Microsoft's Yahoo Bid [Feb 01, 2008, 10:39 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo reports in brief that Microsoft has put in an
offer to acquire Yahoo in a deal valued at $44.6 billion in cash and stock.
This News.com article offers more detail on the bid, which has not been
rejected outright by Yahoo, though the search giant characterizes the offer as
"unsolicited." Word is:
Microsoft's offer, which was contained in the letter to Yahoo's board, amounts to $31 a share and represents a 62 percent premium over Yahoo's closing price on Thursday. Microsoft said it will offer shareholders the option of cash or stock.
"We have great respect for Yahoo, and together, we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers, and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online-services market," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a statement.
Yahoo said in a responding statement that its board "will evaluate this proposal carefully and promptly, in the context of Yahoo's strategic plans, and pursue the best course of action to maximize long-term value for shareholders."
MS is the dinosaur that will dissapear sooner than later. Does Yahoo really want to chain themselves to that sinking stone?
Google is the Federation. MS/Yahoo = the Borg. The Borg could not adapt fast enough and were far too cumbersome which is what their undoing was. MS and Yahoo don't need to merge. They need to evolve. the fact that they want to merge just shows how Borg-like their mentality is and why they are ultimately doomed.
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Google is the Federation. MS/Yahoo = the Borg. The Borg could not adapt fast enough and were far too cumbersome which is what their undoing was. MS and Yahoo don't need to merge. They need to evolve. the fact that they want to merge just shows how Borg-like their mentality is and why they are ultimately doomed.
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Exactly right, kx. The reason I got the Yahoo account in 2004 was because I was tired of losing my account when I moved.
The Thunderbird client looks interesting. I'll give it a whirl with my Gmail account. If it works out maybe I can save myself $20 a year.
The Thunderbird client looks interesting. I'll give it a whirl with my Gmail account. If it works out maybe I can save myself $20 a year.
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
Your freakin Internet Service Provider? You are already paying for the damn thing.
For years I did but whenever I changed ISP carriers migrating to the new ISP's email address sucked big-time! Several years ago I switched to Yahoo premium webmail and it was great. That was until I discovered Gmail.
You could read your email with Gmail, and use Thunderbird to POP/backup your email whenever. And you never need to worry about your email. Gmail is free. Thunderbird is free. Free free free!
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This comment was edited on Feb 1, 21:17.
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LOL, exactly 
Thunderbird all the way.
Thunderbird all the way.
*shrug* $20 is nothing. I spend more on dinner on a regular basis. $20 for ad free mail is more than worth it IMHO. If someone can point me to ad-free mail for less, I'm all ears.
Your freakin Internet Service Provider? You are already paying for the damn thing.
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Strange that you have to pay for less features.
The "less" I'm getting is NO ads. Well worth for a page I see multiple times a day.
Can't say the same for the red-and-yellow pulsating banner ads in Yahoo Mail. Oh and I can POP my Gmail for free. Can't do that with Yahoo mail unless I pay $20 a year. So, yeah, Yahoo you can suck it!
*shrug* $20 is nothing. I spend more on dinner on a regular basis. $20 for ad free mail is more than worth it IMHO. If someone can point me to ad-free mail for less, I'm all ears.
This comment was edited on Feb 1, 18:45.
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
44 gazillion dollars for something completely intangible. Incredible. What exactly does Yahoo do that can't be done better a dozen other places?
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I have a Gmail account but don't use it, can't stand it because of the ads.
On a 1920 x 1200 display the TEXT ads are so far over to the right I don't even notice them. Can't say the same for the red-and-yellow pulsating banner ads in Yahoo Mail. Oh and I can POP my Gmail for free. Can't do that with Yahoo mail unless I pay $20 a year. So, yeah, Yahoo you can suck it!
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"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times." - Those Who Remain by G. Michael Hopf
Um, post 17, dude.
Ack. Sorry. I never RTFM.
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Costs me $20 a year but I get EXACTLY what I want. Mail and NOTHING but mail. No ads, no weather map, nothing but my mail.
Strange that you have to pay for less features.
Yeah this purchase would be all about the user base of yahoo mail. Yahoo mail has the most users as a webmail application, with Hotmail coming a close second. If Microsoft gets Yahoo Mail, then they will pretty much own the entire webmail user base.
Wait... Yahoo mail is cluttered compared to Gmail? Huh?
I can only assume you use the free version and it is much different. I've had "Mail Plus" since Oct 2004. Costs me $20 a year but I get EXACTLY what I want. Mail and NOTHING but mail. No ads, no weather map, nothing but my mail.
I have a Gmail account but don't use it, can't stand it because of the ads.
I can't believe Microsoft buying Yahoo would be anything but bad news for Yahoo mail.
I can only assume you use the free version and it is much different. I've had "Mail Plus" since Oct 2004. Costs me $20 a year but I get EXACTLY what I want. Mail and NOTHING but mail. No ads, no weather map, nothing but my mail.
I have a Gmail account but don't use it, can't stand it because of the ads.
I can't believe Microsoft buying Yahoo would be anything but bad news for Yahoo mail.
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I never understood the popularity of Yahoo. I've always used other tools. /me shrugs.
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If Microsoft gets their grubby-little mitts on Yahoo they will probably do something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k
Um, post 17, dude.
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If Microsoft gets their grubby-little mitts on Yahoo they will probably do something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k
I sort of care because I visit Yahoo for Movies, Stocks, and News. I really like their movie's section.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k
I sort of care because I visit Yahoo for Movies, Stocks, and News. I really like their movie's section.
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"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times." - Those Who Remain by G. Michael Hopf
I like Slashdot's latest survey...
What To Call the Combined Microsoft-Yahoo?
- Microhoo
- Yahoosoft
- YaMicro
- SinandYang
- WhenDinosaursMate
WhenDinosaursMate is an instant classic! lol
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What To Call the Combined Microsoft-Yahoo?
- Microhoo
- Yahoosoft
- YaMicro
- SinandYang
- WhenDinosaursMate
WhenDinosaursMate is an instant classic! lol
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http://www.gamemusicjukebox.com/
Game p/reviewer for http://www.gameindustry.com/
"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times." - Those Who Remain by G. Michael Hopf
I hope you die.
Reminds me of this link -- "What if GMail had been designed by Microsoft?"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36099539665548298
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Reminds me of this link -- "What if GMail had been designed by Microsoft?"
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-11-20-n35.html
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-11-20-n35.html
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