye to your PHP poster example. Soon to replaced by .net and tagged by Frontpage

And say goodbye to the looks of yahoo mail, soon to be replaced by some nice Microsoft msn-ish design ..
Are there any rules concerning such a buy? I mean, here in Europe the anti-cartel policy is fairly strong. Not sure about the US.
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:25 am
by alex.barylski
I'm surprised Yahoo still exists. I think I've maybe used their service 3 times in my life.

Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:40 am
by pickle
In the US I think it's called "anti-trust". Yes, they do have legislation like that. A purchase that significant (especially involving Microsoft) would have to go through their FCC (not sure what it stands for) to make sure it doesn't monopolize a market.
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:56 am
by Kieran Huggins
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:42 am
by s.dot
I don't see how it could break any anti-trust issues. I mean together they'd control what, about 30% of the market while google would still receive about 60%.
It's a good move to play catch up, but it's definitely far from monopolizing.
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:24 am
by Weirdan
Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:Not to mention I use Yahoo's email service, Upcoming, Flickr, Delicious, ...
I don't see how Yahoo being acquired by MS should make that services worse. After all, they were independent companies before Y! acquired them (Delicious and Flickr for sure).
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:56 pm
by Benjamin
It may not make them worse. What I can say out of personal preference is that I certainly won't use them. Just like I avoid things made in China when possible, I avoid using Microsoft products when possible. I won't lose any sleep over discontinuing use of the services, and I'll encourage others to do the same.
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:45 pm
by nickvd
astions wrote:It may not make them worse. What I can say out of personal preference is that I certainly won't use them. Just like I avoid things made in China when possible, I avoid using Microsoft products when possible. I won't lose any sleep over discontinuing use of the services, and I'll encourage others to do the same.
Exactly my position too... Bell Sympatico decided to 'partner' with Microsoft for their email services. No choice for the users (obviously) and now our email accounts are essentially hotmail accounts with pop access, I don't think MS should have access to my ISP email...
I've never used the email provided by them due to that fact and (not that I really use them now) I'll certainly avoid Y! like the plague if they decide to sell out to MS.
It boils down to not being able to trust Microsoft, their track record speaks for itself...
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:57 pm
by Weirdan
I'll certainly avoid Y! like the plague if they decide to sell out to MS.
I avoid them already (except del.icio.us, but I started using it before they became a part of Y!). Just a personal preference, I guess.
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:45 pm
by hannnndy
let me describe future for you
Microsoft Company > other companies and opensource activities
microsoft is going wrong with its theories and politics buying other companies does not make a company better and more useful
!
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:59 pm
by Jonah Bron
Yeah. Saw it in the paper.
Who here uses Yahoo search?
I'll make a poll..
I don't remember last using yahoo in any way. We even use WeatherBug for weather.
You go, google!
I just hope I won't live to see the day when Microsoft sticks it's greasy hand into it.
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:08 pm
by Jenk
Yahoo.. powered by Google.
The only outcomes I see with this..
1) Yahoo mail and Hotmail/MSN mail/Windows Live mail will merge.
2) Yahoo will stop using PHP.
3) Yahoo search will be MSN Live Search powered (and die.)
4) MS Waste $44.6billion.
Yahoo are sacking 1,800 staff this week.
Re: !
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:39 pm
by Jonah Bron
Jenk wrote:Yahoo is sacking 1,800 staff this week.
ouch
Re: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:47 pm
by califdon
pickle wrote:In the US I think it's called "anti-trust". Yes, they do have legislation like that. A purchase that significant (especially involving Microsoft) would have to go through their FCC (not sure what it stands for) to make sure it doesn't monopolize a market.
SEC = Securities and Exchange Commission. FCC = Federal Communications Commission, not involved with antitrust. But that's okay, I wouldn't expect a Canuk to know.
